Johnny Gaudreau's Columbus teammates have been given a few options for how to handle their emotions during the Blue Jackets' home opener.

The Blue Jackets are set to face the Florida Panthers, the defending Stanley Cup champions, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Nationwide Arena. Usually, the Blue Jackets' first regular season home game would be preceded by a party and a player "blue carpet" walk, but the team rescheduled those events for Thursday's game.

Gaudreau also had a hand in Monday’s final drill, known as the Johnny Skate. Since Evason has started training camp, at the end of practice, a player has a chance to shoot a puck the full length of the ice toward an open net to try to save the squad from conditioning laps.