NHL star Sean Monahan broke his silence on longtime friend and teammate Johnny Gaudreau's tragic death at age 31. "It's obviously tough," Monahan, 29, said during a Wednesday, September 18, press conference.

Matthew Tkachuk estimated that he tells a story about Johnny Gaudreau's exploits, both the on-ice and off-ice variety, to somebody at least once a week. And he's not going to stop, either. Tkachuk spoke Wednesday about the death of his longtime friend and former teammate,

It’s been a tough few weeks, but he’ll always be with us and I think everyone has done an amazing job of telling stories and keeping him present because that is exactly what he would want.’