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Blue Jackets Goaltending

Blue Jackets’ Ivanov Is the KHL Goalie of the Week

Alessandro Seren Rosso | November 17, 2025

Columbus Blue Jackets‘ goalie prospect Sergei Ivanov, lining up between the pipes of SKA St. Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), was awarded Goalie of the Week honors thanks…

Categories Blue Jackets Goaltending, Blue Jackets Prospects, Columbus Blue Jackets, KHL

Blue Jackets Are Getting Their Money’s Worth Out of Elvis Merzlikins This Season

Wesley Minke | November 6, 2025

Going into this season, one of the big question marks for the Columbus Blue Jackets was the goaltending situation at hand between the incumbent starter from a year ago, Elvis…

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Columbus Blue Jackets Finding Success in the Blue Paint

Wesley Minke | October 20, 2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets came into the season needing a fix to their biggest problem a season ago: Goaltending. The problem seemingly has been solved from inside after a nice…

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Blue Jackets Need to Have Short Leash With Merzlikins

William Espy | September 24, 2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets certainly have a few question marks as they head into the 2025-26 season. The most glaring one is in the crease. Our Matthew Buhrmann discussed the…

Categories Blue Jackets Goaltending, Columbus Blue Jackets, Season Previews

Breaking Down the Blue Jackets’ Goaltending With the Fedotov Addition

Matthew Buhrmann | September 19, 2025

Columbus Blue Jackets general manager (GM) Don Waddell was clear all offseason about the need for a third goaltender, and he addressed it earlier this week by acquiring Ivan Fedotov…

Categories Blue Jackets Goaltending, Columbus Blue Jackets, Season Previews

Blue Jackets’ Jet Greaves Has Tremendous Opportunity in 2025-26

Nicholas Arnold | August 7, 2025

The dog days of summer continue to roar onwards, and so we look ahead to the 2025-26 NHL season, which is now only a couple of months away. The Columbus…

Categories Blue Jackets Goaltending, Columbus Blue Jackets, Season Previews

Jet Greaves Deserves to Be the Blue Jackets’ Starting Goaltender

Matthew Buhrmann | July 25, 2025

The biggest question mark for the Columbus Blue Jackets heading into the 2025-26 season is goaltending. The question remains: who deserves the main starting spot, Jet Greaves or Elvis Merzlikins?…

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Blue Jackets Should Move on From Daniil Tarasov This Summer

William Espy | April 29, 2025

Daniil Tarasov was meant to be the Columbus Blue Jackets’ goaltender of the future. Now, nearly eight years after former general manager Jarmo Kekalainen selected the Russian goaltender in the…

Categories Blue Jackets Goaltending, Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets Need Outside Help to Solve Goaltending Problem

Nicholas Arnold | April 8, 2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets’ hopes to make an appearance in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs are pretty well cooked. Mathematically, there’s still a chance, however, it is very unlikely. They…

Categories Blue Jackets Goaltending, Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets’ Tarasov Missed His Chance To Be Long-Term Solution

William Espy | December 21, 2024

For years, Daniil Tarasov was touted as the Columbus Blue Jackets’ goaltender of the future. Now it’s clear, he missed that opportunity. The Blue Jackets have always struggled to develop…

Categories Blue Jackets Goaltending, Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets Could Benefit From Goaltending Trio Experiment

William Espy | November 26, 2024

The Columbus Blue Jackets are in a strange situation regarding their goaltenders. Daniil Tarasov is supposed to be their goaltender of the future, but he hasn’t been able to gather…

Categories Blue Jackets Goaltending, Columbus Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets Hope Dean Evason’s Structure Revives Goaltending

Mark Scheig | August 7, 2024

Let’s start our 2024 Columbus Blue Jackets’ Summer Series with a question. Which is hotter? The heat that has gripped Central Ohio in recent days or the heat surrounding the…

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