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…
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…
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…
Blue Jackets Should Seriously Consider Merzlikins Buyout Nicholas Arnold | April 15, 2024 We are just around the corner from the final game of the 2023-24 season for the Columbus Blue Jackets. There’s been a lot of drama this season from the Mike…
Blue Jackets’ Tarasov Showing Signs of Being Number-One Goalie Mark Scheig | March 11, 2024 The Columbus Blue Jackets face a multitude of questions as the 2023-24 season winds down. Most of these questions focus on what the future will look like. Perhaps at the…
Oilers Must Include Jack Campbell in a Trade for Elvis Merzlikins Rob Couch | January 12, 2024 Despite matching a franchise record with nine consecutive wins and having a 17-3-0 record in the past 20 games, the Edmonton Oilers are and still should be looking for help…
Blue Jackets’ 3-Goalie Rotation Proving to Be Unsustainable Mark Scheig | January 3, 2024 The Columbus Blue Jackets had a decision to make in the early part of December. With goaltender Daniil Tarasov ready to play NHL games, it was thought something would have…
Blue Jackets Now on Clock to Decide Goaltending Future Mark Scheig | December 2, 2023 This moment was going to happen sooner or later. On Saturday, the Columbus Blue Jackets have started the clock on deciding their immediate goaltending future. The Blue Jackets have placed…
Blue Jackets’ Merzlikins Will Bounce Back in 2023-24 Mikhail Bryan | July 29, 2023 It’s no secret that Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins didn’t have the best season in 2022-23. The 29-year-old Latvian appeared in 30 games and started in 27. He posted a…
Columbus Blue Jackets Should Look to Bring in Erik Portillo William Espy | January 22, 2023 Erik Portillo’s rights are currently held by the Buffalo Sabres and he has the option to become an unrestricted free agent this summer according to Jeff Marek on the 32…
Blue Jackets’ Joonas Korpisalo Showing He Still Belongs William Espy | January 9, 2023 Joonas Korpisalo, like the rest of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ goaltenders, had a bit of a rough start to the 2022-23 season. Since returning from his recent injury, however, he’s…
Blue Jackets’ Daniil Tarasov Has Earned Bigger Opportunity William Espy | December 1, 2022 The Columbus Blue Jackets have kept their goaltending status quo this season with starter Elvis Merzlikins and backup Joonas Korpisalo behind him. Yet, for the second consecutive season, Daniil Tarasov…