Posts About "Elvis Merzlikins"
Blue Jackets Quickly Becoming Goaltending Factory
February 15th, 2020 Bob who? That is the question many fans are asking of late. For them, that's a very good thing. How were the Columbus Blue Jackets going to move on from Sergei Bobrovsky after he left for South Florida? We were going to see the state of the goaltending depth play out. In this crazy 2019-20 season, one of the biggest positives has...
THW's Goalie News: Hart's Tribute & More
February 11th, 2020 Monday night’s National Hockey League schedule gave us some intriguing matchups and made things even tighter in already ready close playoff race. We had a successful return in Philadelphia and a grudge match in Columbus. Also, we will look back at a big milestone for one of the all-time greats. Hart Honors Emery in...
Blue Jackets Need to Make Season-Defining Decision
February 10th, 2020 We now continue our month-long series on the Columbus Blue Jackets and the NHL Trade Deadline. In part one, we discussed why the Toronto Maple Leafs make a perfect trading partner. In part two, we explored why the Blue Jackets have reasons they could trade Josh Anderson. Today, we get right to the heart of the matter. If you saw the...
MacKinnon Scores Winner, Avalanche Edge Blue Jackets 2-1
February 8th, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nathan MacKinnon scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:34 left, Philipp Grubauer had 31 saves and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night. Nazem Kadri scored earlier in the third to tie the game, and Ma...
THW's Goalie News: Merzlikin's Streak, Andersen Update & More
February 8th, 2020 Friday night’s National Hockey League schedule was a bit on the light side as we head into a busy weekend. However, a rookie netminder made all kinds of history in Ohio. There was also a successful debut in Toronto to go along with an injury update. Elvis is King of Rookie Goaltenders Elvis Merzlikins wasn’t called upon very...
Blue Jackets More Close-Knit Than Ever
February 8th, 2020 It was a very historic night for the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night for multiple reasons. Elvis Merzlikins did it again. He pitched his fifth shutout in his last eight games to help the Blue Jackets to their 19th win in their last 26 games. He only had to make 16 saves in the 2-0 win, but he became the first rookie goaltender...
