Posts About "Joonas Korpisalo"
Blue Jackets Will Need Both Goalies for Compressed 2020-21 Season
January 12th, 2021 The 2020-21 NHL season is going to be a weird one. From the schedule to the divisional realignment (and renaming and sponsored naming!) to intra-divisional play to the new playoff format, it’s all just, well, weird. And some of that weirdness favors teams that can platoon two excellent goalies, like the Columbus Blue...
Dear Santa: Blue Jackets' 2020-21 Wish List
December 15th, 2020 Christmas is coming and the Columbus Blue Jackets are sending a letter to Santa Claus. What do they want and need for the 2020-21 season and beyond? The NHL is expected to return to play in mid-January, as training camps open in just a few weeks. Making the playoffs isn’t Columbus' goal, but a deep run and raising the Cup are on...
Red Wings Need to Explore a Goalie Deal With the Blue Jackets
December 10th, 2020 Detroit, Michigan is 200 or so miles north of Columbus, Ohio. The Detroit Red Wings are a rebuilding team but searching for the club's next starting goaltender. The current Red Wing tandem of Thomas Greiss and Jonathan Bernier are age 34 and 32, respectively. The team has a pile of young talent that will hopefully blossom into a highly...
Blue Jackets' Korpisalo and Merzlikins – The Next Great Goalie Tandem
November 16th, 2020 They need a nickname. How's Jelvis or Korpikins? Maybe the Blue Blockers? Whatever you want to call them, the dynamic goalie tandem of Joonas Korpisalo and Elvis Merzlikins is likely the Columbus Blue Jackets' greatest strength heading into the 2020-21 season. They are both 26 years old, entering their prime, and have shown flashes...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: What Now with Frederik Andersen?
October 7th, 2020 This morning during Day 2 of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Ottawa Senators traded for Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray. So, he won’t be coming to Toronto; instead, he’s moving farther east to Ottawa. Related: Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews Is Undergoing a Transformation The Senators still must negotiate a contract and...
Potential Blue Jackets' Trade Partners: Chicago Blackhawks
October 2nd, 2020 We have made it to Part 10 of our Columbus Blue Jackets series on potential trading partners. In case you missed our ninth installment, we discussed the one player on the Arizona Coyotes that the Blue Jackets should try and pursue. Let's check in with the Chicago Blackhawks. What are they up to these days since being eliminated from...
Blue Jackets' Potential Trade Partners: Ottawa Senators
September 18th, 2020 Welcome to part six of our month-long series on Columbus Blue Jackets' potential trading partners. In case you missed part five, we took a look at the Edmonton Oilers. Today, we look at a team on the polar opposite end of the scale in the Ottawa Senators. While the Oilers have aspirations of a deep playoff run led by Connor McDavid,...
Potential Blue Jackets' Trade Partners: Edmonton Oilers
September 14th, 2020 We have reached part five of our Columbus Blue Jackets mini-series on Trading Partners. In case you missed part four, we discussed the Calgary Flames. Today we look at their Northern Alberta neighbors the Edmonton Oilers. What a disastrous end to the season for the Oilers. They were knocked out of the bubble in four games by the...
Blue Jackets' Potential Trade Partners: Toronto Maple Leafs
September 4th, 2020 Welcome to part two of our month-long Columbus Blue Jackets mini-series on their potential trade partners. In part one, we looked at the Montreal Canadiens and the one player on there that would be a perfect fit in Columbus. We now turn our attention to the Toronto Maple Leafs. They've already started making major moves this...
5 Costly Blue Jackets Mistakes That Burst Their Bubble
August 22nd, 2020 Welcome to Part 1 of our season-ending column on the Columbus Blue Jackets. A weird and potentially explosive offseason awaits the team. We will address the future and what could be coming in Part 2. But for now, we will focus on the playoff series that just ended on Wednesday. The Blue Jackets may have lost in just five games,...
Blue Jackets/Lightning: 5 Specific Things To Watch For
August 11th, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning will kick off their first-round playoff matchup on Tuesday afternoon in Toronto. It is an eagerly anticipated rematch from last season when the Blue Jackets shocked the hockey world and swept the President's Trophy winners out of the playoffs. What things will we be watching for as...
Just How Good Was the Blue Jackets Goaltending Performance?
August 11th, 2020 Well, they did it. The underdog Columbus Blue Jackets knocked off the Toronto Maple Leafs in 5 games to earn a bid to the first round of the 2020 Playoffs. Because the play-ins were totally different from the playoffs. It was a series that lived up to the billing of a very stoppable force in Columbus’ offense against a very movable...
Blue Jackets Identity Reveals Maple Leafs Identity Crisis
August 10th, 2020 Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs thought they knew who they were coming into their best-of-five series. But after a decisive 3-0 win in Game 5 by the Blue Jackets, it's clear that one team knew who they were and the other team thought they knew who they were. The Blue Jackets were who they said they were. The...
