Blue Jackets News & Rumors: PTO’s, Training Camp & More

Welcome back to Blue Jackets News and Rumors. Welcome also to the last Monday in August. Summer is winding down and hockey business is going to pick back up.

The Blue Jackets are busy getting ready for...

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Cleveland Monsters Preserve Matiss Kivlenieks’ Legacy

Saturday August 26 would have been the late Matiss Kivlenieks' 27th birthday. The Cleveland Monsters are making sure that his legacy is preserved.

This year is no different. The team is hosting their second-annual ...

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Blue Jackets’ Merzlikins Will Bounce Back in 2023-24

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 7-18-2 record with a 4.23 goals-against average (GAA) and a .876 s...

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Blue Jackets’ Prospects Summer 2023 Check-In: Nolan Lalonde

Welcome back to our new series for the summer of 2023 for the Columbus Blue Jackets. We are checking in with notable prospects throughout the organization.

In case you missed Part 1 of t...

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Projecting 2023-24 Blue Jackets’ Roster 1.0: Options Aplenty

Welcome to the Summer of 2023. The NHL Draft is over. The meat of free agency is done. Most folks now look ahead to the two or so months of downtime before another season beckons.

There will be some signings. There may be ...

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Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Backstrom, Dunne & More

With just 12 days to go until the first round of the NHL Draft, the Blue Jackets continue to hit the news feed. On this week's News & Rumors, we have a pair of signings to discuss.

The Blue Jackets have decided on a goaltending c...

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50 Blue Jackets’ Takeaways From End of Season Availability

After the firing of head coach Brad Larsen, the Columbus Blue Jackets held their end of season availability at Nationwide Arena. In all, 11 players spoke about the completed season and what comes next.

Toda...

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Blue Jackets’ Merzlikins Opens Up About Grandmother’s Passing

Elvis Merzlikins was handling his business as usual. Although he left the game after the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Mar 7 due to an illness, he was ready to take on his next challenge, a home date with the...

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Blue Jackets’ John Davidson Reflects on Frustrating Season

The 2022-23 season for the Columbus Blue Jackets has been nothing short of crazy. From their rash of injuries to the play on the ice, they have had a lot of crazy things happen.

From top-to-bottom, frustration...

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Blue Jackets News & Rumors: Ceulemans, Merzlikins & More

The Columbus Blue Jackets are down to their final 17 games of the 2022-23 regular season. Much of that time will be spent away from Nationwide Arena.

The Blue Jackets are coming off a 5-2 loss at home to the St. Louis Blues. Turno...

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Top 10 Overpaid Goalies in the NHL in 2022-23

The top 10 overpaid players at each position series is back as we kick things off with goalies in the latter half of the 2022-23 season. This will take into account cap hit, contract length, and stats this season. For the sake of this list, I am ke...

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Blue Jackets Face Major Dilemma in Deciding Korpisalo’s Future

With just 12 days remaining until the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline, the Columbus Blue Jackets are facing a major dilemma. What was once thought of as an easy decision suddenly is anything but. The team now...

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Blue Jackets’ Lack of Energy Cause For Great Concern

The Columbus Blue Jackets enjoyed a nice Sunday off after perhaps one of their best games of the season Saturday night in Detroit. They had energy. They controlled the game. Although it got interest...

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Blue Jackets’ Johnson Talks Playing Center, Team Morale & More

Kent Johnson's first full season in the NHL has gone as many expected it would. He has had some bright moments. He has also had moments where it's obvious he's still learning the nuances of the NHL.

B...

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Blue Jackets’ Joonas Korpisalo Showing He Still Belongs

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 been playing at a much different level than we’ve seen from him in recent mem...

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3 Blue Jackets’ Priorities For the Rest of the 2022-23 Season

Have you seen the most recent injury report for the Columbus Blue Jackets? In case you haven't, it's not for the faint of heart.

Going into Tuesday night's action, the Blue Jackets had nine players on injur...

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Blue Jackets Should Follow Kings’ Example and Waive Merzlikins

The Columbus Blue Jackets have been massively disappointed by their goaltending as a whole this season, but especially by Elvis Merzlikins. This isn't just a problem in Columbus, though; goaltending around the league has taken a massive hit and many ...

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Blue Jackets’ Daniil Tarasov Has Earned Bigger Opportunity

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 has been more impressive than either of them. Of co...

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