With the 2021-22 NHL season in full swing, we present our annual ranking of the league’s top 100 players. To create our list, we asked an ESPN panel of more than 50 hockey experts to rate players based on how good they will be in the 2021-22 season compared to their peers. Emphasis was placed […]
Continue readingMerzlikins will be in the final year of a two-year contract this season with a cap hit of $4 million. The new contract locks him up through the 2026-27 season. “Now I can finally call Columbus my home!” the 27-year-old Latvian said in an Instagram post. “Couldn’t be happier to stay here!!!” The long-term deal […]
Continue readingCallers to 911 said Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was hit in the chest by an errant fireworks mortar blast at a Michigan home that, sources told ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, belonged to goaltending coach Manny Legace. According to The Associated Press, three calls were made to 911 in connection to Kivlenieks’ death, which is […]
Continue readingThe move came hours before Merzlikins was scheduled to start Thursday night’s game against the Dallas Stars. Joonas Korpisalo likely will start in his place. The Blue Jackets said Merzlikins, who has been rotating games with Korpisalo, suffered an unspecified upper-body injury in practice Wednesday. He is day-to-day. Matiss Kivlenieks was moved to the roster […]
Continue readingThe injury occurred with 8:44 remaining in the period and the Senators leading 2-1. Merzlikins remained on the ice for some time before getting to his feet as trainers rushed to his assistance. He eventually put on his mask and skated to the locker room on his own. Center Riley Nash also left in the […]
Continue readingBut rather than running down the current leaders for individual awards, heralding players who will be recognized for their work in St. Louis this weekend or in Las Vegas at the NHL Awards this summer, let’s have some fun with it by creating new categories of our own. Here are your Analytics All-Stars for the […]
Continue readingThe Blue Jackets said Korpisalo is expected to miss four to six weeks to recover. Korpisalo, who has a 17-10-4 record this season with a 2.49 goals-against average and .913 save percentage, was injured during the first round of Sunday’s shootout while trying to stop a shot from Jonathan Toews. He had been selected to […]
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