Blue Jackets Will Need Both Goalies for Compressed 2020-21 Season Pete Bauer | January 12, 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,…
Red Wings Need to Explore a Goalie Deal With the Blue Jackets Ryan Guenter | December 10, 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…
Blue Jackets’ Korpisalo and Merzlikins – The Next Great Goalie Tandem Darren Winkler | November 16, 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…
Just How Good Was the Blue Jackets Goaltending Performance? Brian Ginise | August 11, 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.…
Korpisalo or Merzlikins: Which Blue Jackets Goalie Starts? Pete Bauer | June 17, 2020 As the Columbus Blue Jackets prepare to meet the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2019-20 qualifying round, head coach John Tortorella faces what could be a very tough decision: which…
The Downside of Blue Jackets Re-Signing Merzlikins Ryan Szporer | April 26, 2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets absolutely had to re-sign goalie Elvis Merzlikins. So, successfully getting their potential starter under contract is great news. However, just like how every cloud has a…
THW’s Goalie News: Korpisalo’s Return, Markstrom’s Injury & More Greg Boysen | February 25, 2020 With Monday being the National Hockey League’s trade deadline, there was only one game on the schedule and it provided us with a newsworthy return. Plus, we have an injury…
THW’s Goalie News: Korpisalo On the Mend, Holtby Safe, and More Stephen Ground | February 20, 2020 It’s the right time of year for players to get healthy, but sometimes, that creates a tough decision for the front office. That’s the situation the Columbus Blue Jackets face…
Blue Jackets Quickly Becoming Goaltending Factory Mark Scheig | February 15, 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…
THW’s Goalie News: Hart’s Tribute & More Greg Boysen | February 11, 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…
THW’s Goalie News: Merzlikin’s Streak, Andersen Update & More Greg Boysen | February 8, 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…
THW’s Goalie News: Andersen Out, Three Streaks Extended Greg Boysen | February 5, 2020 Tuesday night’s 10-game National Hockey League schedule brought us plenty of action and a lot of newsworthy achievements. While Alex Ovechkin and Joe Thornton are making history up front, a…
