Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin has one of the best save percentages in the NHL so far this season. He’s their No. 1 now and it could lead to some decisions to make with Semyon Varlamov this offseason. Indications are that they may want to keep him next season
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Joseph would have become a UFA despite being a current pending RFA Erik Erlandsson: Tampa Bay Lightning GM Julien BriseBois said that they likely wouldn’t have qualified Mathieu Joseph this offseason. He would have been arbitration eligible. Brisebois didn’t say that Nick Paul would be a straight rental and that they would revisit his pending
We are down to the final 10 days before the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline. With that, business will start to pick up in a big way. Let’s get you caught up with all things Columbus Blue Jackets. On this week’s Blue Jackets Blasts, we tell you the latest on Alex Texier’s status. Then we dive
Penguins and Sabres scouting each other Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins had two scouts at the Maple Leafs and Sabres game. Sabres assistant GM Jason Karmanos was at a recent Penguins game. The Sabres have left-handed defenseman Robert Hagg, who might interest the Penguins. The Penguins may be looking at affordable
We’re getting to that time of year: The point when general managers across the league start to look at their team’s rosters and really evaluate what they consider to be long-term pieces of their organizational mosaic. Make no mistake, while the Columbus Blue Jackets started the year strong — Starting 12-6 is nothing to sneeze
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is some injury news when it comes to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Ottawa Senators have spoken to goaltender Matt Murray and it sounds like he’ll be back with the team at some point. There are updates when it comes to a Joonas Korpisalo trade and which Montreal Canadiens
Welcome back to Blue Jackets News and Rumors. They have played four games since last we spoke winning three of the four including Monday night’s 7-4 win in Buffalo. Two players in particular stood out in a big way in that game. That will be our focus of this week. We will talk about the
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there is a ton of news related to the report findings by Jenner & Block on Tuesday who investigated the Chicago Blackhawks and the results of those findings could reverberate around the NHL in a major way. Executives, coaches, and players are having to answer for what they knew, saw,
Tuesday night in Detroit was a good first step for Blue Jackets’ goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. Korpisalo stopped 41 of 43 shots in his season debut in the Blue Jackets’ 4-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Lucas Raymond finally opened the scoring in the third period on a great shot and the Wings never looked
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Dallas Stars and defenseman John Klingberg are starting to talk contract extension. How will the recent big-ticket blue line signings affect their talks? The Edmonton Oilers are keeping an eye on the goaltending market, but when will they pull the trigger on a deal, should they feel the need?
One of the most glaring issues facing the Columbus Blue Jackets this season has been the defense’s inconsistent play. To make the defensive problems even more shocking, the team had one of the strongest units last season. The question is, are they actually worse than last season? This piece will compare this season’s defense to
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 of
The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Thursday night in Toronto. Let’s discuss our five things we learned from this game. 1. Liam Foudy Didn’t Look Out of Place All eyes were on Liam Foudy. Coach John Tortorella said he was going to play, but wasn’t sure which line he’d start on.
Generally speaking, you are as good on any given night as your starting goaltender. If your starting goalie pitches a shutout, you will win. If they give up four goals in the first period, chances are you can’t wait for the game to be over. That can’t come soon enough. The concept of good goaltending
There might not be hockey on the ice at this point. But the Columbus Blue Jackets spent Friday and Monday signing players for next season and beyond. On Friday, the Blue Jackets gave All-Star goaltender Joonas Korpisalo a two-year extension. Then on Monday, they signed former Sabre and Avalanche forward Mikhail Grigorenko to a one-year
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there are rumors the New York Rangers have been trying to trade for Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. How realistic is that deal? There is some college free agent buzz and are the Columbus Blue Jackets looking to trade one of their No. 1 goaltenders? Nugent-Hopkins to the New York
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 forcing a trade out west, a costly car accident, a fond farewell to the Windy City and a legend growing on television. Korpisalo’s Victorious Return
Let me give you a couple of names to think about. Joonas Korpisalo. Elvis Merzlikins. Matiss Kivlenieks. If you’re a Columbus Blue Jackets or a die-hard hockey fan, you know who these players are. If not, you’re now seeing three reasons why the Blue Jackets are on a roll. Imagine that I walk up to