Elvis Merzlikins News & Stories
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Jan 15th, 19:06NHL
What We Learned: Why go all-in with a goalie you can't trust?
A lot of NHL teams in desperate need of help in-goal, but why target Elvis Merzlikins or Jacob Markström?
2023-10-21, 18:10NHLUnnumbered Thoughts: Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, draft decentralization, Patrick Kane's waiting game
Sean Shapiro brings his weekly connection of notes, stories, and observations from around the hockey world.
2023-10-03, 14:00Fantasy HockeyFantasy Hockey Season Primer: The Metro Division
High-end offensive defencemen are in abundance in the Metro Division. The New Jersey Devils’ Dougie Hamilton was a top fantasy blueliner for the second time in three seasons, the New...
2023-03-20, 12:56NHLWhere do the Columbus Blue Jackets go from here?
The team with the worst record in the NHL might not be as bad off as you think.
2022-03-21, 12:45NHLWhat We Learned: This isn’t a division, it’s an arms race
It's an arms race in the Atlantic Division, as the Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Boston Bruins, and Toronto Maple Leafs stockpile talent for what each team hopes will be a long playoff run.
2021-05-12, 12:00NHLWhere it all went wrong for Central and East Division teams outside of the playoff picture
JFresh dives into the teams that missed the playoffs in the East and Central Division
2021-02-19, 05:48NHLNHL 3 Stars: Things get weird in Columbus
The Columbus Blue Jackets bent it like Beckham and the linesman earned an assist in a win against Nashville.
2020-11-23, 15:00Scouting ReportsThe EliteProspects Rinkside 2020-21 Off-Season Prospect Pool Rankings: the No. 31-ranked Columbus Blue Jackets
One never wants to find themselves on the opposite end of an amateur scouting evaluation made by Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen, but that’s precisely the position we’ve...
2020-01-20, 20:00VideoVIDEO: EliteProspects Rinkside Shares a Conversation With Elvis Merzlikins
After watching his goalie teammate Matiss Kivlenieks make his NHL debut, the other Blue Jackets rookie goalie Elvis Merzlikins talked to EP Rinkside after the win in New York....
2019-11-30, 20:44EP NewsAround the AHL: It’s too Early for AHL Teams to Count Their Blessings
The statistical rule-of-thumb in hockey is that the playoff picture at American Thanksgiving should hold through the end of the regular season. Well, usually. Last season, of course, the St....
2019-11-09, 20:49EP NewsAround the AHL: It’s Crunch Time in Syracuse
The Syracuse Crunch annually has been an AHL force, sending a steady stream of talent to the parent Tampa Bay Lightning while also piling up wins. Development-wise, Yanni Gourde, Tyler...
2019-09-12, 20:01NHL RookiesBURKE: One Prospect to Follow From Every NHL Team’s Training Camp
Now that NHL rookie camps and their outsized import are firmly in the rearview mirror, our focus shifts to training camp. That’s when it all gets real. Well, at least...
