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Merzlikins will start Sunday in Chicago.
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Columbus Blue Jackets News
Lundestrom was promoted from the taxi squad and will make his season debut on Saturday.
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Merzlikins will start Thursday vs. the Panthers.
Merzlikins allowed two goals on 32 shots in the Blue Jackets' win over the Lightning last Saturday. With Joonas Korpisalo on the losing end of Tuesday's game, Merzlikins will start Thursday's rematch vs. the Panthers. Through three starts, the 26-year-old netminder is 1-1-1 with a 3.34 GAA and .891 SV%.
The Sharks have acquired Christian Jaros from the Senators for Jack Kopacka and a 2022 seventh-round pick.
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Merzlikins will start Saturday afternoon vs. the Lightning.
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Merzlikins will start Tuesday in Detroit.
Lundestrom will be scratched Monday vs. the Wild.
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Merzlikins will start Saturday in Nashville.
The Blue Jackets went with Joonas Korpisalo in their season opening loss, so they'll go to Merzlikins in the rematch on Saturday. Merzlikins was really good after being called up from the AHL last season, going 13-9-8 with a 2.35 GAA, .923 SV% and five shutouts in 33 games. In his only start vs. the Predators, Merzlikins stopped 33 of 36 shots in a 4-3 shootout loss in February, 2020.
Aston-Reese (shoulder) is expected to be out until mid-February.
Aston-Reese underwent shoulder surgery in August and is expected to miss at least the first month of the season. With Aston-Reese out, the Penguins will likely have Evan Rodrigues or Drew O'Connor in their bottom-6 for the first month.
The Senators have signed Christian Jaros to a one-year, two-way deal ($750K/$250K).
The Senators have acquired Erik Gudbranson from the Ducks for 2021 fifth-round pick.
Gudbranson is entering the final-year of his deal that carries a $4.0M cap-hit. After nine years with the Panthers, Canucks, Penguins and Ducks, Gudbranson gets a chance to play in his hometown. Gudbranson has been much maligned in recent years but brings physicality to a Senators blueline that lost that edge when they let Mark Borowiecki walk in free agency.
Merzlikins (undisclosed) is out indefinitely.
Merzlikins was banged up in the Blue Jackets’ Game 4 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs and was not available to backup in Game 5. Head coach John Tortorella was not sure how long Merzlikins will be out when he met with the media on Monday. Look for Joonas Korpisalo to start Game 1 vs. Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
Werenski (undisclosed) will play in Game 5 vs. the Maple Leafs.
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Merzlikins will start Game 4 vs. the Maple Leafs.
The Coyotes have signed Dysin Mayo to a one-year, two-way contract extension.
The Blue Jackets have signed Elvis Merzlikins to a two-year contract extension worth $8.0 million ($4.0M AAV).
Merzlikins exploded onto the scene in his first year in North America, going 13-9-8 with a 2.35 GAA, .923 SV% and five shutouts. Merzlikins went on an eight-game winning streak from mid-January to mid-February and was hurt right before the season paused. This signing comes less than a week after Columbus signed Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year, $5.6 million extension ($2.8M AAV), so they've got their young goaltending duo tied up for the next two seasons at a $6.9M AAV cap-hit.
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Merzlikins starts Sunday in Vancouver.
The Senators have reassigned Christian Jaros to Belleville (AHL).
Jaros played in the last seven games with the Senators but will swap spots with Christian Wolanin and return to Belleville. He has two goals and 13 assists (15 points) in 32 AHL games this year.
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