That said, the team has been hit with a big injury. Elvis Merzlikins #90 G ; 6' 3", 183 lbs; Columbus Blue Jackets; Born Apr 13, 1994 in Riga, Latvia; Age 26; Drafted 2014: 3rd Rnd, 76th by CBJ; 2019-20 Season. Columbus Blue Jackets are likely still riding the high of knocking the Toronto Maple Leafs out of the 2020 post season. © Last Word On Sports INC, 2011 Merzlikins posted save percentages above .910 through March and goals-against-averages below 2.6. The 25-year-old Merzlikins had an uneven 2019–20. He was a huge part of Columbus’ success in the middle of the year when starter The Blue Jackets originally selected Merzlikins in the third round of the 2014 Draft. Goaltender Elvis Merzlikins is hurt and there is no timetable for his return as this point according to Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella. Latvia has the most of the three nations, ahead of Lithuania’s one. New information surfaces since the Bruins goalie quit on his team and left Toronto. He is simply listed as "unfit to play." Elvis Merzlikins might have been available to return this weekend if Columbus wasn't eliminated from the postseason. During the 2019-20 season, Merzlikins started in 31 games and recorded a 2.35 GAA and .923 saves percentage.There is, of course, no word on exactly what happened to Merzlikins, as per the NHL's new rules regarding injuries. Elvis Merzlikins Overview. Additional Pages for this Player. He was bad in October and November with save percentages under .900 but roared back in December. The very next game, Toronto would have a comeback of its own, scoring three goals in the final four minutes of the third and the OT winner to take the game 4-3. 2019-20; … Player Overview & Base Stats; Game Finder; Advanced Stats; News; Career Splits. He would stop all 21 shots he faced as Columbus rallied back for a 4-3 win.
I'm not sure how long." He was bad in October and November with save percentages under .900 but roared back in December. Estonia has not produced an NHL player. More Merzlikins Pages. Merzlikins was deemed unfit to play in the fifth and deciding game of the series against Toronto, although it's likely he would have been backup in the that game anyway. Latvia is a small country but Merzlikins is certainly part of a group showing that talent exists outside of Europe’s traditional hockey nations.The Jackets will lean on Korpisalo when they begin a postseason series against the Doug Winkey is 30-years-old and serves as a staff writer for both Last Word on Hockey and Last Word on Baseball. Tortorella on Elvis Merzlikins: "He's out. Merzlikins posted save percentages above .910 through March and goals-against-averages below 2.6. Merzlikins was deemed unfit to play in the fifth and deciding game of the series against Toronto, although it's likely he would have been backup in the that game anyway. © Attraction Web Inc. - No copy of the content is permitted. Goaltender Elvis Merzlikins is hurt and there is no timetable for his return as this point according to Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella.
In addition to being a huge Avalanche and Rockies fan, he covers news across the NHL. The 26-year-old played in two games of the Columbus-Toronto series, posting a 1.96 goals-against average and a .946 saves percentage.Merzlikins was stellar after coming in to relieve Joonas Korpisalo in game three of the Blue Jackets-Leafs series after Toronto went up 3-0. Elvis Merzļikins (dzimis 1994. gada 13. aprīlī) ir latviešu hokejists, vārtsargs.Pašlaik (2020) Merzļikins spēlē NHL kluba Columbus Blue Jackets sastāvā un Latvijas hokeja izlasē 70.5k Followers, 273 Following, 200 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Elvis Merzlikins (@merzly)