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1 Columbus Blue Jackets News Clips August 27-28, 2020 Columbus Blue Columbus Blue Jackets News Clips August 27-28, 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets PAGE 02: The Athletic: Blue Jackets report card: How should we grade a wild 2019-20 season? PAGE 11: The Hockey Writers: Blue Jackets’ RFA Pierre-Luc Dubois Dominates In Playoff Run Cleveland Monsters/Prospects NHL/Websites PAGE 14: The Athletic: Burnside: NHL botched a chance to be part of achieving racial justice PAGE 17: The Athletic: 20 Questions with Darren Dreger: On farming, minor hockey and Mitch Marner PAGE 21: The Athletic: Why does testing in the NHL bubbles work — and what does it mean for the future? PAGE 27: The Athletic: Clark: Silence on Wednesday. Solidarity on Thursday. No games on Friday. PAGE 30: The Athletic: ‘We see the problem too’ – NHL players stand together as games postponed PAGE 32: The Athletic: LeBrun: Hockey missed a moment, but it still has a chance to make real change PAGE 34: The Athletic: The quietest day: Why the puck dropped in the NHL on a historic day for sports PAGE 40: The Athletic: Down Goes Brown: The playoff performer Hall of Fame (for non-Hall-of- Famers) PAGE 45: Sportsnet.ca: Postponement of NHL games an opportunity for overdue reflection, conversation PAGE 47: Sportsnet.ca: Player-driven postponement an awakening for historically conformist NHL PAGE 49: Sportsnet.ca: NHL missed opportunity to stand up for social justice Wednesday night PAGE 52: USA Today: NHL postpones four playoff games on Thursday, Friday after players push to suspend play PAGE 54: USA Today: 'Disheartening': NHL forges ahead Wednesday as teams in other pro leagues protest Jacob Blake shooting 1 The Athletic / Blue Jackets report card: How should we grade a wild 2019-20 season? By Aaron Portzline – August 27, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Blue Jackets’ season ended one week ago today with a Game 5 loss to Tampa Bay in the first round of the playoffs. It was a peculiar season, even before the pandemic turned the world upside down. On the whole, the Blue Jackets far exceeded their expectations, making the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season. But that doesn’t exempt each player from a close, critical examination of their work. After issuing grades following the first quarter and the first half of the season, it seemed only right to grab the red pen and get to work on an end-of-season report card for the 27 players who played significant games with the Blue Jackets, either during the regular season or postseason. The good news: nobody will have to repeat 2019-20! Goaltending Of all the major question marks confronting the Blue Jackets at the start of the season, this is the one that turned out best. Joonas Korpisalo and Elvis Merzlikins both benefitted from the conservative style of play and tight team defense that coach John Tortorella hammered into players from the start of training camp, but both had moments where they shined. Even Matiss Kivlenieks, expected to be an AHL stalwart, excelled in limited duty when injuries struck Korpisalo and Merzlikins. Let’s grade ’em … A- | Elvis Merzlikins: This is a pretty remarkable grade when you consider how Merzlikins’ season began: an ugly debut on Oct. 5 in Pittsburgh, no wins in his first eight decisions (0-4-4), and an .889 save percentage through his first 10 outings. But after that, Merzlikins was dazzling, with a 13-5-4 record to go with a .935 save percentage and 1.97 goals-against average. In one eight-game span, he had five shutouts! More than the numbers, though, his athleticism shone through, especially the quickness with which he goes side-to-side. Former NHL goaltenders have noted with astonishment the way Merzlikins keeps low and maintains five-hole coverage even as he moves laterally across the crease. This was an incredibly educational season for Merzlikins, leaving one to only imagine the level he can reach now that he’s comfortable in the NHL. Contract status: Signed through 2021-22 ($4 million). 2020-21 expectation: No. 1 goaltender, but could be stuck in a timeshare with Korpisalo if a trade isn’t made. A- | Joonas Korpisalo: No doubt his status soared in the Stanley Cup playoffs, when he pitched two shutouts in a qualifying series win over Toronto. He was one of the best goalies across the NHL in the postseason, registering a .941 save percentage against Toronto and Tampa Bay (first round). For three 2 years, Blue Jackets goaltending coaches — first Ian Clark, then Manny Legace — insisted that Korpisalo’s tendency to overplay pucks and allow one rough goal a night would fade with a more regular workload. They were correct. Korpisalo’s strong consistent play earned him an All-Star Game trip, though he missed the game because of a knee injury that required surgery. It was, on the whole, an immensely successful first season as a starter for Korpisalo, who stamped himself an NHL No. 1 … if not with his play in the regular season, then certainly in the playoffs. Contract status: Signed through 2021-22 ($2.8 million). 2020-21 expectation: The market will be flush with goaltenders this year, but Korpisalo’s age and a reasonable contract will make him a target. Forwards First, they were gutted by free agency — Artemi Panarin to the Rangers and Matt Duchene to Nashville. Then they were decimated by long-term injuries, and not just to the lower reaches of their lineup. Cam Atkinson was hobbled most of the season by a high-ankle sprain. Josh Anderson hurt his shoulder in a mid-December fight and wasn’t seen again. Those two players totaled 68 goals in 2019-20. They had 13 this season (12 by Atkinson). That double-whammy severely hampered the Blue Jackets up front, creating opportunities for young players to play higher in the lineup and for depth players to get a chance above the AHL level. Let’s take a closer look … B+ | Pierre-Luc Dubois: Talk about a major adjustment. Dubois’ third NHL season was his first without Panarin on his wing, meaning he had to become his own line’s puck-carrier and playmaker. And with Duchene not returning, Dubois went back to having nowhere to run or hide from matchups as the No. 1 center. If you pro-rate Dubois’ numbers in 70 games this season for an 82-game schedule, he would have totaled 21-36-57. That’s not a huge departure from 2019-20 (27-34-61), to his credit. But it’s in the playoffs where Dubois’ stock soared and he became a national name, with 4-6-10 in 10 games, including a hat trick versus Toronto in the qualifying round. That performance is likely going to cost the Blue Jackets at the negotiating table this offseason — they could have signed him earlier this season — but at least it’s looking more and more like they have a franchise No. 1 center on their roster. Contract status: Restricted free agent. 2020-21 expectation: No. 1 center. B+ | Oliver Bjorkstrand: It was said frequently this season that Oliver Bjorkstrand was the Blue Jackets’ most consistent forward and, at times, the club’s best player. Yes, Bjorkstrand has truly arrived at the NHL level as a quick, darting winger with an elite-level shot, one whose work in traffic and the corner belies his size and frame. Perhaps it’s because Bjorkstrand is more of a playmaker than Atkinson, but he bumped Atkinson out of his spot on the top line next to Dubois, which could lead to big numbers down the line. He’s a 20-goal scorer now but has 30-goal potential in the right situation. Bjorkstrand had 14 goals in his final 17 regular-season games before fracturing his ankle. He looked lost at the start of the playoffs but seemed to awaken against Tampa Bay in the first round. Contract status: Signed through 2020-21 ($2.5 million). 2020-21 expectation: Top-six winger. 3 B | Nathan Gerbe: When the injuries started hitting the Blue Jackets, they started making AHL call-ups of young players, suggesting they were starting to look toward 2020-21. But Gerbe, the AHL captain, kept grinding away and eventually got a chance. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Gerbe’s energy and work ethic played a huge part in the Blue Jackets turning their season around despite having most of their top players on the sidelines. Gerbe had 4-6-10 in 30 games — the most he’s played in the NHL since 2015-16 — and had many memorable moments: blasting Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux, butting heads (again) with Boston’s Zdeno Chara, etc. There were repeated chants of “Gerbe! Gerbe! Gerbe!” in Nationwide Arena, an ovation few players have heard over the years. There was very much a storybook feel to his campaign. Nothing’s guaranteed, though. Gerbe will be in a battle to earn playing time again next season. Contract status: Signed through 2021-22 ($750,000). 2020-21 expectation: NHL/AHL forward. B- | Gus Nyquist: Free agency is not a sure-fire proposition, but the Blue Jackets’ signing of Nyquist last summer was the classic case of a player delivering just as advertised. Smart, reliable player? Check. Secondary scorer? Check. Can play with a multitude of different players? Check. Nyquist was fourth on the club in goals (15) and second in points (42), turning in one of his better seasons despite the abbreviated schedule. His grade slipped a bit from a midseason B because he was an offensive no-show in the postseason (0-3-3 in 10 games).
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