Birthday: Apr. 13, 1994
Height: 6' 3 | 191 cm
Weight: 181 lbs | 82 kg
Drafted: 76 overall, 2014 round 3 (
CBJ)
Contract: $27,000,000 over 5 years (Cap hit: $5,400,000)
There are nights Merzlikins looks like he's capable of being a trusted #1A NHL puck stopper
There are other nights he has looked the complete opposite.
His results have ranged.
Big body. Athletic. Sits low in his butterfly - affecting stick angle and amount of net he exposes over his gloves. Rebound control is an area of concern. Too many second chances against when he doesn't track properly / drop in time to make controlled saves.
Looks capable of more. Is it the environment? Or is he part of the issue? Trending #1B - Signed to contract through 26/27 - 5.4M AAV - 10 Team No Trade List
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Elite Prospects| Season | Team | League | GP | GAA | Sv% |
|---|
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 41 | 3.45 | 0.897 |
| 2023-24 | Latvia (all) | International | 1 | 3.04 | 0.727 |
| 2022-23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 30 | 4.23 | 0.876 |
| 2021-22 | Latvia (all) | International | 6 | 3.57 | 0.878 |
| 2021-22 | Latvia | WC | 5 | 4.26 | 0.862 |
| 2021-22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 59 | 3.22 | 0.907 |
- Blocker: 69
- Compete/Consistency: 79
- Glove: 79
- High Net Coverage: 79
- Lateral Quickness: 80
- Low Net Coverage: 79
- Positioning: 75
- Puck Play: 79
- Rebound Control: 70
- Stops in Traffic: 75
Weighting
- 20%: Compete/Consistency
- 10%: Blocker, Glove, High Net Coverage, Lateral Quickness, Low Net Coverage, Positioning, Stops in Traffic,
- 8%: Rebound Control
- 2%: Puck Play
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