The Blue Jackets have assigned Kent Johnson to Cleveland (AHL).
With Elvis Merzlikins out, the Blue Jackets sent Johnson to the AHL to make room to call-up Jet Greaves to serve as the backup in Carolina.
Columbus Blue Jackets News
The Blue Jackets have recalled Jet Greaves from Cleveland (AHL).
Elvis Merzlikins is sick and will not be available for the Blue Jackets' season opener, so Greaves will serve as Danill Tarasov's backup in Carolina. Greaves was 12-12-2 with a 2.84 GAA and .905 SV% in the AHL last season.
Merzlikins will not be available for Wednesday's game due to an illness.
Merzlikins will miss the Blue Jackets' season opener in Carolina with an illness. With Merzlikins out, Danill Tarasov will get the start, and Jet Greaves was recalled to be the backup.
Goalie Start
Tarasov will start the Blue Jackets' season opener in Carolina.
Tarasov will surprisingly take the crease in the Blue Jackets' opener after it was announced that expected starter Elvis Merzlikins would miss Wednesday night's game due to Illness. The 23-year-old Russian netminder enjoyed a successful short stint with the Jackets' in 2021-22, getting his first taste of NHL action across a late-season four-game stint where he produced an impressive .937 SV% and 2.40 GAA. He will be looking to achieve his first career NHL win Wednesday as he leads Columbus between the pipes.
The Maple Leafs signed Zach Aston-Reese to a one-year deal worth $840K.
Aston-Reese was on a PTO during the preseason and turned it into a one-year deal with the Maple Leafs. Aston-Reese is a strong two-way winger, who had 15 points (5G / 10A) in 69 games last season. He'll be in the Maple Leafs' bottom-6 to begin the season.
The Canadiens have acquired Sean Monahan and a conditional 1st round pick from the Flames for future considerations.
The Blackhawks have signed Jack Johnson to a one-year contract.
The Blue Jackets have re-signed Trey Fix-Wolansky to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Hurricanes signed Zach Sawchenko to a one-year, two-way contract.
Sawchenko, who struggled in the AHL last year, got thrust into the NHL for a period of time, going 1-2-1 with a 3.35 GAA and .901 SV%. He'll be an AHL goalie for the Hurricanes but he was 4-10-0 with a 4.03 GAA and .877 SV% in that league a year ago.
The Coyotes have signed Jon Gillies to a one-year, two-way contract.
Gillies appeared in 20 NHL games a season ago, going 3-10-2 with a 3.70 GAA and .887 SV% with the Blues (1 game) and Devils (19 games). In Arizona he will battle with Ivan Prosvetov for playing time behind Karel Vejmelka.
The Blue Jackets have signed Johnny Gaudreau to a seven-year, $68.25 contract.
Gaudreau spent the first nine years of his NHL career with the Flames and is coming off of the best season of his career. He set career-higher in goals (40), assists (75) and points (115) in 82 games. Gaudreau played almost exclusively with Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk, which was one of the best lines in the NHL. In Columbus, he won't have the same quality of linemates, so replicating his 115-point season is going to be next to impossible. Still, he should elevate the games of someone like Patrik Laine and should have no trouble getting to 30-plus goals and 50-plus assists.
The Blue Jackets have signed Erik Gudbranson to a four-year contract worth $16.0 million ($4.0M AAV).
The Blue Jackets have signed Denton Mateychuk to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed David Jiricek to a three-year, entry-level contract.
The Blue Jackets have acquired Mathieu Olivier from the Predators for a 2022 4th round pick.
Olivier was a key member of the Predators in 2021 but fell behind the eight-ball with an injury in 2022, spending most of the year in the AHL. The rugged winger has seven points (3G / 4A) and 102 hits in 48 career NHL games. He'll likely be a fringe roster player for the Blue Jackets in 2022-23.
The Senators have signed Dylan Gambrell to a one-year, $950k contract extension.
The Blue Jackets have signed Daniil Tarasov to a three-year, $3.15 million contract extension.
The Blue Jackets have signed Joona Luoto to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed Marcus Bjork to a one-year, entry-level contract.
The Blue Jackets have signed Makiel Pyyhtia to a three-year, entry-level contract.
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