Anybody going into this Blue Jackets offseason thinking they’ve seen the last of Elvis Merzlikins in the Columbus net might want to sit down for this one. Asked if he felt the team’s payroll ...

The Blue Jackets were supposed to be dreadful. After the team traded Patrik Laine on Aug. 19, 2024, and lost Johnny Gaudreau to a tragedy 10 days later, hockey analysts universally wrote them off ...