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Expected to play for Latvia
Merzlikins will join Latvia for the 2024 IIHF World Championship in May, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports Monday.
ANALYSIS
Merzlikins won't have to worry about the Stanley Cup playoffs interfering with his international duty, as the Blue Jackets won't be making the postseason. On the year, the 29-year-old netminder is 12-16-8 with a 3.40 GAA, an .899 save percentage and one shutout. With Latvia, Merzlikins almost certainly will be named the starter after Arturs Silovs saw the bulk of the action at the 2023 tournament.
Merzlikins won't have to worry about the Stanley Cup playoffs interfering with his international duty, as the Blue Jackets won't be making the postseason. On the year, the 29-year-old netminder is 12-16-8 with a 3.40 GAA, an .899 save percentage and one shutout. With Latvia, Merzlikins almost certainly will be named the starter after Arturs Silovs saw the bulk of the action at the 2023 tournament.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Blue Jackets had no choice but to give Merzlikins the lion's share of the playing time a year ago. He finished with 59 appearances, including 16 of their final 17 regular season games. The overall numbers - 27-23-7 record, 3.22 GAA, .907 save percentage -- were in line with what was to be expected from a goalie playing behind a mediocre club. The team added the best free agent on the market this summer in Johnny Gaudreau to help their offense, while also inking Erik Gudbranson to provide some veteran support on defense. Merzlikins should be well ahead of Joonas Korpisalo on the depth chart, so there's some sneaky fantasy potential here if Columbus can improve as a team in 2022-23.