Player Discussion: The Elvis Thread

[blahblah]

he didn’t actually ask to be sent to Cleveland but he thought about asking them to go.

I do think the coaching is mismanaging him. Throwing him right into a Pittsburgh road game was a mistake. He has been better since then considering the team plays like crap in front of both goalies and Torts has basically chosen to play Korpisalo in every game that doesn’t fall into a back to back.

I don't think Tort's strength is roster management.

 

[Long Live Lyle]

Clickbait headline if people actually read the article. The sentence is being taken out of context.

I actually think he’s handling it basically perfectly. Really don’t like that headline. Wasn’t expecting those quotes at all based on the headline.

 

[MAHJ71]

Clickbait headline if people actually read the article. The sentence is being taken out of context.

I mean, its Portzline.... par for the course. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[MFRONE]

I mean, its Portzline.... par for the course. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Reporters don’t write their headlines, blame his copy editor for that one

 

[thebus88]

Elvis has been a better goalie than Korpisalo in the last month. That timeline starts immediately after the Pittsburgh game - which many may be willing to discount as "first NHL start nerves."

In The Athletic piece, it's noted that Elvis basically asked to get sent to Cleveland for some games in October because the schedule was so spread out. Two points there - 1) he had that option last spring and declined, but also 2) what a ****y job by the front office mismanaging the situation if a goalie who is waivers-exempt is asking for games in the AHL and not granting that for a month, while sticking with your .895 goalie (or whatever) who is clearly bad and perhaps even worse than the rookie.

Pretty terrible post, IMO.

At NO point has Merzlikins ever looked like a better goalie than Korpisalo.

Merzlikins has looked shaky as hell the vast majority of time he's in and he has let in some VERY WEAK goals.

He has serious issues with playing too deep in his crease and his overall angle work is quite subpar, along with his glove hand, and quite frankly many other aspects to his game.

GREAT tattoos and name though.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Pretty terrible post, IMO.

At NO point has Merzlikins ever looked like a better goalie than Korpisalo.

Merzlikins has looked shaky as hell the vast majority of time he's in and he has let in some VERY WEAK goals.

He has serious issues with playing too deep in his crease and his overall angle work is quite subpar, along with his glove hand, and quite frankly many other aspects to his game.

GREAT tattoos and name though.

Wait is he too deep or is he too aggressive at challenging shooters and leaving the net open?

Which is it? It certainly can't be both.

 

[thebus88]

Wait is he too deep or is he too aggressive at challenging shooters and leaving the net open?

Which is it? It certainly can't be both.

Where have I ever said a thing about him being "too aggressive at challenging shooters"?

He's leaving the net open and getting beat from distance and/or on open looks because he's simply off his angles, many times mainly because he's much too deep in his crease.

The "too aggressive" and/or the "out of his crease" complaints for almost ANY goalie, Korpisalo included, is BOGUS. The problem is NEVER them being too aggressive, the problem is they are not able to recover.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

Where have I ever said a thing about him being "too aggressive at challenging shooters"?

He's leaving the net open and getting beat from distance and/or on open looks because he's simply off his angles, many times mainly because he's much too deep in his crease.

The "too aggressive" and/or the "out of his crease" complaints for almost ANY goalie, Korpisalo included, is BOGUS. The problem is NEVER them being too aggressive, the problem is they are not able to recover.

I never said you said it but it was a common complaint after his last start. And I'm guessing sometimes you just can't recover when there is nobody on the backside to clear your rebound.

 

[DarkandStormy]

Pretty terrible post, IMO.

At NO point has Merzlikins ever looked like a better goalie than Korpisalo.

Merzlikins has looked shaky as hell the vast majority of time he's in and he has let in some VERY WEAK goals.

He has serious issues with playing too deep in his crease and his overall angle work is quite subpar, along with his glove hand, and quite frankly many other aspects to his game.

GREAT tattoos and name though.

Check the stats since 10/6. Elvis has been better.

 

[Cowumbus]

Check the stats since 10/6. Elvis has been better.

Sample size might matter

 

[thebus88]

I never said you said it but it was a common complaint after his last start. And I'm guessing sometimes you just can't recover when there is nobody on the backside to clear your rebound.

The difference is that with Korpisalo, you most of the time get a rebound, with Merzlikins, he is getting beat on shots that NHL goalies shouldn't get beat on, both from distance and with no traffic.

There are significant differences between the current overall skill, covering many different aspects of their game, when talking about Korpisalo and Merzlkins. Korpisalo is quite literally superior in every way, and always has been.

Another quick reminder that they are the same age and this is the 1st year EITHER GUY has been given ANY opportunity to TRULY "prove" the type of player they are at the NHL level.

 

[Monstershockey]

Korpisalo is going to get the chance to be the starter. He was told he was the starter and Elvis is the backup. You can't say Elvis is playing better based on 3+ games compared to 13 for Korpi. There isn't even a big difference in their stats. Korpisalo is going to have to be spectacularly bad before they yank him from being the starter. Thats how it should be. To even bring up a comparison with such a big gap in playing time makes no sense. I could understand closing the gap in games played, but Korpisalo should definately get more games and it should be his job to lose.

 

[koteka]

Edit - HF is doing strange things

 

[DarkandStormy]

Sample size might matter

An .895 goalie shouldn't be starting 14 of 17 games.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[DJA]

So is he gonna get suspended from the team and will Jarmo issue a statement? Did anyone take him aside on the tarmac?

 

[lakai17]

Decent game by Elvis

 

[Theo Von]

Decent game by Elvis

more than decent. he's the reason the jackets picked up a point last night. tough luck in the shootout. drouin was slick and proved to be the game winner in the SO.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

He was pretty good,but the first GA shouldn't go in on any professional goalie.

 

[Iron Balls McGinty]

He was pretty good,but the first GA shouldn't go in on any professional goalie.

Well he hasn't done this yet.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Well he hasn't done this yet.

Trust me, I wasn't advocating for Korpi.

 

[Johansen2Foligno]

Well he hasn't done this yet.

I think that solidified my fandom for the Blue Jackets.

It was meant to be.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

 

[Dumais]

Blue Jackets have pair of goalies in sync in Korpisalo, Merzlikins

In his last five starts, Joonas Korpisalo has a .919 save percentage.
In his last four games, Elvis Merzlikins has a .919 save percentage.
More on the Blue Jackets' goaltending tandem:

Looks like #1 spot is still up for grabs.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Blue Jackets have pair of goalies in sync in Korpisalo, Merzlikins

Looks like #1 spot is still up for grabs.

Ludacris?