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Elvis Merzlikins

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age31

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h6'3"

w183lbs

Depth Chart G2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,400,000$5.40M

Year 4 of 5

22/23

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 33

Profile

Draft Team

Round3

Pick76

Year2014

Agent Gerry Johannson

Birthdate Apr 13, 1994

Birthplace Riga

Nationality Latvia

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UFA Year 2021

ELC Year 25

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $26.52M

Regular Season

GP1

GAA4.00

SV%0.923

GSAx 0.85

GSAx60 0.85

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP245

GAA3.21

SV%0.902

Career Statline Details

2022-2027 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$27,000,000$27.00M

cap hit$5,400,000$5.40M

Elvis Merzlikins is signed to a 5 year, $27,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $5,400,000 per season, playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Merzlikins an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Sep 21 2021

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 6.55%

Signing Status UFAage 27

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	UFAage 33
AAV	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M	$5,400,000$5.40M
Base	$5,250,000$5.25M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,525,000$5.53M	$4,225,000$4.23M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,250,000$5.25M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,525,000$5.53M	$4,225,000$4.23M
Minors Salary	$5,250,000$5.25M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$5,525,000$5.53M	$4,225,000$4.23M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out					Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP1

GAA4.00

SV%0.923

GSAx 0.85

GSAx60 0.85

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP245

GAA3.21

SV%0.902

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM	GSAx	GSAx60	Playoffs	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM
2025-26	31	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	1	4	0.923	0	0.85	0.85
2024-25	30	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	53	3.18	0.892	0	-8.17	-0.15
2023-24	29	$5,400,000 $5.40M	WC	Latvia	4	4.8	0.826	0
2023-24	29	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	41	3.45	0.897	0	-6.35	-0.17
2023-24	29	$5,400,000 $5.40M	International	Latvia (all)	6	3.75	0.840	0
2022-23	28	$5,400,000 $5.40M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	30	4.23	0.876	0	-25.87	-0.99
2021-22	27	$4,000,000 $4.00M	WC	Latvia	5	4.26	0.862	0
2021-22	27	$4,000,000 $4.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	59	3.22	0.907	0	4.03	0.07
2021-22	27	$4,000,000 $4.00M	International	Latvia (all)	6	3.57	0.878	0
2020-21	26	$4,000,000 $4.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	28	2.77	0.916	0	-2.84	-0.11
2019-20	25	$874,125 $874K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	33	2.35	0.923	0	-2.16	-0.07	Playoffs	2	1.96	0.946	0
2019-20	25	$874,125 $874K	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	2	1.52	0.949	0
2018-19	24	$925,000 $925K	WC	Latvia	5	2.78	0.914	0
2018-19	24	$925,000 $925K	Swiss Cup	HC Lugano	0		0.000	0
2018-19	24	$925,000 $925K	NL	HC Lugano	43	2.44	0.921	0			Playoffs	4	3.95	0.872	0
2018-19	24	$925,000 $925K	International	Latvia (all)	5	2.78	0.914	0
2018-19	24	$925,000 $925K	Champions HL	HC Lugano	8	2.27	0.923	0
2017-18	23		WC	Latvia	6	1.5	0.940	0
2017-18	23		Swiss Cup	HC Lugano	0		0.000	0
2017-18	23		NL	HC Lugano	42	2.72	0.921	0			Playoffs	18	2.17	0.935	0
2017-18	23		International	Latvia (all)	7	1.56	0.937	0
2016-17	22		WC	Latvia	6	1.98	0.937	0
2016-17	22		Swiss Cup	HC Lugano	0		0.000	0
2016-17	22		Spengler Cup	HC Lugano	4	2.14	0.940	0
2016-17	22		OGQ	Latvia	2	1.32	0.931	0
2016-17	22		NL	HC Lugano	41	2.89	0.916	0			Playoffs	11	2.29	0.933	0
2016-17	22		International	Latvia (all)	11	1.78	0.938	0
2016-17	22		Champions HL	HC Lugano	6	2.15	0.939	0
2015-16	21		WC	Latvia	5	2.91	0.912	0
2015-16	21		Swiss Cup	HC Lugano	0		0.000	0
2015-16	21		Spengler Cup	HC Lugano	4	3.01	0.907	0
2015-16	21		NL	HC Lugano	46	2.76	0.922	0			Playoffs	15	2.32	0.937	0
2015-16	21		International	Latvia (all)	8	2.68	0.922	0
2014-15	20		Swiss Cup	HC Lugano	1	2	0.000	0
2014-15	20		NL	HC Lugano	22	2.61	0.913	0			Playoffs	1	3.09	0.857	0
2014-15	20		International	Latvia (all)	4	4.65	0.813	0
2013-14	19		WJC-20 D1A	Latvia U20	3	2.36	0.900	0
2013-14	19		Swiss U21-Elit	HC Lugano U21	12	2.07	0.000	0			Playoffs	10	1.68	0.000	0
2013-14	19		NL	HC Lugano	22	2.13	0.924	0			Playoffs	1	0.75	0.976	0
2013-14	19		International-Jr	Latvia U20 (all)	4		0.000	0
2013-14	19		International	Latvia (all)	1	2.08	0.000	0
2012-13	18		WJC-20	Latvia U20	3	5.85	0.860	0
2012-13	18		Swiss U21-Elit	HC Lugano U21	30	2.76	0.000	0			Playoffs	4	3.84	0.000	0
2012-13	18		NL	HC Lugano	0		0.000	0
2012-13	18		International-Jr	Latvia U20 (all)	7		0.000	0
2011-12	17		WJC-20	Latvia U20	1	14	0.720	0
2011-12	17		WJC-18	Latvia U18	4	4.88	0.885	0
2011-12	17		SwissDiv1	HC Pregassona Ceresio Red Fox	0		0.000	0
2011-12	17		Swiss U21-Elit	HC Lugano U21	8	3.52	0.000	0			Playoffs	3	5.07	0.000	0
2011-12	17		International-Jr	Latvia U20 (all)	3		0.000	0
2011-12	17		International-Jr	Latvia U18 (all)	8		0.000	0
2010-11	16		WJC-18 D1	Latvia U18	2	0.5	0.978	0
2010-11	16		Swiss U18-Elit	HC Lugano U18	28	3.95	0.000	0			Playoffs	5	3.8	0.000	0
2010-11	16		International-Jr	Latvia U18 (all)	3		0.000	0
2010-11	16		International-Jr	Latvia U17 (all)	4		0.000	0
2010-11	16		EYOF	Latvia U17	3	3.95	0.885	0
2009-10	15		Swiss U21-Elit	HC Lugano U21	0		0.000	0
2009-10	15		Swiss U18-Elit	HC Lugano U18	25	3.05	0.000	0			Playoffs	12	3.29	0.000	0
NHL Totals					245	3.21	0.902
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

09/21

2021

Merzlikins, Elvis

5yrs

$5,400,000

Cap Hit

04/23

2020

Merzlikins, Elvis

2yrs

$4,000,000

Cap Hit

05/15

2019

Merzlikins, Elvis

1yr

$874,125

Cap Hit

03/20

2019

Merzlikins, Elvis

1yr

$925,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Merzlikins, Elvis

Merzlikins allowed four goals on 52 shots faced in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Minnesota Wild.

Oct

Merzlikins, Elvis

Merzlikins is expected to start on the road against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.

Oct

Merzlikins, Elvis

Merzlikins will patrol the visiting cease in Washington on Saturday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Sep

Merzlikins, Elvis

Merzlikins will be between the pipes on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Sep

Merzlikins, Elvis

Merzlikins will be between the home pipes for Monday's exhibition game versus the Buffalo Sabres, per Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site.

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Contract History

2020-2022 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$8,000,000$8.00M

cap hit$4,000,000$4.00M

expiry 2022 UFA age 28

Signed On Apr 23 2020

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 4.91%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	UFAage 28
AAV	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Base	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary	$3,000,000$3.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	UFA
UFA Year

2019-2020 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$874,125$874K

cap hit$874,125$874K

expiry 2020 RFA age 26

Signed On May 15 2019

Signing Agent Gerry Johannson

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 1.07%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020
Cap Hit	$874,125$874K	RFAage 26
AAV	$874,125$874K
Base	$874,125$874K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$874,125$874K
Minors Salary	$874,125$874K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2018-2019 Entry Level Contract

term1yr

value$925,000$925K

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2019 RFA age 25

Signed On Mar 20 2019

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 1.16%

Signing Status age 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	RFAage 25
AAV	$925,000$925K
Base	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year