Elvis Merzlikins looking refocus amid 'disgusting' slump for Blue Jackets: 'It's a huge life lesson for me'
He is determined to “find the positive,” in what he calls a “disgusting,” season, but it isn’t easy for the Blue Jackets netminder. His confidence is shaken, there’s been zero ‘puck luck’ on key bounces and
Especially galling is how much work he put into this season. Merzlikins and his family stayed in Columbus last summer for him to train and them to become more familiar with the area. It was supposed to be a launching pad for a rebound season at the start of, but that's not how it played out. “I wanted to be the difference and I wanted to bring the team as far as I could, and it happened opposite,” he said. “There is nothing to hide. I at my job. I legit . And then, again, injury, sickness, injury, sickness, COVID again … like, it’s still a thing. Now, the most important thing the rest of the season is get that focus .”
Merzlikins and his family have also dealt with unsettling taunts and heckles this season at Nationwide Arena, including what his wife, Aleksandra, described on Instagram as threats of violence.Nobody’s a harsher critic than the guy in the mirror, which showed against the Capitals.
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