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The general manager revealed that Veini Vehvilainen, who briefly joined the team as the second number, is now on the list of the nearest reservists, while Merzlikkin has returned.
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Merzlikkin was injured in the home game on February 20, where Nessville’s “Predators” will be recognized with a score of 2: 4.
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On March 3, Merzlikkin returned to “Blue Jackets” training. Due to the injury, Merzlikkin missed the last seven games. The Latvian goalkeeper has participated in nine games this season, in which he scored an average of 2.81 puck and repelled 91.7% of throws.
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It was already known that Merzlikkin had suffered an upper body injury, but in a conversation with the media on Monday, the goalkeeper revealed that it was a shoulder injury. He stated that he had never felt such pain in the shoulder area before.
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The club later discovered that the goalkeeper had broken the upper arm bone. This type of injury can only be healed at rest.
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The Blue Jackets will play their next game on Tuesday in a meeting with the Florida Panthers.
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The Columbus team has scored 25 points in 26 games this season and is fifth in the Central Division.
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Normally, in the NHL regular season, the teams each play 82 matches, but this season, until May 8, the teams will each play 56 duels.
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