Sergei Bobrovsky was a great goalie for the Blue Jackets
When Sergei Bobrovsky decided that he didn’t want to play for the Columbus Blue Jackets any longer, fans were gutted. How could the best goalie to ever wear the Union Blue want to leave? He owns just about every organizational record there is for goalies including, games played, wins, goals against, saves, shutouts, minutes played, and points scored.
Well, we soon got our answer. GM Jarmo Kekakainen came out publicly and stated that Bobrovsky came to the front office and said he was done with the organization. But why? Was it money? Was it Torts? Was it the city itself? Seems to be it was a combination of all for the above, and some fans were not happy.
And then, after the CBJ swept the Tampa Bay Lightning, that was it, he was gone. But let’s be honest, the time he spent he was historic in terms of team records, and it fun to watch.
On June 15, 2013, Sergei Bobrovsky won his first and two Vezina Trophy following the 2012-13 season.
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Bobrovsky played in 38 games, compiling a record of 21-11-6. He had 4 shutouts, the first of 33 in his CBJ career. His GAA was 2.00 with a save % of .932. The man played stellar. But he had showed flashes in the previous two seasons with the Flyers. And with the 2012-13 season being shortened due to a labor dispute, he played for SKA St Petersburg of the KHL. He did really well there too, going 18-3-2 with a sub 2.00 GAA. And with all of that, the Jackets missed the playoffs due to a tie breaker. They finished with 55 points, tied with the Minnesota Wild. They went 24-17-7 and deserved to be in the playoffs that year in my opinion.
Sergei Bobrovsky, still a topic of conversation among Jackets fans. Some good. Some bad. But in the long run, he was one of the greatest players ever to wear a Columbus Blue Jackets jersey.