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During a conference call today, Nikolai Zherdev referred to himself as a “two-way player.” In other news from Bizarro Land, I condemn puns, hate bacon and find Madonna interesting. All joking aside, ...

Despite the Edmonton Journal reporting that the Oilers have no interest in him, the question has to be posed as to whether or not the Edmonton Oilers should attempt to sign enigmatic winger Nikolai ...

Back in 2003, the Blue Jackets drafted Nikolai Zherdev, and now, over 20 years later, he's officially announced his retirement from playing professional hockey. The Columbus Blue Jackets haven't ...

When July 1 came around and the free-agent market opened, it was expected that the KHL would try to make some moves. But it is all quiet for now. What we do know, and have known for quite a while, is ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets have 13 days until opening night at Nationwide Arena. Today, we look at the history of jersey #13. Let's take a look. Nikolai Zherdev - 2004-2008 - Drafted by Columbus in ...

Clandestine defections were supposed to be gone with the Berlin Wall. But last week, 19-year-old Nikolai Zherdev, the Columbus Blue Jackets’ first-round draft pick in 2003, secretly left his Russian ...

Lest this blog site turn into a daily obsession about Nikolai Zherdev, we'll just say this: the Rangers scored three goals last night in their victory, and Zherdev was in on all three of them with one ...

The saga of Nikolai Zherdev (notes) and his search for a new club may come to an end tomorrow. I have learned that Zherdev has agreed to terms with Atlant of the KHL. I contacted my sources in Russia ...