This season saw the Columbus Blue Jackets’ goalie depth tested to its extremes. In February, with both Elvis Merzlikins and Joonas Korpisalo temporarily unavailable, and Daniil Tarasov recovering from season-ending surgery, the Jackets had to turn to Jean-Francois Berube as their interim starter.
Berube, a 30 year old journeyman, had signed a one-year, two-way contract with the team late in the pre-season after coming to camp on a tryout contract. He was familiar to the organization, having played for the Cleveland Monsters in 2018-19. He had bounced around the AHL since then, and his last NHL appearance was with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2018.