After five years with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Elvis Merzlikins has finally requested a trade, just days after reports emerged that both parties were open to moving on from him. <h2>Elvis Merzlikins officially demands trade after big time win</h2> Just moments after beating the Vancouver Canucks, Merzlikins made it official and revealed his trade request from the Blue Jackets. <q>I'm mad and I am pulling the monster out of me -Elvis Merzlikins after the shootout win vs. the Canucks... Elvis also said moments later that he requested a trade 😳</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1747012633503363245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1747012633503363245%7Ctwgr%5E9a51a2ae311e31264351576071f923ba17d57363%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puckreporter.com%2Ftrades%2FBREAKING-Number-One-Goaltender-Officially-Requests-To-Be-Traded%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1nmSl8koraSOhqvDMrV2ZkeSitBxFRPmK2vBIRyr5RT8G8ChtjCKO_slY'> </a></blockquote></div> With a cap hit of over $5 million a year over the next four years, it's not an easy contract to swallow, but with a 3.22 GAA and a .906 save percentage behind a terrible Blue Jackets team, he could be just the thing that a contender needs to take that next step. As Read on Puck Reporter - <a href='https://www.puckreporter.com/trades/BREAKING-Number-One-Goaltender-Officially-Requests-To-Be-Traded?fbclid=IwAR1nmSl8koraSOhqvDMrV2ZkeSitBxFRPmK2vBIRyr5RT8G8ChtjCKO_slY' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>BREAKING: Number One Goaltender Officially Requests To Be Traded</a>