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NHL Notebook: Blue Jackets and Greaves far apart on salary demands, Rangers hire Quick for goalie development role

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By Jeff Paterson

Jul 21, 2026, 18:47 EDT

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The Columbus Blue Jackets and budding star netminder Jet Greaves have a considerable gap to bridge as they work toward a new contract. The two sides are headed for an arbitration hearing on Thursday and the number each side is seeking was revealed Tuesday morning. The team has offered the 25-year-old a one-year deal at $2.8 million while the Greaves camp is seeking a contract worth $7.5 million.

Greaves has emerged as the main man in the Jackets’ crease, posting a 26-19-9 record with a 2.60 GAA, .908 save percentage and a pair of shutouts in 53 starts and 55 appearances last season. Only six goalies in the National Hockey League logged more total time on ice last season.

Undrafted, Greaves represented Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland, where he went 6-2 with a 1.88 GAA, .920 save percentage and a shutout over Team USA.

Greaves has certainly worked his way onto the radar for future international competitions for Team Canada. But that’s another day. His focus at the moment is trying to finalize a new contract with Columbus. We’ll see if the two sides can reach an agreement before going to arbitration or if they’ll let a third party render a decision in the coming weeks.

Rangers hire Jonathan Quick

The New York Rangers are hoping one of the best goaltenders of the past two decades can help their goaltenders of the future. The team has hired the recently retired Jonathan Quick as its Director of Goaltending Development. In his new role, Quick will work with Ranger netminders in the American Hockey League and in the team’s prospect pipeline.

The 40-year-old struggled in his final NHL season going 6-17-2 with a 3.09 GAA and an .891 save percentage last season. But his career numbers speak for themselves. A two-time Stanley Cup champion and a Conn Smythe winner in 2012 in Los Angeles, Quick’s 410 career victories are the most by an American-born goaltender.

The native of Milford, Connecticut spent a short stint with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2023 before finishing his career with three seasons in New York. In his new role, he’ll report directly to former Vancouver Canuck Tanner Glass, the Rangers Director of Player Development.

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