St. Louis Blues Re-Sign Jordan Binnington to One-Year, Two-Way Deal
The Blues officially have a goalie back in the fold who could be their third-stringer this season.
The St. Louis Blues announced on Friday morning that they’ve re-signed goaltender Jordan Binnington to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2016-17 season.
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The 23-year-old Binnington spent some time with the NHL club while Jake Allen was injured in 2015-16, and he made his NHL debut on January 14, stopping three of the four shots that he faced while relieving Brian Elliott for the final 12:47 of a loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Binnington spent most of 2015-16 with the AHL Chicago Wolves. It was his second full season in the AHL and his third pro season overall. In 41 games for the Wolves, Binnington went 17-18-5, posting a .907 save percentage and 2.85 goals-against average with one shutout. This coming season, all indications point to him going back to the AHL for a third straight year, as Jake Allen and Carter Hutton are expected to be the Blues’ goalies.
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The announcement of Binnington’s retention creates more question as to whether the Blues will bring back Pheonix Copley, Binnington’s tandem partner with the Wolves in 2015-16. The Blues have Finnish import Ville Husso under contract for 2016-17, and though the 21-year-old performed well at last week’s prospect camp, it’s unknown whether he made a strong enough impression to convince the Blues that he’s worthy of an AHL assignment this fall. If the Blues decide to take more of a wait-and-see approach with Husso, they could send him to the ECHL–or even keep him as part of a three-man rotation in Chicago–while Copley continues to battle Binnington for depth chart position.