Jordan Binnington
Jamie Benn is a Wise Guy
Though it may seem strange, Jamie Benn has been the Dallas Stars’ captain for ten years. Benn was named the Stars’ sixth captain on September 19, 2013. The left winger is the longest-tenured captain in Stars history. He surpassed former NHL defenseman Derian Hatcher in 2021. Although I still believe that Joe Pavelski should be […]
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Player Profile: Jordan Binnington
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Binnington has lovers, haters, fans, and non-fans. But, no matter your opinion, he’s a competitive and fiery goaltender — and you can’t deny it. If that makes him the NHL’s biggest villain, so be it. Jordan was born on July 11, 1993, to parents […]
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Blues’ Binnington Needs to Turn Back the Clock Next Season
This season was a house of horrors for St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington. For starters, his statistics were dreadful. Binnington, 29, finished the regular season at 27-27-0-6 with a 3.31 goals-against average, a .894 save percentage, and two shutouts. Binnington’s 3.31 goals-against average was 39th out of 52 goaltenders who played in at least 25 […]
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Blues get swept by Stars in home-and-home series
The St. Louis Blues finished the regular season with a home-and-home series against the Dallas Stars. The Blues’ final home game was on April 12th, and the regular-season finale was on April 13th. The Blues had nothing to play for, while the Stars fought for first place in the Central Division. If you follow the […]
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Penguins Break Losing Streak, Defeat Blues 3-2 In Overtime
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2 in overtime at Enterprise Center yesterday. Forwards Bryan Rust and Evgeni Malkin scored, and defenseman Marcus Pettersson had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who improved to 28-21-9 on the season and broke their four-game losing streak. Goalie Tristan Jarry also made 25 saves […]
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The Fall of Blues Goaltender Jordan Binnington
When St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington fully arrived on the NHL scene during the 2019-20 NHL season, everything came up aces. In his first start on January 7, 2019, he shut out the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0. In his first 20 starts, Binnington, 29, went 16-3-0-1 with a 1.70 goals-against average, a .933 save percentage, […]
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Avalanche Endure Second-Half Push from Blues
Two Western Conference teams on opposite trajectories collided Saturday afternoon in Denver and nearly experienced a reversal of fortunes. The defending champion Colorado Avalanche beat the trade-seeking St. Louis Blues 4-2. The Avalanche are now 7-1 in the last 14 days with a 33-15 advantage in goals. The Blues have lost four straight games and […]
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Is it Time for the Blues to Move on From This Season?
It was not that long ago that the St Louis Blues were on top of the hockey world. The Blues, after getting off to a horrendous start, won the Stanley Cup in 2019. They did it with hard work, skill, great coaching, and with great goaltending from Jordan Binnington. Four seasons later, things are much […]
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Singing the Blues
It was not all that long ago that the St. Louis Blues were Stanley Cup champions. The franchise accomplished that feat in 2019. After winning the Cup, the team, though still very good, has not found the same kind of success. That can especially be said for the team’s play this season. The Blues are […]
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NY Rangers Game 27 Recap: NYR Ride Strong Three-Goal Final Period To Down Blues 6-4
For two periods last night, the Rangers again seemed destined to find a way to lose a game they had every chance to win. But, thankfully, the team displayed some of last season’s resilience, had a strong third period, and closed out St. Louis 6-4 to stave off another case of the blues (sorry, I […]
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