time to talk about Jordan Binnington?

[amnesiac]

Seems like the main reason why the Blues are so good all of a sudden.

(Feb 17)
12-1-1
1.58 GAA
.937 SV%
4 SO

Can he keep it up?

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[GoBluz24]

He's been getting a little bit of goal post luck lately but the team is playing well in front of him and he is making very timely saves. Whether he can keep this up remains to be seen but us Blues fans are enjoying the ride while it lasts.

 

[Bank Shot]

Tell me he's the fastest goalie to get to some meaningless benchmark or gtfo.

 

[notsocommonsense]

Was just thinking to myself that there’s a lot of buzz around Carter Hart ( rightfully so ), but why is nobody talking about Binnington?

He’s been on a heck of a roll and, similarly to Hart, seems to be the biggest reason they’ve gotten back into the race

 

[rumrokh]

Seems like the main reason why the Blues are so good all of a sudden.

9-1-1
1.72 GAA
.931 SV%
2 goals or less in 10 of his last 11 starts.

Can he keep it up?

Binnington has been great and you can tell his play fuels their confidence, but the Blues were playing good hockey for a solid stretch before he was recalled. Fewest shots allowed in the league for a couple months - a good indication that Binnington will have the support to keep it up.

 

[Vladys Gumption]

Was just thinking to myself that there’s a lot of buzz around Carter Hart ( rightfully so ), but why is nobody talking about Binnington?

He’s been on a heck of a roll and, similarly to Hart, seems to be the biggest reason they’ve gotten back into the race

Hart is also what, 5 or 6 years younger? He's doing this at 20, when most guys are still in juniors or on their first American league season.

That said Binnington has sure been fun to watch. Curious to see how he looks once the league starts to adjust.

 

[SoundAndFury]

That is the definition of flash in the pan. Both Buffalo goalies had similar numbers at one point of the season and they are both at .909 now. Anders Nilsson is at .934 with Ottawa. Among the league leaders in Sv% (10 or more games played) there are 5 backups in the top 5. How many of them do you think legitimately are as good as those numbers indicate and how many of the are Scott Darlings?

 

[ricky0034]

probably not but I don't think they really need him to be

there's a massive enough gap between him and what they had before that even a bit of regression still leaves them with a pretty big improvement in net

 

[koyvoo]

He has 4 letter N’s in his surname. That’s cool.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

He's the most emotional, energetic goalie, check that, human that I've ever seen. Really needs to learn how to stay more even keeled.

 

[Mike Liut]

He’s no Jake Allen

 

[NeverForget06]

huh who knew all the Blues were missing was a better goaltender

 

[Peter Sidorkiewicz]

He’s no Jake Allen

Thankfully for Blues fans.

 

[Alklha]

We'll eventually have to see how he deals with some adversity.

Can he keep an above average sv%? I wouldn't discount it when solid positional goalies do well behind a Blues defense that typically limits shots and high danger chances, something that we've seen a return to over the past couple of months.

 

[The Note]

There’s almost definitely going to be a phase where he comes back down to earth. As long as he can keep saving the ones he supposed to and make the occasional big save, that will be plenty. The Blues have shown with Elliott, Hutton, and now Binnington, they don’t need an all world goaltender. They just need a steady goaltender who saves the ones he should. Unfortunately they’ve had pretty much the polar opposite of that in Allen.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Tell me he's the fastest goalie to get to some meaningless benchmark or gtfo.

Made my night

There’s almost definitely going to be a phase where he comes back down to earth. As long as he can keep saving the ones he supposed to and make the occasional big save, that will be plenty. The Blues have shown with Elliott, Hutton, and now Binnington, they don’t need an all world goaltender. They just need a steady goaltender who saves the ones he should. Unfortunately they’ve had pretty much the polar opposite of that in Allen.

Was about to ask how he compares to Elliott, who in StL was just 'steady,' basically all they needed at that time.

 

[Captain Creampuff]

He's no world beater but he's exactly what the Blues needed. We just need a steady goalie who can make the easy saves and the hard one every now and then. He's giving the rest of the team confidence and it's making Blues hockey fun to watch again. Jake Allen can go fly a kite.

 

[rumrokh]

Was about to ask how he compares to Elliott, who in StL was just 'steady,' basically all they needed at that time.

He appears to be a lot more aggressive than Elliott and reads the play better. As a result, he looks much better on shots through traffic. He also makes better decisions with the puck.

 

[Celtic Note]

I always thought Binnington could become a starter, but never an elite one. I still am not sure about him being a top tier guy. Just straight solid, as he has been for years.

He has developed very well in the AHL despite not being viewed as the top guy. Now he is showing well.

Jake Allen always had the higher potential because of his raw abilities, but Binnington had the chance to be better because of his fundamentals.

So far he has drastically outplayed Jake. However, he has also been pretty lucky. There are probably more than a handful of bounces that have gone his way. Most goalies will get one or two every few games, so it not a big thing, but it does matter. The defense in front of him has also played fantastic, limiting shots and clearing second chances. It’s a team effort out there and the team is collectively do their parts.

 

[Bleedred]

They badly needed to bench Allen. Allen has been horrific this year and has let in some really disgustingly brutal goals to back it up.

Binnington let in a really bad one today, but has been passing the eye test as much as his play on paper which is drastically better than Allen's.

The Blues look like a pretty good team on paper, at least that's what I thought going into this year. They don't really need Vezina level goaltending IMO, just someone better than Allen, who was just giving games away and punting them left and right.

 

[stl76]

Seems like the main reason why the Blues are so good all of a sudden.

9-1-1
1.72 GAA
.931 SV%
2 goals or less in 10 of his last 11 starts.

Can he keep it up?

Thanks for the jinx thread, ya jerk!

huh who knew all the Blues were missing was a better goaltender

Uhhhh literally everyone...?

 

[Stupendous Yappi]

No. It is not time to talk about Jordan Binnington.

 

[NeverForget06]

Uhhhh literally everyone...?

 

[mja]

He's the most emotional, energetic goalie, check that, human that I've ever seen. Really needs to learn how to stay more even keeled.

This is like the opposite of Hart. Hart's seemingly got one emotion: boyish enthusiasm.

 

[Mattavarner]

He has 4 letter N’s in his surname. That’s cool.

*Starts new thread*
Jordan Binnington is the first player in NHL history to win a game while having 4 letter N's in his surname

#Generational N's