He debuted as a starter with a shutout on Jan. 07 and the rest, as they say, was history.Binnington went 24-5-1 in 30 starts.
There’s always the outside chance that teams simply don’t have a book on him yet, something we saw recently when Andrew Hammond ripped off an incredible run in 2015 with the Ottawa Senators before falling back to earth soon after. For now, the Blues have their goaltending house in order. How do you keep the good times rolling after winning a Stanley Cup? That performance earned him a spot as The Blues were already paying Allen $4.35 million per season for two more campaigns. Jordan Binnington led the team to the Stanley Cup, right?
His new deal falls directly behind the controversial contract Few contracts are perfect, and this one is no exception. While the deal is a nice balance for both sides, the Blues are at risk of Binnington driving his price dramatically higher with two more strong campaigns. Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash; 2012-2013-$90,000-$90,000: 2013-2014: $65,000: $92,500-$157,500: 2014-2015: $67,500: $92,500-$160,000: 2015-2016 For the sake of pragmatism, let’s slide Binnington in the middle of the Hammond-Hasek scale for now; we simply don’t know what he’ll be like next year and frankly, neither do the Blues, so this is a good hedge. Binnington gets a very nice payday and certainly more money than he probably expected to be making at this time last year, while St. Louis gets flexibility in the future. What works here is the fact the risk comes in the brevity of the contract, not the length. He was a fourth string goalie behind Jake Allen, NHL backup Chad Johnson, and top goaltending prospect and AHL starter Ville Husso. Binnington’s last deal was, like the two before, a one year deal. There has been a trend of rewarding stars on championship squads with big contracts, but the results are less than stellar. If you’re already a subscriber, click on the My Account button to sign into your account to renew your subscription, make a payment, redeem a gift, update your payment method and much more...After a two-day pause to reflect on things bigger than hockey, the NHL resumed Saturday and the Tampa Bay Lightning continued their mastery over the Boston Bruins, who are suddenly searching for answers.What happens when your hockey dream sends you to the fringes of the European minor leagues instead of the NHL? Skip to main content Toggle navigation. There are countless stories of goaltenders making their NHL impacts later due to a variety of factors, with Dominik Hasek and Tim Thomas being two of the most notable.
Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide. There is some risk for St. Louis, but a lot more flexibility – and it allows them to avoid a trap that has hit recent Cup champions.
Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. If Binnington turns out to be a Vezina challenger in the next two years, I’m sure St. Louis would be more than happy to pony up a big contract extension in 2021 to keep him in the fold long-term. There, he posted a .928 save percentage (SV%) and a 2.06 goals against average (GAA) in 28 games, forcing the team to give him starts, even though he wasn’t part of their organization.When he began the following season with similar numbers, he forced the Blues to reevaluate their goaltending standings. When the St. Louis Blues entered the offseason, there was no question that signing goaltender Jordan Binnington to a contract extension was their most important priority. And that salary cap has proven to be harder than a lot of on-ice opponents for some recent champions.Not a subscriber? The St. Louis Blues did just that on the weekend by inking star goalie Jordan Binnington to a most sensible two-year deal that will pay the netminder an average of $4.4 million per season. The Blues didn’t exactly know where he was fitting on their depth chart, with Ville Husso above him and Chad Johnson signed as the backup goaltender, so a large contract wasn’t in the cards.
Jordan Binnington has one more year left on his bridge deal. And now they want us to have them, too.One of the Blues' Stanley Cup heroes is back in the fold for the next two seasons at a very reasonable cap hit. Jordan Binnington signs sensible contract extension with St. Louis . The best NHL salary cap hit data, daily tracking, NHL news and projections at your fingertips. Binnington is The Man, and if Allen remains with the team through his current contract, it could be due to a lack of willing trade partners, not a belief that Allen is actually the real No. He had a .927 SV% and a 1.89 GAA, along with five shutouts. Bill Keenan lived it, wrote about it – and now it's the latest hockey movie.With players from other leagues sitting on the sidelines to protest racial injustice, hockey players were forced to have some difficult conversations. Since those contracts took effect, the Blackhawks haven’t won a playoff round (and it’s not the fault of Toews and Kane on the ice – they’ve both been great).
Stay away from big contracts. As amazing as the rookie goaltender was in the second half and throughout the playoffs, Binnington’s body of NHL work is still quite small – he still hasn’t played every team in his own division, for example. Binnington will be eligible for unrestricted free agency once this new pact comes up and if he continues to play like he did in 2019, he’ll double his price tag in the summer of 2021. Armstrong smartly signed him to a shorter contract because he realized that January-June 2020 is a small window; the playoffs especially are small sample size. It’s going to be very difficult for the Blues to repeat as Cup champs, given the competition in the Central Division itself, but GM Doug Armstrong has at least ensured that his organization will be nimble when it comes to the cap.