The St. Louis Blues and goalie Jordan Binnington have avoided arbitration and signed a two-year contract worth $8.8 million. Binnington and the Blues had been scheduled to go to arbitration on July 20, 2019. Binnington, 26, helped lead the Blues to their first Stanley Cup victory in franchise history. Binnington set a rookie record for the most wins in a single postseason with 16 win. The previous record was 15 set by Patrick Roy. Ron Hextall, Cam Ward, and Matt Murray all tied Roy with 15. Binnington for the playoffs had a .914 save percentage and a goals-against average of 2.46.
On the regular season, Binnington went 24-5-1 in 32 games with a save percentage of .927 and a goals-against average of 1.89. Binnington won Rookie of the Month in back-to-back months, February and March. Binnington ended up being named to the All-Rookie Team.
The 2019-2020 season will be Binnington's first full season starting in the NHL. Fans will wonder if Binnington is a one year wonder or if he's for real. It seems like right now that Binnington is for real and a late bloomer. To start last season, Binnington was the Blues third string goalie.
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