Rumor: Blues goalie Jordan Binnington on the trading block.
NHL insider believes that the St. Louis Blues will be performing “major surgery.”
The St. Louis Blues are not where they expected to be this season as far as the National Hockey League's standings are concerned and it sounds like some very large changes may be coming as a result.
On Monday, NHL insider Elliotte Friedman revealed his belief that Blues general manager Doug Armstrong will be looking to perform major surgery on his team come this summer.
"I am gonna be really curious what St. Louis does in this offseason," said Friedman on the 32 Thoughts Podcast. "Doug Armstrong has really tried to do some things here... an I'm curious to see what he's going to do behind the bench and I'm curious to see what he's going to do with this team.
"You can tell he wants to perform some surgery, and not minor surgery... we're talking about some major surgery," added Friedman. "He clearly, clearly has the itch to do something here."
So what kind of players could we see be on the move this summer? When the topic of Blues number one goaltender Jordan Binnington came up, Friedman surprisingly indicated his belief that Binnington could very well be among that potential group of players on their way out of St. Louis.
"He's got a no trade clause that goes to a partial no trade... so his full no trade drops," began Friedman. "I would be curious about what Armstrong would do here."
"You're not as good without Binnington but it might be your best chance to get something," concluded the insider.
It seems fair to suggest that the emergence of Joel Hofer as a promising young NHL goaltender this season will likely play a major role if Armstrong and the Blues do indeed go down this path.
