The St. Louis Blues continue to stay winless for the preseason, dropping to 0-2-1 after Saturday night's loss to Chicago 4-2. One of the bright spots of the game was Goaltender Jordan Binnington, who has had a very strong preseason stint thus far.
In four periods of play, he has only allowed one goal on 36 shots faced. Yes, it is only the preseason, but it is an excellent sign that Binnington is warming up nicely.
Let's talk about why this is so important, and what it could mean for the regular season.
Strong start, strong middle, strong finish
One of the only cons from last season's successful year was that the Blues were a very erratic team.