The St. Louis Blues have indicated they are going to give Ville Husso every opportunity to be the team’s backup goaltender in 2020-21. The front office still believes he can be a starting goalie, or at least a 1B type.
Doug Armstrong and company knows this will be a pivotal year for their goaltending situation. They have to find out what Husso can do and what pressures he can face. They also have to figure out exactly what Jordan Binnington is going to be, since his contract is up.
However, despite the certainty in the starting role for Binnington, the Blues are apparently going to hedge their bets.