This accomplishment was a total team effort, and this was a team built for the playoffs with their depth and size. No one player better personifies that depth than St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington.
We have all heard the story; Binnington was not even with a Blues minor league team last year. The Blues loaned Binnington to the Providence Bruins, and this year he was fourth on the depth chart.
At the beginning of this season, Binnington was behind NHL starter Jake Allen and backup goalie Chad Johnson. Binnington was the backup goalie, behind goalie of the future Ville Husso, for the Blues AHL affiliate the San Antonio Rampage.