StLewis11
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Folks will feel I'm too sentimental over this, but if it was up to me, I'd keep Binnington as a Blue for life, and put up a statue.
2024-2025 Blues Trade Proposals Thread.
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Brian39
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I think Dvorsky is the only Blues prospect that would have any chance of landing D. Jiricek in a 1-for-1 swap. Even then, I think Columbus would likely hold out for more than just Dvorsky.
Even if you believe the relationship has soured enough that the player is actively asking out, Columbus holds all of the leverage. He is under contract (through next season) and has no real ability to make things truly uncomfortable for Columbus at this point. Even if they are completely committed to moving him, they can afford to take their time and get a great offer.
He was drafted 6th overall and is a 6'04" right hand shot D man with tons of upside. He turns 21 next week and that is still extremely young for a D man. He holds way more value than a good (but not great) wing prospect.
bleedblue1223
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Jiricek has to have weird value. He's not far enough out of his draft year where his value would tank based on what he's done, but at the same time, he's really struggled in a place where it shouldn't be difficult for someone of his pedigree to break through. Skating issues are enough of a red flag where teams would be scared to give up a ton, but there is still a ton of potential with him, and he's still very young.
No matter what happens next, I think he deserves to have a statue added to the row outside. It would partly be to commemorate the entire Cup team, but his contribution to that run can't be overstated. His mentality transformed the team into one that had a chance to do something special, and then his performance in Game 7 (and pretty much after any playoff loss, and a lot of road playoff games with crazy atmospheres) was legendary.
The Game 7 duel between Bishop and Binnington should have been the WCF. Its largely forgotten by the general hockey community, but it was an epic game.
Majorityof1
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It is overstated all the time. If by Cup run, you mean the playoffs, he had come down to earth a bit. He didn't have a historic playoffs. He wasn't as good in the playoffs as the regular season.
If you mean the whole worst to playoffs run, then he was hugely important. But so was Berube. So was Bortuzzo punching Sanford. So was the veteran leaders in the room. So was Gloria and everything behind that.
But since ROR, Petro, Berube, Gloria, are all gone, Binnington gets all the credit.
Majorityof1
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I have not watched Jiricek this year, so take this was a grain of salt. But D take time to develop. He is only in his D+3 season. Faber, Dobson and Bouchard I believe weren't everyday players to their D+4. I don't think his value would be that affected from struggling to make the NHL yet.
I didn't take that as "Bennington getting all the credit." I agree with him on many aspects. Look, it's his opinion and he's right because it's his, just like my opinion is right because it is mine. One person doesn't win the Cup, it takes a whole team.
bleedblue1223
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No one is saying he gets all the credit, but he was absolutely one of the main drivers in getting to the playoffs, and then throughout the playoffs. In game 7, we very well might not win if he didn't weather the storm like he did. Once we got some goals, then we started controlling the play.
bleedblue1223
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It's still very much early in his development, and clearly Columbus has not developed him well. They rushed him to the NHL and now he's in this awkward place where he's probably too good for AHL, but they aren't willing to do the developing at the NHL level with him. Are the concerns with his skating a red flag for why he really won't reach his potential or does he just need a change with a team will have a better plan for his development.
On the surface, it kind of reminds me of the situation with Drouin in Tampa. Lets say we copy that deal and do a Dvorsky for Jiricek type deal, but Jiricek just becomes a defenseman version of Drouin. That's not ideal.
Majorityof1
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I have seen lots of posts that say Binnington is "the" reason we won the cup, or the main reason, or the biggest reason. Mainly when people are calling me a fake fan because I love the Blues and hate him. So I get a whole bunch of hyperbole thrown my way. Yes, some people argue he is pretty much the sole reason we won the cup, or at least that is how it comes across when people are telling me I am not a Blues fan because every Blues fan should provide Binnington with an alibi for killing small children if needed because he single handedly took the team to the cup and is the only thing keeping us from being relegated to the ECHL.
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Lol there isn't a single Blues fans who gives Binner all the credit. What an absurd statement. But he deserves a lot of credit, no one can deny that. His rise from relative anonymity to Stanley Cup champion is one of the great stories in NHL history, and not sure why anyone would try to minimize that.
To be honest, if you "hate" Binner then I question how big of a Blues fan you really are. He'll always be an all-time Blues legend and if that bothers you then I find that amusing. The only ridiculous hyperbole in this discussion is coming from you.
Majorityof1
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Now why despite watching every second of every Blues game, despite traveling to St. Louis a dozen times over the past couple years specifically to watch the Blues, depsite posting almost 9k times mostly about the Blues, tell me why I am not a Blues fan?
You hate the Captain of the Blues Cup, and your hating him does not disqualify you. But I'm not a Blues fan because I dislike Binnington? Roflmao. Keep proving my point for me please.
Y get an "atta boy!" Gee, I didn't see our resident troll's good buddy in your rundown. Oh, oh, you are not a fan of his, lol.
The run most definitely includes the entirety of charging back into playoff contention in the regular season. For me, that run started in a bar in Philadelphia.
This post reads like a voice over for images of Don Quixote tilting at windmills. You're either putting words into my mouth, or defending against things that no one here is remotely saying. If you had those kinds of exchanges, let it go. I don't think you have a debate opponent pushing the opposing view.
EDIT - OK, I guess I stand corrected to the extent that someone in this thread is questioning your fanhood. Weird.
I agree with the point that you are irrationally fixated (in my view) on Binnington's fairly minor bad moments, but you're allowed to have those opinions and still be a diehard Blues fan.
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ChicagoBlues
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#3 the bottom-6 was a pita. Binny of course is #1.
If I were to pick one, I think Liut is my favorite Blues goalie. I was too young to appreciate Hall and Plante. Also, I really appreciated what Jon Casey did in the 1995-96 playoffs.
Majorityof1
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I was not referring to you when talking about people questioning my fanhood or attributing our cup the majorly toward Binnington, just to be clear. But for many, he is a god who walks among men. My dislike allows me to actually be less biased than those people. I have just today said he was a major contributor to our coming back and making the playoffs our cup year, he is a good goalie who makes the team better, he has the ability to be elite, and he was absolute nails last year and out cup season. These are not things someone with a completely biased agenda would say.
As you said, I am entitled to my opinion on Binnington. I only state it as context when discussing Binnington as a player, to admit there may be potential bias, or when others bring it up. Its not me who is fixated. I cannot discuss the Blues goaltender on a Blues forum, because someone wields my dislike for him as a cudgel against my opinion. They cannot attack the opinion, because the numbers don't lie, so they attack me and my fandom..
