ST. LOUIS (KMOX/BLUES) - The St. Louis Blues and Jordan Binnington have agreed to a two-year contract worth with an annual average value of $4.4 million.
Binnington, 26, was a a restricted free agent, avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing to the deal on Saturday.
Quite a couple days for Binnington, who turned 26 on July 11, hosted his day with the Stanley Cup and now signs his first big contract. #stlblues
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) July 14, 2019"I'm happy to get this deal done with the St. Louis Blues," Binnington told stlouisblues.com. "To the city of St. Louis, thank you for welcoming me in and trusting me to do me. I'm excited and motivated to keep doing my job and keep bringing success to the St. Louis Blues organization."
"We are pleased to have Jordan signed for two more years," added Blues General Manager Doug Armstrong. "His play was outstanding and we look forward to seeing him continue to be a major contributor for our team."
Right where I thought it would be. Hell of a contract. #stlblues @KMOXSports https://t.co/mgvMoEZuVb
— Alex Ferrario (@FerrarioKMOX) July 14, 2019Binnington made his first career start on Jan. 7 in Philadelphia, where he posted a 25-save shutout in a 3-0 Blues' victory. Since then, the rookie goaltender went 24-5-1 in the regular season with a 1.89 goals-against average, a .927 save-percentage and five shutouts.
But his success didn't stop there.
In 26 Stanley Cup Playoffs games, Binnington went 16-10 with a 2.46 goals-against average, a .914 save-percentage and one shutout, becoming the first goaltender in the Blues' 52-year history to capture a Stanley Cup for the franchise.
Binnington also became the first rookie goaltender in League history to record 16 wins in a single postseason, besting the previous record of 15 set by four goaltenders: Patrick Roy, Ron Hextall, Matt Murray and Cam Ward.
Reporting from StLouisBlues.com
