ST. LOUIS -- Hockey – yes, hockey – returned to Enterprise Center on Thursday night. And so did Jordan Binnington.
Despite the stellar recent play of Ville Husso, coach Craig Berube made the surprising move of opening the unofficial second half of the season with Binnington in goal against the New Jersey Devils.
The move backfired in a 7-4 loss to the New Jersey Devils. At 26-14-5, the Blues are in a battle for playoff position in the ultra-competitive Central Division. The appearance of New Jersey began a stretch in which seven of the Blues’ first eight games coming out of the All-Star break are against teams that are currently out of playoff position – and not expected to make the playoffs.
