Jim Montgomery was frustrated.
Jordan Binnington didn’t catch anything in Chicago. PDO
Planned to be Canada’s number one goalkeeper for next month’s Olympic tournament Jordan Binnington32, doesn’t excel in the NHL.
In the game against the Chicago Blackhawks the night before Thursday, Binnington surrendered seven times in just over 50 minutes.
The beating of the St. Louis Blues led to a special situation when the head coach Jim Montgomery wanted to pull Binnington off the field.
Montgomery already had time to call the Canadian keeper for a change, only to notice that the one who was going to be replaced Joel Hoferia was nowhere to be seen.
Hofer was later found in the pictures of the TV broadcast. The Blues defenseman peered at the field and Montgomery from behind the corner of the booth corridor.
However, it was not about avoiding work. Sportsnet tellsthat the limited bench space at Chicago’s United Center sometimes forces the away team’s goalkeeper to watch the match from the side of the locker room.
Binnington played like this until the end of the match. Chicago won 7-3.
Poor statistics
Binnington, who saved Canada’s victory in the 4 Nations tournament last winter, has played 26 games in the NHL this season with a goals-against average of 3.55 and a save percentage of 87.1.
The other favorite goaltenders in the Olympics are the Los Angeles Kings Darcy Kuemper and the Washington Capitals Logan Thompson.
– Goalkeepers are one of their Achilles’ heels, the Lions’ commander Antti Pennanen evaluate.