Jordan Binnington started the year out behind Jake Allen, Chad Johnson, and Ville Husso on the St. Louis Blues depth chart for goaltender. He was the guy doing his job, and doing it quite well, but couldn’t crack the roster or be considered over the next phenom.
You see, Binnington wasn’t picked to be the phenom; he just became one this year by taking the reins of a job and never giving them back. This week, he was named the Rookie of the Month in the NHL. From the minor league basement to the top of the NHL in less than four months is quite the story, don’t you think?