Are the Blues Really Going to Let This Guy Go?!
St. Louis stole the show in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Minnesota Wild. And now they're going to have to figure out how to steal a couple million dollars if they want to keep Ville Husso around.
The soon-to-be unrestricted free agent started his first career playoff game, tonight, and finished it with his first career playoff shut out. His 37 saves game him his third shut out of the season, which coincidentally matches his first NHL shut out, a 4-0 win against the Wild.
Meanwhile, Jordan Binnington has 5 more years at $6 million, so if the Blues do make Husso an offer, it would still probably only be as a Number 2, due to Binnington's contract. But ff this performance, and those of the last few weeks, are any indication, I'm fairly certain multiple teams will be after the young Fin for their Number 1.
Don't get me wrong, Jordan Binnington isn't done by any means. But right now, Husso has the «it» that the Blues need for this playoff series, just like Binny had it in 2019.
But that team isn't who's playing, now. For one, Alex Pietrangelo and David Perron have essentially switched places, in that Perron was playing for Vegas, while Pietrangelo scored the series winning goal. Tonight, the former Blues Captain isn't even in the playoffs, while David Perron just became the 14th Blue to score a hat trick in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. And since he scored the first of the 4 Blues goals, he also got the GWG. Basically, it was the Perron and Husso show, with a special appearance by Captain Ryan O'Reilly.
In his NHL career, so far, the 27 year old has played 57 games, with a record of 34-13-7 and a SV% of .912. He was selected by the Blues in the 4th round of the 2014 draft.
Reminder - this was only game one. We're just getting started, folks. I can't imagine the Blues not doing everything in their power to keep this young net-minder, especially after a start like that. Can't wait to see what the series will bring.
| POLL | ||
Would you find a way to keep Husso, or use him for picks and trades? | ||
| Never let him go | 65 | 28.1 % |
| Make the deals | 92 | 39.8 % |
| NEVER LET HIM GO IN ALL CAPS | 74 | 32 % |
| List of polls | ||
