One does not simply, compare Markstrom to Binnington

While the statistics/ performance projections don't really justify the contract, I don't really mind it. This contract weights more about the money earned rather than future considerations relative to other contracts. Carrying a team to a Stanely Cup can justify a pretty big contract IMO.

You are stuck with prices contract. I'd be hesitant to laugh at others goalie contract situation.

Price is a hall of famer but everyone ages and that contract may very well be the second worse goalie contract (Bob) within 1-2 years

Dude has been a league average or just below league average goaltender for the last two years.

The NHL history is littered with guys who come in hot for half a season or so and don't turn into much. Seems an overpay....

Montreal fans talking trash about terrible goalie contracts is the peak of irony

But it was entirely predictable that the wheels would fall of the bus, just not when. The Seabrook contract helped guarantee there would not be a 4th ring.

If you want to build a longterm contender, you need to be, much as I dislike them, the Patriots. They sold high on key pieces to get the parts for the next championship, let stars walk. That is how you keep winning. Not by spending high percentages of your cap space on declining (or soon-to-be) stars.

I certainly agree that Brent Seabrook is not the only reason for 3 Stanley Cup championships coming to Chicago because there were 20 other players for each Cup win.

I also agree that Brent Seabrook is replaceable.

Where I disagree with probably most people that voted no on here is over whether Jordan Binnington is replaceable for St. Louis.

Let's say you refuse to give Binnington this extension, which everybody seems to hate on here.

Binnington then walks out on the Blues in the offseason as a UFA.

Who replaces Binnington as the starting goalie for the Blues next season?

Ville Husso?

Sometimes, you need to hand out a bad contract to keep a winning team together.

As you probably know from other bad signings from the past, it's part of the business.

The problem isn't that the Blues re-signed Binnington. I think that was an inevitability. The problem is they gave him major money and long term when he's been trending downwards. Not catastrophically downwards, but enough to be concerned if the deal will be worth it.

I hope for the Blues sake that he stays as a 0.910 - 0.920 goaltender and doesn't do what Jones did and just forget how to play as soon as the deal kicks in. I think they could've gotten the price and term down on this one though.

I think this contract will be pretty bad in these next few years.😬😬

Totally agreed. This was very bad.

Definitely bit too much and term and money.
Blues should have held strong and held out till he agreed to 4 year deal IMO.

The same thing a bunch of teams will be considering this summer.

Look at binnington (now gone), Andersen, Raanta.

Perhaps trade for Kuemper. Perhaps Sorokin if Varlamov keeps a firm grip and he wants out.

Pain.

Giving 6 years to the next Johnathan Cheechoo…..

this guy single handily ruined the 22-23 Blues XD