Binnington gaining steam in improbable Calder Trophy quest. frank_seravalli has MORE:
All Jordan Binnington has done in the NHL is win, bringing the Blues from 31st place on Jan. 8 to nipping at the heels of the Nashville Predators for second place in the Central Division thanks to his 16-3-1 run in net.Binnington is up against history – and a stout freshman class led by Vancouver wunderkind Elias Pettersson as well as fellow Swede and Sabres rover Rasmus Dahlin.
What voters from the Professional Hockey Writers Association must grapple with is the acceptable number of games played to earn consideration for an award. Binnington has made 22 appearances this season. With 17 games remaining, a solid ballpark is for him to finish with 35 games played, considering the Blues have four back-to-back sets left. That would still be less than half of the Blues' overall games, but almost 85 per cent of the available starts since Jan. 7.Only four rookie netminders have won the Calder in the last 25 years.
A straw poll of Calder voters seems to indicate that those factors would be enough to give Binnington consideration for a Calder vote, but probably not the top spot on the ballot: TSN broadcaster Chris Cuthbert: “Now that he has enough games played for his stats to officially lead the NHL in goals-against average and save percentage, I’ve got him under consideration. And he's played enough to lead the Blues charge into playoff position. With a month to go, if his numbers don't falter and the Blues get in, how is he not a strong candidate?”
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