Multiple St. Louis Blues Updates... This has Major Implications

St. Louis Blues give multiple updates surrounding the team as Jim Montgomery goes in on multiple key details within this organization that not only has big implications for this franchise moving forward but also with the media. We're gonna break down everything you need to know on these updates what it means for the team moving forward plus so much more in this episode and you're not gonna want to miss it but hey if you don't want to miss any other content make sure to go down hit that free subscribe button it means the absolute world and on top of you get to stay up to date on everything to do around the Blues from the preseason training camp the regular season and the playoffs when we get there so make sure to go down and hit if you're watching on Facebook hit that follow button as well and Darius we're finally at that point where the St. Louis Blues are back playing hockey today as the training camp of course is a lot shorter and we see the St. Louis Blues among with a lot of rising stars and veterans taking on the disgusting Dallas stars but Darius there's a lot to look at with this the St. Louis Blues came out with the lineups and the game day players that will be playing within this organization and I kind of want your thoughts on this of course a short of preseason there's going to be not a lot of time for young players like Justin Carboneau and others to really impress management to get a permanent spot within the team but what is your thoughts on this team as a whole and what did you think is going to be the biggest storyline around these young guys making that push the disgusting Dallas stars does kind of roll off the tongue quite nicely but that is who the Blues are taking on tonight and a huge opportunity for a few players in particular obviously this is not the big guns we kind of already know what the lineup is going to look like but we're getting a look at some guys who I think will make the team in obviously Torbchenko and Suter and basically that first line tonight is what I think the Blues fourth line may end up being on you know night one of the season but some really big opportunities here for a guy like Justin Carboneau, Zach Dean, Kaskamaki for example and these guys you know are going to be pro this year of Carboneau I should say a lot of these younger guys are going to be turning pro this year and you know could see time in the NHL if there are injuries but a really big opportunity here tonight specifically for Justin Carboneau to show you know please put me into your lineup please move me up a little bit give me a look and just try me in the lineup you know before the season starts because this could be truly with how short camp is this year his only opportunity but not only that you know Finley came over off of waivers last season as well from the Tampa Bay Lightning we covered that at the time he had a good showing to end the year as well this is a big showing for him in this game too and not even those guys that I mentioned Kaskamaki is a huge storyline heading into tonight too because if you look at you know what they're running in terms of the power play if they do get a power play opportunity tonight on paper again I'm not exactly sure what the lines are for the Dallas Stars are tonight there could be a mix of you know a lot of different things like most teams at this point but this could be pretty lethal and I want to see what Theo Lindstein can do too because we've been talking about him at nauseam the last couple of days as well Mark I know you have some thoughts on Theo Lindstein because he's looked really good got some high praise from head coach Jim Montgomery over the last two days saying that he might be their best defenseman and moving the puck and just positionally which would put you in a spot where you might just be the best defenseman on the team but you know what are your thoughts on Theo Lindstein as well because this is a massive opportunity for not just the guys that I've pointed out but Theo Lindstein too to continue to keep his stock high because it looks like he is not even not only going to make the team but make the team as a second pairing defenseman and I think with this game alone of course looking at the defensive tour Tucker is there and Lindstein there the rest of them incredible defensemen will probably will spend the year in the juniors or in the AHL with Steve on but I think this is a good opportunity for them to kind of look at Lindsay and say hey what can you do as that top defenseman here of course looking at the parents playing second pairing with Ralph but again looking at the power play if Jim Montgomery sold on this guy being the best puck mover the best defenseman getting the tape-to-tape passes this is a great opportunity to say hey show me some success show me what you can do with suit or show me what you can do with offensive threats like Justin Carbono Dean and of course Casper Mackey this is a great opportunity for a young kid to get into this game and I know a lot of people might look and say hey he's not playing with the Top Guns he's not playing with Colton Franco but not yet this is a where it's a shorter preseason and maybe this is Jim Montgomery looking and saying hey he's not going to get into five or six games because we have a short forced game preseason this is where we're going to get him into game one he doesn't look at a place we'll get him into game two and if he's in there by game three or four I almost feel especially with the quotes coming out again we're going to fall back on this all offseason long looking at that he has the best puck moving defenseman he's open when someone's open boom it's tape to tape people don't talk about this often when you look at veteran coaches speaking about young guys this is incredible but there is back to speaking on the team there's so many guys and a lot of guys looking to make that opportunity like you said Casper Mackey had some stints in the NHL Justin Carbono is going pro regardless in the AHL or the NHL but I think it's going to get interesting when we're now looking at Jordan Binnington getting the first half of this game and then rotating goalies into the third what is your thoughts on this because I do genuinely think out of outside defensemen and forwards this is a guy looking to prove a point the most because Joel Hofer's at the heels if not Jordan Binnington's at the heels to take over that starting spot I think you're right he has something to prove so I definitely agree with you there also quick note if you're looking at the lineup before one guy we didn't even mention Stenberg but I feel like with a lot of the moves that they made this offseason Stenberg as much as we love him here on the channel probably going to start the year in the AHL just because of his contract and it's just easier to not have to go through waivers and all that crazy stuff you know at least to start the year so unfortunate but you know it may be better for his development at this point and just easier for the team and that is what it is but like you mentioned with a goaltending battle to me like you said he wants to come in and prove something hey I can still be a starter he is is not it's going to be Joel Hofer's net quite simply to me it is Joel Hofer's net to start this year there's nothing that Jordan Binnington can do in this preseason in my eyes and listen I'm not the coach I don't work for the organization I'm not Alex Steen all that stuff but there is nothing that Jordan Binnington can do in this preseason in this small stint that would make me change my mind as to who the starting goaltender for the Blues is this year and it's Joel Hofer he showed it two years ago that he was you know really good coming up and you know had some decent numbers and was starting to build some confidence and last year great numbers uh looked really good towards the end of the year and he was easily the best of the two goaltenders so yes thank you for the Stanley Cup Jordan Binnington and thank you for some pretty solid goaltending along the way the last couple of years but I think ultimately the way that this finishes and this might actually come as a shock to some Blues fans I think the way this finishes is Joel Hofer takes over the net this year as the starter and at some point leading to the trade deadline Jordan Binnington will be traded I don't think he's going to finish this contract here because I don't know if he's going to renew his contract here and I don't think the Blues want to lose him for nothing so that might come as a hot take for some people but I don't know if there's anything listen they're going to use him as a backup goalie he's going to get games this year that's for sure but I don't think there's anything at this point that uh leads me to believe that Joel Hofer will not be the starting goaltender of this team he will be and Binnington will be his backup and I think they'll look to move him before the deadline I think a big thing with the Binnington is if you're looking at Binnington say he comes out red hot of the gate you have two goaltenders that are firing off above a 9-10 save percentage two guys that are looking like brick walls I could see a world where they get to deadline and of course if Binnington says hey I'm not going to come back maybe they look at that and say the can't get traded right now because the value is not there maybe this is your in-house rental a guy that wants to last your rob maybe you win a Stanley Cup with Binnington again and he says hey screw it I don't actually want to leave this is going to get very interesting because there's a lot of battles forward position young guys pushing through but I think one that's going to be talked about quite a bit this preseason especially coming off the outcomes of these next couple games is who's the starting goaltender moving forward and I'd like to agree with you Darius that I do think Joel Hofer not only because of the age and of course Binnington's a legend he's going to be in the rafters but this is the time where you start to lean into that youth movement and maybe this is where Joel Hofer comes out as a top 10 goalie the future Hall of Famer of course but let us know your thoughts down in the comments first off how excited are you that Blues hockey is back on because it was a long winter or I should say summer because I felt like forever let us know your thoughts down in the comments I've been your host Mark with my co-host Darius and take care