Will Cranley practiced with the St. Louis Blues this week as Jordan Binnington represented Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Colton Parayko had the go-ahead score in St. Louis’ three-goal second period Sunday night, Jordan Binnington made 27 saves and the Blues topped the Colorado Avalanche 3-1. Dylan Holloway and Brayden Schenn also scored,

The St. Louis Blues returned to practice this week but won’t be whole again until Team Canada members Colton Parayko and Jordan Binnington return from the 4 Nations Face-Off. Without them, the Blues spent Wednesday working on their forecheck.

Head coach Jon Cooper announced the St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington will start for Canada against Sweden when the countries raise the curtain on the tournament Wednesday night at the Bell Centre.

Canadian goaltending is considered a weakness at the tournament, and St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington will get the call against Sweden on Wednesday night to try to show otherwise. None of the three Canadian goalies has a save percentage above .

Jordan Binnington made 25 saves in the first three periods and six more in the extra period on the same ice where he helped the St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup five years ago.

Jordan Binnington has experienced this before. In 2019, Binnington led the St. Louis Blues into the arena on Causeway Street here for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins. He made 32 saves in a 4-1 win,

Even though the spotlight was heavily vested on St. Louis Blues goalie Jordan Binnington at the 4 Nations Face-Off last week, and with good reason, Colton Parayko also got the experience of his hockey career.

Off, the prevailing sentiment on Team Canada was it was an excellent team everywhere it counted – except for their goaltending.

NHL legend Don Cherry has suggested that the Boston Bruins should trade for St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington.