Major trade scenario allows Jordan Binnington to reunite with Team Canada teammate

Reports have emerged out of St. Louis on how the Blues could should try to capitalize on goaltender Jordan Binnington’s success at the 4 Nations Face-Off by trading him. This prompted David Staples of the Edmonton Jounral to cite TSN’s Darren Dreger who wonders if the Oilers should attempt to acquire the goalie in order for him to reunite with captain Connor McDavid on their way to hoist the Stanley Cup in June.

Dreger wondered if Oilers GM Stan Bowman might be interested in Binnington, to which his co-host on the Ray & Dregs podcast responded:

“Why not? Or if you’re Army, like why not? …Edmonton is an interesting place, because if you don’t have faith that there’s one more gear to Stuart Skinner, then of course you have to look at it. But you’re not bringing Binnington in to play with Skinner. What are you doing with that?”

Staples seems interested in the trade proposal, writing:

“As we approach the trade deadline, I’m starting to think that bringing in another goalie to both support and challenge Stuart Skinner is the way to go. If Skinner doesn’t play well, it would be excellent to have a 1A goalie that the Oilers can go to immediately and ride as far as he can take the team.”

While Blues general manager Doug Armstrong may be willing to move Binnington as a way to retool the roster in St. Louis, there is a feeling out there that he would draw more interest with Brayden Schenn, Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich ahead of the March 7 deadline.

On top of that, recent reports have indicated that Edmonton won’t likely seek goaltending help as Pierre LeBrun explained on last night’s edition of Insider Trading on TSN:

“It’s not a priority discussion within that Oilers front office for a very specific reason. I don’t think the Oilers look at the goalies available on the market right now and say there’s a guy that’s an absolute guaranteed upgrade over Stuart Skinner . Of course the Oilers know that Skinner can play better and is going to need to play better. But they look at his playoff pedigree and feel that that guy is there and will be there. I’m not saying it’s impossible for them to trade for a goalie but I’m telling you it’s not a priority item for them because they don’t see that guy out there.”

However, I’m sure you can’t blame McDavid for dreaming about the possibility of getting a playoff player like Binnington in Edmonton in order to win the Stanley Cup this time at the end of the season…