3 Potential Trade Destinations For Blues' Jordan Binnington

Jordan Binnington's days with the St. Louis Blues could be numbered. The pending unrestricted free-agent goaltender is a prime trade candidate to be moved this season, and there's a few teams that make sense as trade partners for the Blues.

Binnington, 33, is making $6 million AAV this season, and owns a 10-team no-trade clause. He's appeared in just five games this season, compared to 14 for Joel Hofer, and Binnington is 1-3-0, with a .851 save percentage, and 4.51 goals against average.

His decorated resume and big-game experience interest other teams despite his poor start to the year, and here's three teams to keep an eye on as potential trade destinations:

New York Rangers

The Rangers enter the weekend 11-8-1 and third in the Metro division. They've managed to calm the waters after Igor Shesterkin went down with a season-ending injury, and while Dylan Garand has been stellar, the Rangers are still looking for a veteran. James Reimer lasted one period, and now Binnington has been linked recently in trade talks.

Toronto Maple Leafs

Yes, Sergei Bobrovsky is struggling and is signed for two more seasons, but the Leafs could be in the market to trade Anthony Stolarz, as John Chayka must trade players with term on their contracts to help with their salary cap situation. Binnington is from the area, and would be a very capable backup to Bobrovsky, who could push him for starts down the stretch.

Utah Mammoth

The Mammoth are going for it this season, which means they'll be looking to upgrade and add in almost every category of their team. Karel Vejmelka isn't going anywhere, but Binnington could be a solid veteran presence to help with the team's Cup desires. Don't be shocked to see Utah make multiple significant trades in the coming weeks.