Joel Hofer

I feel like he's a super hyper focus on the game, which is a good thing, but I feel like that's like the main thing with Oscar Sundquist and Nathan Walker was their personalities.

And that's something that I need to see some of the other guys, you know, kind of step up with another player who actually has a really good personality, by the way, is Joel Hofer.

As funny as that might sound to some of you, Hofer really does have like a big personality and, And also Bushi.

A lot of the guys like Bushi.

Last year, I was actually asking some of the players who the funniest person in the locker room was and let me know why Bushi was voted number one by all of his teammates.

I mean, it's insane how funny everybody thinks Bushi is.

And I actually asked Joel Hofer why that was.

And he told me that his Russian humor, it's funny because it's not supposed to be funny.

And then he also didn't let up a goal in any of those preseason minutes that he played.

And then Joel Hofer played games two and four.

So in talking about opening night on Friday, Nick, Could this be the first season since 2020, no, 2019-20, that season, where Jordan Bennington is not going to be the starter in net? I think the answer is yes, but I wanted to make sure to hear confirmation from you.

I would imagine.

In that NHL season.

So what an awesome opportunity for him.

And like, if he's not, then I think that's BS, but you know, we're definitely going to see Joel Hofer and Jordan Bennington for sure in games one and two, right.

They're back to back, which is, How fun is that? But, yeah, I think that this is the time for Joel Hofer and what a moment it is for him.

Jake Allen took the backup role because JB was just God.

Joel Hofer's-

Yeah, but I wouldn't call Hofer God.

Let's debate, Matt.

... you're gonna choose Binnington over Hofer.

That's, that's the whole conspiracy, is because you gotta think Jordan Binnington is maybe, and I say maybe, gonna be trade bait, right? He's coming up on the end of his contract.

Joel Hofer, if he plays well enough, has earned himself the starting role.

You're gonna wanna pay him at the end of the year, free up that cap space.

Yeah.

Joel Hofer, who's an up-and-coming goalie.

Logan Stankoven, who I thought was the prize, I think, with a low contract.

Yeah.

And we will see both goalies.

We'll see Joel Hofer and Jordan Binnington when the Blues are in Dallas and Colorado over the course of the weekend.

All right, the Arizona State hockey team opens its season against Lindenwood on Friday night at Centene Center.

The Sun Devils program has been rocked by a tragedy, a workout that has left Blues prospect Matthew Mayich brain dead.

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UPL having to fight Alex Lyon, Linus Ullmark, Joel Hofer, I'm not feeling it.

I want a goalie.

Bobrovsky.

[laughs]

I see a number of goalies here that I would like, but if it's not the one that I want, I'm gonna wait for him as well.

You know it's Joel Hofer.

It, it...

Jake Ottinger in net for the Dallas Stars.

Joel Hofer likely in net for the Blues.

So very excited about that game as well.

And now there are some keys that the Blues need if they're going to be a wild card spot.

I'm just curious about goalies and young goalies trying to make that next step.

Dobesh being one, Jack Reeves, Joel Hofer maybe starting to take over from Bennington at the end of next season.

What do you think of these young guys trying to take the reins in some teams right now?

Yeah, obviously expectations are very high in Montreal.