from Frank Seravalli of TSN,

“Do I look nervous?”

St. Louis Blue goaltender Jordan Binnington hasn’t just been the story of the season. He also owns the quote of the year since uttering those words in late February.

Truth be told, Binnington said on Sunday, it’s been “a couple years now” since he was last nervous in net.

Unflappable or facade, those nerves will be put to the test on Monday night in Game 1 as Binnington attempts to become the first man to win a Stanley Cup final game in Blues history. Glenn Hall, Jacques Plante and Ernie Wakely all tried before him, but not since 1970.

No pressure.

“Same game, right?” Binnington said, without a hint of tongue-in-cheek.

Binnington will face Boston’s Tuukka Rask in one of the most intriguing goaltending matchups we’ve seen in a Stanley Cup final in years. It’s the leading Conn Smythe candidate against a stone-cold confident rookie.

Both have authored incredible stories.

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