On June 28, the St. Louis Blues re-signed goaltender Joel Hofer to a two-year extension with an average annual value of $3.4 million. Hofer was previously an arbitration-eligible restricted free ...

St. Louis Blues goalie Joel Hofer has signed a two-year, $6.8 million extension. ( Jeff Curry-Imagn Images) ST. LOUIS -- Doug Armstrong made it known Joel Hofer isn't going anywhere.

The St. Louis Blues are entering this off-season with a handful of players on expiring deals. This includes goaltender Joel Hofer, as he is a pending restricted free agent (RFA).

Blues goaltender Joel Hofer, right, stops a shot as Wild center Gustav Nyquist pressures during the third period March 15 in St. Paul, Minn. During a 40-minute meeting with reporters Monday, St ...

The Blues also have Joel Hofer on the roster as a restricted free agent. Hofer will be just 25 heading into this upcoming season and has been solid.

As for Hofer, he didn’t make much progress compared to last season, but was still good when he got to start. He put up a career-high 16-8-3 record, a .904 SV%, a 2.64 GAA, and one shutout.

Joel Hofer 31 games, 16-8-3, 2.64 GAA, .904 save percentage Like Binnington, his save percentage was down from 2023-24 (.914), but every other category was similar.

He said that Jordan Binnington’s sweet spot is 55 starts. Binnington had 55 last season, which meant 27 for Joel Hofer. Binnington had 54 this season, which meant 28 for Hofer.

Joel Hofer will get the start in goal as Montgomery wants to give Binnington a break after he played all four games for Team Canada en route to winning the 4 Nations Face-Off title.

St. Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer signed a two-year contract extension worth $6.8 million on Saturday. Hofer, who turns 25 on July 30, was scheduled to become a restricted free agent on Tuesday.