St. Louis Blues end of season Q & A with Joel Hofer

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- The 2023-24 season wasn't Joel Hofer's first rodeo in the NHL. Sure, the goalie's dipped his toes in the league's waters before, eight games the past two seasons before, but this was his first full season and easily his best. The 23-year-old proved he belongs in the league and helped form one of the best tandems with Jordan Binnington to give the Blues, who were 43-33-6 this season, a terrific 1-2 punch moving forward. Hofer was 15-12-1 with a solid 2.65 goals-against average, .914 save percentage and first shutout in his second game this season, Oct....