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Unfathomable
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Which goalie is better playing the puck.

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Never really thought about it before because I have become used to having both but was just watching the NSH feed and their color guy was just raving about Hofer puck play.

Took him over Binnington fwiw.

Its pretty close
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Hofer is better, but often prone to dumb[ash] mistakes.
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Absolut wrote: 02 Feb 2026 21:33 pm Hofer is better, but often prone to dumb[ash] mistakes.
Agree with this.
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TruBlueFan_1970 wrote: 03 Feb 2026 11:03 am
Absolut wrote: 02 Feb 2026 21:33 pm Hofer is better, but often prone to dumb[ash] mistakes.
Agree with this.
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JB all day long imo.
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One with cerebral palsy.

HOFer scares me any time there’s a dump.
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Hofer reminds me of Mike Smith with respect to his puck skills.

Very good but there is defo a mistake in him.

I would say Hofer is more aggressive than Binnington, im not sure if that translates to better.

Both are very good.
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Give me Binny.

Hofer is much improved. He is very aggressive but not as good (or smart) with the puck as Binny…that could change.
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britishblue wrote: 03 Feb 2026 11:20 am Hofer reminds me of Mike Smith with respect to his puck skills.

Very good but there is defo a mistake in him.

I would say Hofer is more aggressive than Binnington, im not sure if that translates to better.

Both are very good.
I’ve said it before but I can see Hofer misplaying a puck to lose a playoff game. That would be a classic Blues goalie move.
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Thumbs up for both. Hofer more aggressive and scary. Both a advantage to the team.

If there isn't a coach/camp for this, already. These two could have a retirement plan. When it's all over.
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JB is on a whole different level with playing the puck. Hofer may get there, but he's not there, yet. JB can solely kill a team's forechecking scheme. I know teams make adjustments because of it. It's a shame the current Blues aren't better at taking advantage of it.
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JB for sure. Hofer has improved and is above average but still makes too many mistakes.
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Binny absolutely. Hoff can do it, but he is scary sometimes. It would be great if we had a team in front of them. We'd be dangerous.
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