{"id":5883,"date":"2017-01-25T17:49:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T22:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=5883"},"modified":"2017-01-25T17:49:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T22:49:10","slug":"st-louis-blues-tell-jake-allen-stay-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/01\/25\/st-louis-blues-tell-jake-allen-stay-home\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Blues Tell Jake Allen to Stay Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

The St. Louis Blues will bench goalie Jake Allen<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for a third straight game. Allen was told to stay home while the Blues are\u00a0on a three-game road trip.<\/p>\n

St. Louis Blues Tell Jake Allen to Stay Home<\/h2>\n

Although it was surprising, it\u2019s only appropriate that the Blues punish Allen. In his last ten games, he\u2019s only won three. Even worse, he\u2019s allowed a combined 34 goals against. Throughout the entire season so far, he\u2019s had a goals against average of 2.85. This stat places him amongst the top-40 goalies in the league, so far.<\/p>\n

Allen hasn\u2019t had a rough season so far. His current record is 17-12-3; but he\u2019s been on a cold streak recently. The problem is that the Blues have started to lean more and more on their goaltending. Allen and his backup, Carter Hutton<\/a><\/strong>, both said they were comfortable with having to be relied on, but so far Hutton has been the only one who can be trusted to consistently win games. He\u2019s won six out of his last ten games, which is a fairly good percentage for a backup. He even recorded a shutout against the Pittsburgh Penguins.<\/p>\n

Hutton, Copley Promoted<\/h3>\n

Before the road trip, the Blues recalled Pheonix Copley<\/a><\/strong> to backup Hutton. Copley made his NHL debut in a 5-3 loss against the Winnipeg Jets. Although it was a loss, Copley had an excellent game and showed a lot of promise. He\u2019s fairly well known for his strong work ethic and determination, and those are traits that can empower young goalies. If he can continue to show these traits off in game, like he did against Winnipeg, he\u2019ll become a reliable go-to when the Blues are struggling in between the pipes.<\/p>\n

The entire Blues staff are supporting Allen through his cold spell. He became a father on January 6 , and the team believes that spending time at home with his new daughter will help relieve him of the stresses he\u2019s felt at the rink. He should be back in net when the Blues return to St. Louis, after the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

Main Photo.<\/p>\n

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