Sunday, 22 May 2022. 00:15
(Update : Sunday, May 22, 2022. 00:53)
After the 5-2 loss in the third game of the seriesSaturday evening, the discussion was mainly about the state of health of Jordan Binnington in the camp of the Blues of St. Louis.
The latter was forced out of the game in the first half due to a lower body injury. On the sequence, Nazem Kadri was trying to recover a return throw and he fell on Binnington with Blues defender Calle Rosen.
The St. Louis squad, which was leading 1-0 at the time, conceded a goal moments later with Ville Husso in front of the net.
Binnington injured in collision
Rather ironically, Kadri was saying in a post-match interview with the chain TNT that he wanted Binnington to be back on his feet quickly when the latter threw an empty water bottle in his direction.
In the middle of a sentence, No. 91 of the Avalanche stopped, half-surprised, half-amused: “I think he just threw an empty water bottle at me! (…) I couldn’t do much, I was getting high to get to a loose puck and that’s it. »
Berube talks about Kadri’s reputation
After the game, Blues head coach Craig Berube was asked about this game and he didn’t want to venture too far into the description, but his short answer said a lot.
“Look at Kadri’s reputation. That’s all I have to say,” he told reporters.
“I’m sure the League will take a look at it. It’s an unfortunate collision as Binnington is injured,” said Blues forward Ryan O’Reilly.
“I only saw one loose puck, defended Kadri. I only tried to push her with my stick. I believe their defender made contact with me and pushed me on top of him. If it hadn’t been. I don’t think I would have touched him. »
Binnington tried to stay in the game by performing some stretches, but it was agreed with the trainer that it was not possible for him to stay in net. Husso gave up four times on 23 relief shots, including once as he tried to retreat to the bench for a sixth player late in the game to try to tie the game.
The head coach of the Blues was still satisfied with the work of his players and he believes that there were not many missing for the game to have a new twist.
“We had chances, but we weren’t able to complete those chances,” he reported.
An update on Binnington’s condition is expected on Sunday. The two teams will meet again on Monday for the fourth game.