Blues coach Craig Berube on Sunday said goalie Jordan Binnington will miss the rest of the series against the Avalanche with a lower-body injury — believed to be to his right knee.
And all anyone wanted to talk about in the immediate aftermath was whether the play that produced that injury — Avs forward Nazem Kadri and Blues defenseman Calle Rosen’s collision with Binnington 6:45 into the first period — crossed a line.
TNT rules analyst Don Koharski called the contact, coming on a play that saw both Kadri and Rosen vying for a loose puck in front of the Blues goal, an “innocent collision.”But Blues forward Brayden Schenn and defenseman Robert Bortuzzo said Sunday that Kadri — who has a history of suspensions in the playoffs — initiated contact with Binnington.Bortuzzo: “You ask any player, a guy like that knows what he’s doing there.”“Listen, reputation — it doesn’t mean anything.
The incident happened five minutes after Colorado defenseman Sam Girard absorbed a massive behind-the-net check from Blues forward Ivan Barbarshev. Girard suffered a broken sternum and will miss the rest of the postseason. “ unfortunate — same as Girard for me. That’s a legal play. It’s unfortunate but it is what it is,” Bednar said.
Binnington seemed to take exception with Kadri’s play Saturday night. While entering the arena’s medical offices near the Avalanche locker room,
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