A couple of Blues believe Kadri knew what he was doing in collision that took out Binnington
It's pretty much the all anyone in the hockey world is talking about on Sunday. During game three of the second round series between the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche, Nazem Kadri was involved in a collision that knocked blues goaltender Jordan Binnington out of the game. We've since learned he won't return in this series.
The NHL won't be disciplining Kadri for the hit. The league reportedly believes Kadri was driven into Binnington by Blues defenceman Calle Rosen. A couple of Blues aren't so sure, pointing out Kadri's reputation for getting dirty, especially in the playoffs.
"You know what you're doing, yeah," said Brayden Schenn when asked if he thought Kadri had some ulterior motive in the situation.
"You ask any player, a guy like that knows what he's doing there," said Robert Bortuzzo.
"Um, you know, I just think from his comments, he said that he got pushed and he's behind our guy, so I don't know how that makes sense," added Schenn. "But we'll move on and worry about winning a hockey game."
Without Binnington, the Blues will have to rely on Ville Huuso and Charlie Lindgren for the remainder of the series, for however long that lasts. The Avs currently lead two games to one.
Related: NHL INVESTIGATING BINNINGTON WATER BOTTLE INCIDENT W/ NAZEM KADRI
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| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
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