I guess Husso figures he is gonna get his money in the offseason, because he looked like ass tonight. Head totally up his ass on that 4th goal. Amazing what a difference a few weeks can make, as they now look dead in the water without Binnington.
He was half way to the bench when the play broke out of the Avs zone. He was in a no win situation. If he turns and skates back to the net, they simply shoot it past him. He tried to skate backwards to get in the play, but ... well, goalies can barely skate forwards.
re: Kadri... agreed wholly. That was an "accidentally on purpose" crash in to Binnington. SportsNet coverage even pulled Pronger out of the crowd to relive another Blues goalie get crashed in to in the playoffs.
Two years in a row he’s injured one of our players. Just a cheap shot artist who needs to suffer a career ending injury.
I was surprised and elated to see Binnington find that top tier form again……dude was playing great. It is no coincidence at all that Kadri did what he did. It’s utter crap and I sincerely hope karma deals him the worst possible outcome.
What a load of crap. Kadri is very aware of what he did last year.... and how it costs his own team. So he has been playing very cleanly. Most of the analysts I've heard make any comments about the collision was that it's part of hockey (including the guy on NHL Tonight...who picked St. Louis to come out of the West). Even the BLUES RADIO ANNOUNCERS said it wasn't intentional, for chrissakes. Puck was in the clear and he went for it. Both Rosen and he collided with Binnington.
You can't blame Kadri for that play just because of his past....guys crash the net and collide with goaltenders all the time. Sometimes it's deliberate, sometimes it's incidental. He wasn't even called for a penalty, was he?
I think what's most interesting is that the game was won by the Avs playing a more gritty type of game. Kind of chaotic, sloppy play. Only a couple of power plays. Hardly the "breathe on MacKinnon and he gets a whistle" type affair you were suggesting was going to happen.
It's unfortunate Binnington was hurt....obviously he was playing like he was during the Cup run in 2019....and making a big difference in the series so far. That being stated, we don't know unequivocally if he wins that game if not hurt. Just because he had a 1-0 lead does not mean the Avs still don't score goals the rest of the game.....just like Game 1.
You and other guys in this thread may want to wear some BLUE(S) BLOCKER sunglasses
for the rest of the series, and at least TRY to look at things more objectively. In the meantime you can hope that Husso regains the form he had most of the season, and not give up. Using Binnington as an excuse at this point is not what good hockey fans do. If Kuemper gets knocked out, I will say GO PAVEL and suck it up!