Avalanche star Nazem Kadri left Game 3 and didn't return with an upper-body injury
. “You’re taught from a young age that you don’t do that, especially in that distance from the boards. It’s a dangerous play.”
Kane, however, said he wasn’t intentionally trying to injure Kadri. Instead, the Oilers forward believes Kadri’s injury was just an “unfortunate” situation. “I was just coming around on the backcheck. Puck went wide, kind of dribbled into the corner. I know he likes to reverse it,” Kane said, via Wyshynski. “I was just trying get a bump on him. That’s all I did. Unfortunately, he went into the boards awkwardly and hurt his hands.”with a win in Edmonton Sunday night. One more victory would give Colorado time to evaluate Kadri before the Stanley Cup Final begins.
Kadri has been one of Colorado’s most important players, scoring 28 goals and 59 assists during the regular season, the latter leading the team. In the playoffs, he currently has six goals and eight assists through 13 games.
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