{"id":38511,"date":"2022-06-06T05:45:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T05:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/oilers-evander-kane-suspended-for-game-4-avalanche-moves-on-without-nazem-kadri-for-potential-series-clinching-sweep\/"},"modified":"2022-06-06T05:45:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T05:45:45","slug":"oilers-evander-kane-suspended-for-game-4-avalanche-moves-on-without-nazem-kadri-for-potential-series-clinching-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/oilers-evander-kane-suspended-for-game-4-avalanche-moves-on-without-nazem-kadri-for-potential-series-clinching-sweep\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers’ Evander Kane suspended for Game 4; Avalanche moves on without Nazem Kadri for potential series-clinching sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"
EDMONTON, Alberta – Oilers left wing Evander Kane and Avalanche center Nazem Kadri will miss Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals between the teams because of suspension and injury, respectively.<\/p>\n
Kane was assessed a one-game suspension by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Sunday for his check from behind that sent Kadri crashing into the end boards early in Colorado’s 4-1 victory in Game 3 on Saturday night at Rogers Place. Kane was issued a boarding major on the play and Kadri sustained what is believed to be a broken right thumb, according to sources.<\/p>\n
\nEdmonton’s Evander Kane has been suspended for one game for Boarding Colorado’s Nazem Kadri. https:\/\/t.co\/1zUiUo0LZb<\/p>\n
– NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) June 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The Avs, who take a commanding 3-0 lead in the seven-game series into Monday’s Game 4, are calling it an \u201cupper-body\u201d injury. Kadri could miss the rest of the postseason.<\/p>\n
Colorado coach Jared Bednar on Sunday declined to confirm or deny reports that Kadri has a broken thumb.<\/p>\n
Vegas center Jack Eichel played the last six weeks of the regular season with a broken thumb, Golden Knights executive George McPhee said last month.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was non-displaced, so he didn’t have to have surgery, but it was a bad fracture, and the guy didn’t miss a game,\u201d McPhee said of Eichel.<\/p>\n
Before Kane’s suspension was announced, Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft said he didn’t deserve any further discipline.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish (Kadri) the best. To me, we’ve seen that play, that type of hockey play occur during the playoffs and it’s unfortunate someone got hurt, \u201dhe said. “We took a five-minute penalty and we’re able to kill it off.”<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cWe’ve seen those type of hockey plays here in the playoffs. It’s unfortunate he lost his balance and Nazem was injured. But for me, we did a good job of killing that five-minute penalty. “<\/p>\n
Avs coach Jared Bednar said of Kadri after Game 3. \u201cThe hit – it’s the most dangerous play in hockey. He puts him in (the wall) headfirst from behind, eight feet off the boards. I’ll leave it at that. “<\/p>\n
Bednar on Sunday didn’t have much more to say: “I think it’s a dangerous hit.”<\/p>\n
Winger Mikko Rantanen is a candidate to replace Kadri as the second-line center in Game 4, allowing JT Compher – who stepped up for Kadri immediately after the injury – to remain as the third-line center. Colorado could also promote natural center Alex Newhook to second-line center and bring in Nicolas Aube-Kuble as a third-line winger.<\/p>\n
Rantanen was expecting Kane to get suspended during Colorado’s optional practice on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose are the things that you learn when you’re younger that you don’t do,\u201d Rantanen said. “Just a dangerous play and I hope the league will make the right decision, which everybody probably knows what it should be.”<\/p>\n
Avs goalie Pavel Francouz was the closest player to witness the hit. \u201cIt could have been a way worse outcome for Naz,\u201d he said. “Really lucky in that situation. And I think it’s totally suspendable. “<\/p>\n
Kane spoke to Edmonton reporters after the game. \u201cI was just coming in on the backcheck. Puck went wide, kind of dribbled into the corner. I know he likes to reverse it. I was just trying to get up on him, that’s really all I did, \u201dhe said. “Unfortunately, he went into the boards awkwardly and hurt his hand of him.”<\/p>\n
Kane is not a fan of the NHL’s DoPS:<\/p>\n
\nMY STATEMENT: pic.twitter.com\/taoALpVmvn<\/a><\/p>\n