The Colorado Avalanche suffered their first serious casualty in the playoffs, as defenseman Sam Girard will not return these playoffs after suffering a broken sternum from a hit by St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev in the opening minute of Game 3. Later in the first period, Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington would have his series ended by a knee sprain after a netfront collision between himself, Blues defenseman Calle Rosen, and Nazem Kadri. The evidence of a boiling anger simmers in St. Louis, and there’s lots of potential for a nasty Game 4 on Monday night.
Josh Manson needs to fill some huge shoes the rest of the way for the Avalanche
