New York. St. Lewis goalkeeper Jordan Bennington was forced to cancel the play-off game at the Enterprise Center after colliding with Nazim Qadri – and, according to unconfirmed information, he retaliated by throwing a water bottle at the Colorado striker during a televised interview afterwards.
– Someone threw a bottle and I think it is him, says my destiny.
Barely seven minutes passed in the third meeting between Colorado and St. Louis when the accident—perhaps crucial to the series’ outcome—occurred.
Swedish Blues defender Kali Rosen and Colorado striker Nazim Qadri chased a puck ball thrown in front of St. John’s. Box office Lewis and ended with a collision with goalkeeper Jordan Bennington.
He lay on the ice for a few minutes, then got up and tried to move as usual – but he was in too much pain in one of his legs to be able to go on and leave the ice. Fen Phil Hoso came instead.
“Just look at Kadri’s reputation.”
No red card was granted, but Blues coach Craig Perrob hints that he is convinced Kadri – who has been suspended several times – deliberately injuring the star goalkeeper.
– He’s only looking at Kadri’s reputation. That’s all I’m going to say, he snores.
Kadri himself stated that he did not have a chance to avoid the collision and that he is supported by the captain Gabriel Landskog.
– It’s a comeback and of course Nas will be after the disc. The hill chase is just as hard and it’s unfortunate that there will be a collision, but there is absolutely nothing ugly in this situation, he told Sportbladet.
Gerrard was taken to the hospital
However, Bennington seems to agree with his coach. When Qadri, right after the final whistle in the game – which Colorado won 5-2, after both goals and a decisive pass from my destiny, by the way – – gave an interview to TNT in the corridor outside the locker room, someone threw a water bottle at him.
– And I think it was Bennington, he says.
Journalist Peter Pugh, who covers Avalanche for Athletic, later wrote on Twitter that he had spoken to two witnesses who confirmed that Jordan Bennington had in fact thrown a bottle.
Colorado defender Samuel Gerrard was also injured in the match, after a harsh intervention from Ivan Barbashev – and things went very poorly for him.
He was taken to the hospital and it was found that he had a broken sternum.
– So he’s gone for the rest of the playoffs, coach Jared Bednar sighs.