For the Oilers, the only redeeming feature of Kane's one-game suspension may be that they get a sneak peak at top prospect Holloway tonight — just don't expect their coach to say so before puck drop. SportsnetSpec and WiebesWorld tee up Game 4:
Fans and media may roll their eyes at the “take it one game at a time” quotes, but as Tyson Barrie said, “We're the ones playing the game. You guys can roll your eyes all you want.
Avs goalie Darcy Kuemper has missed most of the last two games but may return at any time and might even serve as the backup for Pavel Francouz in Game 4, and tonight Kane will serve his one-game suspension for a dangerous hit on Kadri.“I think guys are just playing really hard and it's a consequence of that,” said Edmonton winger Hyman. “There has been more injuries in this series than in our run, I think — on both sides. Two of their guys have blocked shots and aren’t playing, Naz is out.
“I don’t think anything is ever taken personally,” said Draisaitl. “Both teams want to make it to the Stanley Cup Final. You do whatever it takes. Obviously, there are situations where it’s on the line, or it’s close, but that’s the way hockey is being played. That’s the way hockey has always been played. It’s a tough game.”Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar took a similar approach to Woodcroft when it came to secrecy regarding the lineup.
“Depending on what they do with their lines, we’ll have a couple options ready,” said Bednar. “Certain matchups that I like more than others against some of their talent. We’ll look at that. We do have a bunch of different guys that can go in there. During the regular season, the Avalanche tested out a number of different options with the line combinations, some of which were the result of not having players available.
“Sometimes we were forced into it because of injuries and other times we had full lineups and we played with it a little bit. We were able to do that because of where we were sitting in the standings. Now, guys have a little bit of chemistry with each other and they know what to expect from one another. They’ve been in some of those combinations before and had success.
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