3 years agoColorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard broke his sternum in Saturday's Game 3 win over St. Louis and will miss the rest of the playoffs. The versatile blue-liner managed to soak in just 56 seconds of action before getting hurt on a check by Ivan Barbashev. Girard was taken to straight to a hospital, and Colorado's first defensive pairing of Cale Makar and Devon Toews ended up logging huge minutes. Colorado has lost a big piece, as Girard has been a valuable piece all over the ice during the playoffs with three points, 16 blocks and six hits. He's played over 21 minutes on most nights, and head coach Jared Bednar now has to figure out how to resume the proceedings with one of his top defensemen missing.--Taavi Pailk - RotoBaller
Source: ESPN