Binnington admits to Kadri water-bottle toss

St. Louis Blues starting goalie Jordan Binnington, who missed most of his team's second-round series loss to the Colorado Avalanche after suffering a lower-body injury, admitted on Tuesday that he threw a water bottle at Avs forward Nazem Kadri during an interview following Game 3. 

Binnington left early in the first period of Game 3 after Kadri crashed into Binnington as he attempted to go after a loose puck. During a post-game interview with TNT, Kadri was briefly distracted by something off camera, saying that Binnington had just tossed a water bottle in his direction. 

The Blues goalie would miss the rest of the series with the injury as the Avalanche advanced to the Western Conference Final in six games. 

On Tuesday, Binnington owned up to the water bottle toss during the team's season-ending availability. 

"I went to get my knee checked out mid-game. I was coming back to the rink, and the game just ended. Walking down the hallway, I couldn't find a recycling bin on my way down the hallway," explained Binnington. "Right before I walked into the locker room, I see him kind of doing an interview there, smiling, laughing and I'm there in a knee brace limping down the hallway. I just felt like it was a God-given opportunity. I could just stay silent and go in the room or I could say something and just have him look me in the eye and understand what's going on, something to think about. Yeah I just threw the water bottle, an empty water bottle, it landed like two-feet from him. It is what it is there. I mean, but it is what it is. It's hockey and it's a competitive game. So, that's it."

Binnington cont'd: "Right before I walked into the locker room, I see him kind of doing an interview there, smiling, laughing and I'm