Injury to Foote has Avs limping

From: The Gazette | Date: May 17, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

For a guy who just lost a playoff game, Colorado Avalanche coach Bob Hartley sounded like a happy man.

"Adam Foote's vision is fine," Hartley proclaimed after Game 2.

The coach was relieved. He was confident. And now he's in trouble.

With defenseman Ray Bourque still nursing a sore knee, the Avs will be without Foote for Game 3 against the Dallas Stars. His vision may be fine, but his eye is not.

After getting hit with the blade of a stick in the first few minutes of play Monday, the blunt trauma caused blood to flow into Foote's eye. Although Avalanche trainer Pat Karns said that Foote ...

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