Tag: Nazem

15 APR

Leafs surprised by length of Nazem Kadri's suspension

The Toronto Maple Leafs expected Nazem Kadri to be suspended a game or two for his hit on Tommy Wingels in the 5-1 loss that opened their first-round playoff series with the Boston Bruins. The three-game ban, however, caught them off guard. “Yeah, for sure,” Leafs head coach Mike Babcock said Saturday morning when asked […]

13 APR

Nazem Kadri's cheap shot worst of numerous mistakes by Leafs

This time, the Toronto Maple Leafs had no comeback. On so many occasions in the regular season, the Maple Leafs could turn on a tap and allow their ample speed and skill to flow and beat the opposition. But that approach doesn’t usually work in the Stanley Cup playoffs, a time when games are tighter and strong […]

22 APR

Maple Leafs' Nazem Kadri embracing agitator role after controversial hit

Nazem Kadri has a job to do. Probably not the job he envisioned when the Toronto Maple Leafs made him the seventh overall pick in the 2007 entry draft, back when he thought he would be a top-line centre, but a job he has embraced nonetheless. So when Kadri nailed Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin with a […]