Kadri on Maple Leafs: 'I wouldn't change that experience for anything' - Sportsnet.ca

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'I love the city. It can be a tough place to play sometimes, but I wouldn’t change that experience for anything.' Nazem Kadri talks about his exit from the MapleLeafs

knew for a while he might get caught in the trade winds swirling around the salary cap-squeezed Maple Leafs.Colorado Avalanche"It’s tough," Kadri said on a conference call Tuesday. "Toronto’s been home. I’ve experienced a lot of great experiences and some not so good, and battled a lot of adversity.The 28-year-old said what he’s most proud of when reflecting on his decade with the Leafs is how the team grew from bottom-feeder to contender.

He was suspended for eight of the Leafs’ last 14 playoff games for indiscretions against the Boston Bruins the last two springs alone, including having to sit out the final five contests of the teams’ 2019 post-season matchup. "That was obviously shown — sometimes not necessarily in the best way — but my head and my heart were always in the right place."

Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen star up front for a club that also has a skilled defence that should soon be led by Samuel Girard and Cale Makar.Kadri leaves Toronto with 161 goals and 357 points in 561 regular-season games. He registered back-to-back 32-goal seasons in 2016-17 and 2017-18, including 12 each on the power play, but saw his offensive role reduced when the Leafs signed John Tavares in free agency last summer.

"Hitting the 30-goal mark back-to-back times, that’s pretty tough to do in the NHL," Kadri said. " feeling the best I ever have working for redemption next season."

 

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MapleLeafs It's ok Nazem ,you have a heart of gold ..go show the Avalanche what a good guy you are good luck and thank you ...

MapleLeafs Tough place is an understatement🤣🤣

MapleLeafs 'if you are going to get shit on... Might as well be in Toronto.'

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