Nice article Garth. Toronto would be crazy to trade Kadri. Kid is 23 years old. It may just be posturing to try to motivate him. If it's real, then either Nonis is nuts, or there really is some kind of personality issue/rift with the Nazem and Carlyle. It's all just speculation, but I can see that he does come off as a little immature. But if Derek Roy can be turned into a penalty killer, Nazem Kadri can become at least adequate in his own zone. I feel differently about Cody Hodgson, who I think is physically limited as a defensive forward by his lack of foot speed. But there is nothing about Nazem Kadri's physical ability that should keep him from becoming a non-liability in his own zone.
- truthbluth
But there is nothing about Nazem Kadri's physical ability that should keep him from becoming a non-liability in his own zone.
So, based on his lack of non-liability, give him another 1.7M per year?