TORONTO — Jake DeBrusk never witnessed severe heckling prior to last year’s first-round series. But his feud with Nazem Kadri that ended with the enigmatic winger serving a five-game suspension for a cheap shot to the head in Game 2 put DeBrusk into an unusual spot.
The heckling — and, worse, death threats — prompted DeBrusk to temporarily delete his social media accounts. The Bruins supported DeBrusk and his family during his hectic April.
Here we are in the third week of the season. DeBrusk already saw Kadri once after the Leafs shipped the veteran — along with depth defenseman Calle Roosen and a 2020 third-round draft pick — to Colorado in exchange for defenseman Tyson Barrie and former Harvard standout Alex Kerfoot.