The Calgary Sun · Apr 5, 2016
Leafs can't overcome lack of Kadri against Panthers
Jonathan Bernier is down as Leafs host the Florida Panthers in Toronto on Thursday March 10, 2016. (Michael Peake/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network)Nazem Kadri will likely finish the season as the Maple Leafs’ leading scorer, but wasn’t on the ice Monday night to add to his totals in a 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers.
The suspended centre’s situation underlines the good highlights vs. bad headlines conundrum, the latter often created by his over-zealous play. While turning 25 seems to have the impetus for maturity off the ice, his zeal to “play on the edge” has aroused the ire of opponents and worse, put him under scrutiny from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety.