On Monday in Boston, Avalanche center Nazem Kadri probably didn’t mind that star Bruins winger Brad Marchand was completing a six-game NHL-imposed suspension when the teams played in a Presidents Day matinee.
Without Marchand, the Avs had a better chance to win.
But Kadri told The Post that he took issue with the length of Marchand’s suspension for roughing and high-sticking Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry on Feb. 8 because the punishment exceeded the crime. And Kadri is well-familiar with how that feels, after serving what he believes was an excessive eight-game suspension in last year’s playoffs — a stretch that ended with the Avalanche going 0-4 and being eliminated by the Vegas Golden Knights in the second round.