Nazem Kadri learned a painful lesson Wednesday.
At a hulking 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds, Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien is a great player to have as a physical presence on the ice. He not only dishes out big hits; he can also serve as a deterrent to big hits.
Toronto forward Nazem Kadri learned the latter lesson on Wednesday night when he went in for a hit on Byfuglien at the blue line and simply bounced off the defenseman and fell to the ice instead. It was a painful collision for Kadri.