Posts tagged with "Nazem Kadri"
The Two-Way Emergence of Nazem Kadri
August 29th, 2017 Ever since Mike Babcock came to the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, he has pushed his players to be better professionals, on and off the ice. Nazem Kadri is in an age group on this team where he is expected to lead by example, something that wasn't always clear before Babcock's arrival. Kadri Learning from His Mistake Kadri was...
Leafs Are Ready to Contend
August 21st, 2017 Heading into last season, when Leafs fans were talking online about Toronto making the playoffs, I paid no attention to it. How was a team that finished dead last in the league just a year prior supposed to think that the playoffs were anywhere close to within reach? Then the season started and the Leafs were winning— something we’d...
Kadri Deserves a Selke Nod
April 29th, 2017 Nazem Kadri is far more than just a pesky player with a penchant for drawing penalties and infuriating opponents. Aside from achieving the highest point total of his career this past season, with 61, his defensive game has grown in leaps and bounds under the tutelage of Mike Babcock. While the likes of Patrice Bergeron, Ryan...
Maple Leafs Trial By Fire
April 10th, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs are officially in the 2016-17 NHL playoffs. It's an amazing place for the Leafs to be in, especially considering that this season was primed to be a bottom five finish that would result in a high draft pick. No one told the Leafs and they decided to flip the switch and write their own script for the season. The...
Record Breaking Maple Leafs Rookies
April 4th, 2017 What a time to be a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The club that was supposed to be lingering in the basement slot and fighting for a top lottery position has flipped the script on its head and is now on the verge of qualifying for the postseason. It's a turnaround that many people still think is absolutely unbelievable. Frederik...
The Career Year of Nazem Kadri
March 8th, 2017 Back in 2009, the Toronto Maple Leafs had some big plans regarding the NHL Entry Draft. They were led by the outspoken Brian Burke who believed that the team should run on "pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence." With that philosophy in mind, Burke and his scouting staff, made Toronto's first selection of the draft,...