Kadri, 30, dives into the differences between the markets and recalls the weird feeling of getting undressed postgame in Denver and no reporters even approaching him. He was used to deep scrums, waves of questions, and front-page treatment as a Leaf.Kadri goes over his nixed trade to Calgary, confirms some of the other organizations on his no-trade list, and admits to initial bitterness over being traded to the Avs.
“Bit of a s––––– thing for me to go through. But you can’t think I was gonna do that again for a third time, did ya?” Kadri smiled. “Two’s enough.”Despite their rebuilding year, and a ridiculous string of goalie injuries, the young Senators deserve props for not wilting. The overall results aren’t there, but effort is never questioned.
Typically, you score a big goal, party with the other four teammates on the ice, then glide to the bench for fist bumps, but after wheeling around the Flames net to give himself some space, the momentum of Hyman’s fadeaway shot carried him right into the Leafs bench. “It's just watching their habits every day. I mean, you see Jumbo. He doesn't take any days off. Same with Spezz. They're always in the gym, trying to do something every day to get a little bit better on the ice. They're always staying after, working on things,” Kerfoot explains.
“Lots of confidence. He’s feeling it. He’s shooting the puck. He’s hanging onto it in the offensive zone. He was really one of the only guys that was winning faceoffs for us here today, which earns him more ice time,” Sheldon Keefe said, following the Leafs’ 3-2 OT win in Ottawa Friday.