Pre-Game Talk: Kadri’s Suspension (Upd: In-Person Hearing)

[ORRFForever]

Say what you will about Burke, he wasn't entirely wrong when he said removing enforcers from the game would allow the rats to roam free. And before people jump in and say this and that about hired guns, ask yourselves, do you have confidence in the league to suppress the type of cheap shot antics that go on, especially in the playoffs?

Cherry said the same thing. Cherry was right.

 

[ORRFForever]

From what I'm reading, both DeBrusk and Krug will both travel with the team tomorrow and are listed day to day.

DeBrusk will play. They are trying to ensure Kadri gets spanked.

 

[Polaris1010]

You know . . . after watching another Sean Avery rant, which by the way I totally agree with . . . had to look up his stats and profile.

Avery was a Toronto boy, so that explains it. f***in yeah!

Sean Avery played over 500 games in the NHL and had over 200 points. All I remember was he clearly was not the most talented, but he stuck with it and made himself a long career with his skills, and mostly for a very demanding coach in Tortarella.

The Maple Leafs need a couple of guys Avery.

Lolz!

Go Leafs Go!
Go Leafs Go!
Go Leafs Go!

 

[Gallagbi]

This is the 5th there is no defending him unless you want to also defend Marchand who has 6 suspensions.

However, I do agree that if we want to employ an antagonist we need fire power to back it up. Provoking other teams into a physical game plays to our weakness, not strength.

Kadri needs back up and to not feel like he’s doing it all on his own.

His game is not suited to the style Dubas is building. Rat or not.

In fairness to him we should have spent a good chunk of that first period on the PP because he filed up Debrusk. Doesn't excuse his suspension or stupidity, but crappy reffing had a huge impact on the game early on.

 

[TMLS]

People dont understand how soft this team will be without Kadri. Even that hit, he went after him after he hit Marleau in the turn buckle.....EVERY OTHER player on the team will skate away and NEVER come to the aid of teamates bc this team is soft asf. Just watch any post whistle pushing and shoving, one of our guys will get mobbed but everyone will just skate away. Just bench Marleu move Moore to the 3rd line and call up a grit player from the AHL that can fight.

 

[Pookie]

I'm just saying that a LOT of players would snap under those circumstances - not just Kadri.

Sure. Some fight. And some target the head... 5 times over a career.

I get his anger. I don’t condone his action (and I don’t think you do either)

 

[ORRFForever]

Sure. Some fight. And some target the head... 5 times over a career.

I get his anger. I don’t condone his action (and I don’t think you do either)

You're right and that's fair.

 

[saffronleaf]

DeBrusk will play. They are trying to ensure Kadri gets spanked.

Of course we'll see his hideous smile out there he wasn't hurt at all.

 

[Pookie]

People dont understand how soft this team will be without Kadri. Even that hit, he went after him after he hit Marleau in the turn buckle.....EVERY OTHER player on the team will skate away and NEVER come to the aid of teamates bc this team is soft asf. Just watch any post whistle pushing and shoving, one of our guys will get mobbed but everyone will just skate away. Just bench Marleu move Moore to the 3rd line and call up a grit player from the AHL that can fight.

They don’t value physicality.

And let’s make distinction between toughness and being a rat. We don’t have the first but there is no doubt we have the latter.

 

[ORRFForever]

Of course we'll see his hideous smile out there he wasn't hurt at all.

You got that right. Like it or not, he is a difference maker and he will not miss a game.

 

[saffronleaf]

You got that right. Like it or not, he is a difference maker and he will not miss a game.

I hope Muzzin proves otherwise.