Tribute Nazem Kadri Appreciation Thread

[HockeyFan100]

Today he signed a 7 year deal with Calgary. Going to miss him, he was a joy to watch while he was here.
Bounced back big time after his suspension - kept his cool and had a career year. From sticking it to St. Louis with a hat trick to scoring the OT winner in game 4 in the Stanley Cup Finals against Tampa, it's safe to say he had some of the biggest and most memorable moments during the 2022 SC run.

Thank you for everything Naz!!! Good luck!

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[Cousin Eddie]

Thanks Nazzy. Glad you got your bread to go with your cup. You’ll go down as one of my most respected players to ever wear burgundy. A warrior.

 

[Sea Eagles]

Oozed class on and off the ice. Completely gutted. One of my favourites. Stastny coming back WOULD soften the blow though haha.

My all time favourite ever, I can only wish !

 

[AllAboutAvs]

All the best him except when he plays the Avs of course.

 

[Avsboy]

Thanks Naz!

 

[henchman21]

So glad he got paid… dude earned it!

 

[Grackle Party]

Ill have to change my avatar at some point. Just not yet....

 

[AVSfan2daMAX]

The most memorable moments of this run all belonged to him.

I will always be a Kadri fan.

 

[Snow Arc]

He achieved redemption, in a big way for sure. Best of luck to Kadri and his family, he will be missed.

 

[wayninja]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Sea Eagles]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I'm with you mate. Hurts, doesn't it.

 

[Balthazar]

I wasn't always a fan but he left on a very good note.

Congrats to him, not necessarily looking forward to play against him.

 

[Hesher]

I'm glad he got the contract he wanted but I would have preferred him playing out East.

The hat trick after all the abuse and the too many men OT winner playing with one hand makes him an Avalanche legend in my book.

 

[CharlesPuck]

It's too bad we couldn't make a shorter term deal work with him.

 

[jaisen73]

Nothing but love and respect for Kadri. He was looking for a long term contract with a large AAV and while he probably got a little less on the latter than he would like he still ultimately got what he deserves. I think Calgary has thrown way too much money at players over 30 but that is just one person's opinion. Best of luck to Naz until the moment when/if the Flames and Avs meet in the playoffs.

 

[HockeyFan100]

 

[Papa Francouz]

Absolute beauty on and off the ice. Gonna miss his grit and t r u c u l e n c e, for sure.

Appreciate everything you did for the Avs, Naz, and that you finally got my Middle Eastern friends into hockey. Enjoy that bread!!

 

[ANewHope]

I've been a Kadri fan sine he was a Leaf. Honestly couldn't script a better ending in Colorado. He was coming off a down year where there was talk by some he wasn't even good enough to be our 2C. He has a career season, wins the cup, and signs a huge deal nobody can blame him for. If he had signed somewhere for 4 years or a lower AAV than it would have stung abit but Colorado wasn't and shouldn't be giving him a 7x7.

 

[Koolboss]

I started posting here and been following the Avs bored since Kadri was traded from Toronto. Gotta say most of the poster and fans here are amazing, and classy. Enjoyed the cup run. Best of luck. now I gotta starting watching Flames, which going to be tough lol

 

[avalanche_country]

I enjoyed his one good year here, his first two were pretty meh but this year is all that counts since they won the cup

 

[BrickNHL]

Love him forever

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

He became one of my favourite Avs quite quickly. Love the way he plays the game and the boulder sized chip on his shoulder.

Key cog in bringing the cup to Denver. Won’t be forgotten.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Im happy he got paid just wish it was in the East somewhere.

 

[The Moops]

Last season left a pretty bad taste in my mouth and I said here I wanted him gone. But I really love how he turned things up this year and he was incredible in the playoffs. Glad he got his bag

 

[Ceremony]

I'm eagerly awaiting the amount of free faceoffs we'll win against Calgary when he gets thrown out.