As a player with over 500 games under his belt, just seems like Kadri still hasn't found the right consistent approach on a consistent basis. When he's successful he's the engaged Brad Marchand type who stirs up trouble, plays the body, keeps it simple, goes to the net and generates a good deal of offense. When he's not on his game, he's on this timid float mode, and stops skating, stops really doing much of anything.
When he was in a second line role and producing, his contract was great value, but for some reason he doesn't seem to be able to be as engaged in the play on the third line and is suddenly overpaid. Not sure why he can't get into gear on a consistent basis. As time goes on, I wonder if we may want to move him out for what Brayden Schenn is purported to be on the trade block for, 2 young players and a 1st round pick. Let him go somewhere where he can be on a second line and we get to replenish the organization depth and create cap space for other items.
