Kadri’s future, Marner’s contract top of mind as Maple Leafs pick up the pieces
TORONTO — Nazem Kadri insists the Maple Leafs can trust him to keep his cool moving forward.
Whether or not Toronto management truly believes the hot-headed centre remains to be seen.
Kadri’s future with the Leafs was one of a number of talking points as players went through exit meetings and spoke with the media for a final time following the team’s seven-game defeat to the Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs.
Toronto had to do without Kadri for the balance of a series with razor-thin margins after he cross-checked Jake DeBrusk in the head late in Game 2 — retaliation for a clean hit on Patrick Marleau.