But it’s not necessarily a bad thing. Toronto Maple Leafs Rebuild is Backwards Conventional hockey wisdom says that you build a hockey team down the “middle”, solidifying the goaltending, defense, and center positions before anything else. Particular emphasis is given to the back end, where elite-level defencemen and goalies aren’t exactly found growing on trees. […] READ MORE
Tag: Nazem Kadri
Toronto Maple Leafs Poised to Draft a Game-Changer
The term “we can’t have nice things” may have been uttered for the last time by Leaf fans following the results of the 2016 NHL entry draft. The last time this happened, mainstream internet access was still almost a decade away from being a thing, and the Leafs drafted the legendary Wendel Clark of the Saskatoon […] READ MORE
Maple Leafs Tie Loose Ends With Rielly, Kadri Extensions
The Maple Leafs extended two of their most important assets on Wednesday, in an obvious effort to tie up loose ends. Restricted free agents Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly both came to terms on long-term extensions with the club that drafted them. Maple Leafs Tie Loose Ends With Rielly, Kadri Extensions The Rielly deal is clearly […] READ MORE
Leafs Sign Morgan Rielly, Nazem Kadri To Six-Year Contract Extensions
The Toronto Maple Leafs locked up two big pieces of their future on Wednesday, signing defenceman Morgan Rielly and centre Nazem Kadri to six year contract extensions. Rielly’s contract is reportedly worth $30 million ($5 million AAV) with a limited no trade clause. Kadri’s contract is worth $26 million ($4.5 million AAV). Kadri’s AAV is […] READ MORE
Maple Leafs Centre Nazem Kadri Suspended
Nazem Kadri has played his last game as a Toronto Maple Leaf, at least, for the 2015-16 season. An altercation Saturday night with Detroit Red Wings forward Luke Glendening culminated with Kadri delivering an obvious cross-check to the head or neck of his opponent, who was shaken up by the assault. The NHL department of […] READ MORE
Quantifying Nazem Kadri
Is Nazem Kadri the Leafs next big mistake or a cornerstone commodity? Think fast, “Sweet Lou”, ‘cause ‘Naz’ needs a new deal… READ MORE
Maple Leafs Draft Hopes Have Never Been Higher
Maple Leafs Draft hopes: Leaf Nation, hockey’s largest, least-loved fan base has been unofficially, yet unmistakably re-branded as Tank Nation. READ MORE
Nazem Kadri: By the Numbers
Full disclosure: I am not an analytics guy, not even close. And while I see the obvious value of qualified hockey people augmenting decades of hard-earned expertise with scientifically-deduced analysis of the trends they are able to accurately track, I will always enjoy the actual sport of hockey more than the science of it. That […] READ MORE
Derek Stepan, Braden Holtby & 21 Restricted Free Agents to Hit Arbitration
There really isn’t much to read into the new Nazem Kadri contract. A one-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs, a $4.1 million price tag and a new head coach in Mike Babcock to impress. It will now depend on how Kadri shows up next season and what he can do under a new system […] READ MORE
Nazem Kadri Signs Extension With Toronto Maple Leafs
Restricted free agent centre Nazem Kadri has signed a one-year extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs reportedly worth $4.1 million. READ MORE
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Ben Kerr
Ben is a sports fan from just outside Toronto, Canada. In his day job he works as a lawyer. At night he is the COO of Last Word on Sports. Most of his articles are focused on hockey prospects.