Nazem Kadri was suspended for the rest of the Maple Leafs’ first-round series against the Boston Bruins, which left observers wondering if he had played his last game with the team, and the team figuring out how to move on without him. Nazem Kadri’s cross-check to the head of the Bruins’ Jake DeBrusk in Game 2 earned him a suspension from the NHL on Monday. William Nylander took Kadri’s spot as the third-line centre, with winger Connor Brown moving up from the third line to take Nylander’s spot and Tyler Ennis joining the fourth line. “While we understand that Kadri took offence to DeBrusk’s hit against Marleau, players are simply not permitted to flagrantly violate league playing rules because they feel retribution is justified,” the league said. If the Leafs are eliminated, Kadri, who has played 10 seasons and 591 games in Toronto, could face an uncertain off-season.

Source: thestar April 15, 2019 22:21 UTC