Insider Fuels Speculation That Maple Leafs Will Re-Acquire Fan-Favorite Forward
NHL insider Jeff Marek believes a reunion between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Nazem Kadri makes a lot of sense.
The Maple Leafs selected Kadri seventh overall in the 2009 NHL draft and was with Toronto until 2019. He then won a Stanley Cup in 2022 with the Colorado Avalanche. But, he signed with the Calgary Flames in free agency.
However, despite Kadri only being in the third year of his seven-year $49 million deal, his name has come up in trade talks. Now, Marek believes he expects the Maple Leafs to pursue the former fan-favorite.
“I have a hard time believing that somewhere down the road the Maple Leafs don’t make a pitch for, or have a conversation about, Nazem Kadri of the Calgary Flames,” Marek said on his show ‘The Sheet’ on DailyFaceoff.
Part of the reason why Marek thinks the Maple Leafs should trade for Kadri is due to playoff hockey. Marek knows Kadri has gotten better with his physicality and knows how to play playoff hockey, which the insider says the Maple Leafs nee
“I think they’re looking at the Florida Panthers and saying, ‘If we’re going to get out of this division, we have to go through them, we need more toughness and more toughness down the middle,’” Marek said.
Kadri has skated in 26 games recording 8 goals and 8 assists for 16 points.
Insider Believes Flames Would Trade Kadri
Although Kadri still has multiple years left on his deal, his name has continued to be involved in trade talks.
