Nazem Kadri, the Leafs first choice, seventh overall in 2008, had an amazing camp last year where he garnered attention in making the opening night roster of the Leafs.
That attention a year ago was well deserved for Kadri as he had one of the best camps among those on the Leafs roster that year. The Leafs though decided that a year of junior was a better option for the 19-year old Kadri.
Kadri took the demotion hard, but kept an open mind on the move. He went back to junior and collected 93 points in only 56 games, and managed to win a silver medal with the Canadian Junior Team last December.
That international experience and playing under coaches Willie Desjardins and Dale Hunter in London, should really have helped Kadri out, especially in his own end.
This training camp, Kadri came into camp as the odds on favorite for the second line center role with the team, but his training camp did not start out well at all.
Careless turnovers, a lack of physical play, bad defensive lapses, and struggling in the faceoff circle, were among the issues that Leafs brass had with Kadri.
Throughout training camp, coach Ron W ...
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