Leafs’ Kadri suspended for rest of the first round Globe_Sports
But the suspension might have been worse given the Leafs centre’s track record as a serial offender. The NHL’s player-safety department possibly could have suspended Kadri, 28, for the rest of the playoffs and even into next season. It was just a year ago that he was suspended for three games, also in the first round of the playoffs against the Bruins, for slamming Tommy Wingels headfirst into the boards.
“It is important to note this is not a case where Kadri’s stick rides up DeBrusk’s body or stick in some way before making contact with DeBrusk’s head,” the NHL spokesman said. “This is also not a case in which Kadri loses control of his stick while attempting to make an otherwise legal play, such as establish body position or making a play on the puck. This is not a hockey play.
This was the fifth suspension for Kadri in nine years in the NHL. The cross-check on DeBrusk was the second time he was suspended for driving his stick into a player’s head. “Not only is Kadri considered a repeat offender under the [collective agreement], having been suspended for three playoffs games almost exactly one year ago, but Kadri has also previously been suspended for a similar retaliatory cross-check to a player’s head, Detroit’s Luke Glendening,” the NHL noted.
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