Peter Baugh of The Athletic: Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri has now been suspended six times and in the playoffs three of the past four years.
Going forward it’s becoming hard to count on him during the playoffs. There is the Seattle Kraken expansion draft this offseason. Kadri has helped solidified their top-six but you need reliability in the playoffs.
Tyson Jost and Alex Newhook could be playing themselves into the Avs top-six.
Kadri carries a $4.5 million salary cap hit and the Avs may need to create some cap flexibility with UFAs Gabriel Landeskog and Philipp Grubauer needing new deals.