You can forgive yourself for feeling a sense of deja vu here. As was the case precisely 12 months ago, Nazem Kadri will once again miss a portion of the Maple Leafs’ opening postseason series with the Boston Bruins after the NHL Department of Player Safety decided yesterday to suspend the 28-year-old for “the remainder of the first-round”.
The suspension, in an odd turn of events, does not actually include a set number of games.
The maximum amount of time Kadri is eligible to miss, given that his punishment was announced ahead of last night’s Game Three, stands at a total of five games, which would only happen if Boston manages to storm back from their 2-1 deficit and take Toronto the distance.