‘Kadri is exactly what Leafs need as second-line centre’: Button on Leafs inquiring about Kadri

[@johanexxxx]

My right ear feels left out.

[@CreamerMusic]

As a Leafs fan I’m not sure how I’d feel about Kadri coming back. Kinda seems like a terrible idea

[@robertfry8025]

No the terrible idea was you fans driving him out of town then watching him be a huge part of a Cup Champion. This fanbase needs to GROW UP

[@truthspeakerlive]

Until he helps the Leafs win the cup

[@tplomonte]

Hyman should have never had been let walk!!!

[@ugghhhyoutubeisawful646]

cute...or how about ryan o reilly for the price of, say a domi and a reaves?? oh wait...the second best player on playoff nasjville wasnt worth 4.5mil a year--reaves and domi 4 shure!!!!!!!!!!...LOL. ps-can kadri play defence???

[@kodykongsdorf]

😂

[@SnelSports]

Hyman would make a good first line winger too 😂😂😂

[@DeletedUser015]

Not at that price. Hyman doesn't drive play and has benefitted enormously from mcdavid. Don't act like he's gods gift

[@ouzi9122]

​@DeletedUser015 don't the leafs have Tavares and Matthews, Marner ? Whats the excuse, how many drivers do you need lol

[@j.p.4421]

@@DeletedUser015 do you think you can pick off 50 goals from a tree?

[@daspoohmunich7235]

​@j.p.4421 hyman is a declining talent ha hyman

[@BryanParrell-ct8ve]

​@@DeletedUser015 agreed I think if Hyman left McDavid he'd regress to the 20 goal scorer he is

[@BashfulProductions]

I haven't had a good laugh in a while thank you Craig Button, you always deliver.

[@theodorebelmont7922]

How does he even have a job in hockey media?? Guys always wrong and gives stupid opinions

[@jaymie-lee]

They didnt want him when they had him, now all of a sudden hes the answer to the constant losing?!? This team makes no sense.

[@TheLoneDrow22]

They never should have gotten rid of Kadri. I loved the way he played the game for us. He just got a little overzealous from time to time in the playoffs lol

[@annarichify]

They didn’t want him because he had back to back suspensions in the playoffs. He’s cleaned up his game since

[@robertrozel7045]

@@TheLoneDrow22 Agree! They have missed his toughness ever since.

[@robertfry8025]

Neither does the childish fanbase

[@robertfry8025]

​@@annarichifyoh give it a rest the fans drove him out of town. What makes you think he would want to play in this pathetic TOXIC MARKET again? Are you on crack?

[@4.0.7.7]

Button sounds much more intelligent if you listen with your right ear only

[@bapjap]

Then they shouldn’t have given him up. Now they may have to pay a premium to get him back

[@AlwayzFresh]

They dont want him, they got rid of him for a reason lmfao.

[@NickRants]

They panicked because he was suspended two years in a row and got a bad reputation. At the time Berry was one of the better defenceman in the league and the leafs defence was and always is terrible. Seemed like a wining deal until berry was all of a sudden dogshit. Us fans loved him, he had so much heart, we'd love him back.

[@mr.gladidontdriveatruck5643]

Flames would give Has Been Kadri away for nothing and their would be no takers.

[@RJForest.]

​@@AlwayzFreshgot rid of him for 2 bad hits that lead to suspension. Kid has heart and plays hard.

[@Blunder03]

They already have a 2nd line center making $11M...

[@wmoumani5379]

Biggest mistake was signing Tavares..everyone’s salary went nuts and that move pushed Kadri to the 3rd line

[@rv2167]

You mean 3rd line

[@Xdot15]

its hilarious that they wanna get rid of Marner but that $11m plug is on the team XD

[@ThePalisky]

@@wmoumani5379 they could have used him as the top at the time, but they were too dumb to do that

[@NickRants]

@@wmoumani5379 To be fair its easy to say that now, but at the time tavares was top of the league in points consistently, the cap was supposed to go up 5-6+ mill, the team was actually dirty before covid. Two strongest lines in the league, they took every eastern conference final champion to 7 games but defence and goalies sucked. (we don't mention Columbus). Tavares was banging until Montreal. When they kneed him in the face he was never the same. He was way slower. That team is a big "what could've been" if covid never happened.

[@stephenphillips6245]

Do the Leaf's need Kadri for the extent of his long ass contract though?

[@metalnuck3181]

This guy hasn’t been an executive in 21 years for a reason. This is also the same guy that put St. Louis on waivers.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Bobby Orr sure would help the Leafs. Ridiculous Toronto media.

[@andygrenn680]

4ever…Orr would help any team any decade…

[@wbj2000]

Imagine Kadri and Domi on the 2nd line together. A true playoff line.

[@robertfry8025]

No Kadri sucks in the playoffs remember that's why you all wanted him out of town like a bunch of little kids

[@robertfry8025]

Too passionate and cares about his teammates way too much to play here. Remember you guys drove him out of town. Then he won a cup, go figure

[@kelseykjarsgaard5774]

​@robertfry8025 doesn't suck just takes bad penaltys that cost goals and games

[@kelseykjarsgaard5774]

​@@robertfry8025true

[@HandsomeDanVacationRentals]

The Cap is a thing. Only way the Leafs afford this is if they manage to ship out Marner as well. I don’t see Marner waiving to come to CGY just so they can flip him at the deadline. I’m sure he would rather play shotgun to Mathews going into his contract year.

[@kellenc_]

Is this satire?

[@rv2167]

With the leafs you can never be sure

[@ouzi9122]

At this point it may be an episode of the black mirror 😂

[@mikemurphy8996]

Graig Button traded a 19 yr old Jerome Iginla for a 35 yr old Joe Nieuwendyk. Clearly he’s prone to bad decisions and doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He was a GM once and never got even close to getting another NHL GM job again.

[@dougbailey2673]

Iginla for Niewy was a historically good deal for Calgary!

[@uncleruckus2.0]

kadri wont go back to that garbage team

[@Overtimewinner]

And people wonder why button has never got another gm job in the NHL. Even after auditioning his entire time ar tsn.

[@PhatChin]

TSN audio guy is a DEI hire for sure

[@mikemurphy8996]

Does Graig know that Kadri is 33 years old? He has 6 years left? LOL, don’t think Kadri at 37-38-39 will be very good.

[@Stormie33]

Younger than Tanev, who the Leafs seem to want to lock up long term pretty badly.

[@dwaynejacobsen6266]

Calgary is in rebuild mode, the leafs don’t have anything they want

[@robertfry8025]

What does that have to do with Tanev? Or anything else. Kadri isn't coming here and there isn't anything they have anymore that the Leafs want so what's your point. Oh there isn't one

[@WW3_Soon]

Kadri was suspended twice during the playoffs which may have cost the team to advance to the next round. Kyle Dubas had seen enough so he traded him to Colorado.

[@jimdraven2432]

Domi to me, sign him for as long term as possible. Forget Kadri, too expensive. Target Tanev, who fits perfectly with Berube's style.

[@Spike10111]

Button is a troll not an analyst

[@Lashley-jp9bo]

Send him with huberdeau as a bonus too. And let leafs take both contracts.

[@DeletedUser015]

A worse Tavares in every way is what the leafs need... I see

[@sportsfan_91]

Lmao just what the Leafs need. A 33 yr old signed for 5 more years at 7 million. Jesus Christ, Craig.

[@mattrix4200]

No no listen, it's a BRILLIANT plan if you ask Shanaham, Dumbass, and Boston Pizza Jr! You dump ALL of your cap that you can into as few players as possible...and the whole rest of the team makes league minimum contracts and somehow they STILL out-perform the ''core 5, 6, 7" because common sense seems to avoid Toronto!

[@samuelkobe]

Button is wild

[@WoundedWarrior77]

When he is not in a suit he’s Tarzan.

[@rona6063]

TSN is just trolling with the audio ay this point

[@Eskolol]

Kadri already took a dump on leafs fans when he was celebrating the cup with the avs. Are we sure he wants to come back :D

[@AnthonyStorm11]

How is that taking a dump on Leafs fans? Anyone who wins the cup is gonna celebrate. 🤣

[@robertfry8025]

Not in a million yrs. The fans are dicks and so brain-dead it's pathetic

[@Eskolol]

@@AnthonyStorm11 He was sticking it to his haters. Clearly referencing toronto fans and media. Rewatch his on ice interview.

[@Mr.BillyJoeMcAllister]

Gawd this is like the CNN of sports tv.🤦‍♂

[@jasonf5772]

Kardri is going back to Colorado enough said

[@chevelle1]

Craig Button says a lot, without saying anything beyond obvious, safe and superficial takes. He just raises his voice to do it, for dramatic effect or something. Cares more about the camera time than actually providing anything of substance. He’s the worst. Just read a few headlines and you’ll already have more “in depth analysis” than Button gives.

[@andrew1250]

Kadri is what this team has needed ever since dubas shipped him out.

[@robertfry8025]

The FANS AND MEDIA made that happen not Dubas. Grow up

[@weatheredtome]

What is the deal with the headphone balance?

[@jordanstreib3898]

Kadri also would fit good as 2# Center Winnipeg. If we have to move Mcgroarty,Lucius,Heinola,Iafallo,Perfetti in a deal. Or if avaliable get Laine Connor Scheifele Villardi Lambert Kadri Perfetti Nino Lowry Appleton Barron Namestnikov Chibrikov

[@Flames_Nation]

Hmmm 🤔

[@NickRants]

if they retained some salary yes, kadri was my favourite leaf of all time. I would kill for him to be a leaf again, but i wouldn't give him that money for all that term, plus its with calgary who hates trev so we'd over pay. cant afford him for what he's at

[@macleanclassics]

Kadri @50٪ retained would be a miracle

[@NewDesignVinylGraphics]

Bring back kessel too, i also heard lupul is skating again

[@robertfry8025]

All better than Klingberg

[@robertfry8025]

And Kessel has three more cups than the Leafs have in the last 57 yrs lmfao

[@AttilatheThrilla]

I seriously doubt Kadri wants to go back there 🤣🤣

[@mikemurphy8996]

He literally lives in Toronto. Owns a condo by me. I see him several times every summer.

[@AttilatheThrilla]

@@mikemurphy8996 Living there and playing there is completely different things

[@jgwalton]

Sign Domi and Bertuci they looked good keep'em. What terrible contracts Marner and Tavares 22 million .... imagine what the Leafs could do.

[@jgoody992]

Craig button is such a goof. I don’t know how he’s still employed. Toronto is not trading for Kadri. Not because he’s a bad player. But we are not giving up assets for overpayed forwards. Sorry

[@gh4121-b5n]

Ummm, Kadri “Was” the Leafs 2nd Line Center when the Leafs were 3rd highest in scoring in the NHL when Dumass made his First move as GM by overpaying for Tavares.

[@MikeMcCarthy1]

Leaves should see if Rick Vaive is available. Veteran leadership to win a round. Maybe they could eek out a point or two to pull out ahead of the Minnesota North Stars in the Norris Division. Get Pelle Lindburgh as their backup goalie. So many options in leafland.

[@Minamakhlouf]

Button's playing 4D chess over here. Let's replace 33 year old John Tavares $11 million contract that expires next year, with 33 year old Nazem Kadri's $7 million contract that lasts 5 more years. Why TSN keeps this guy as a hockey analyst is beyond me, so many of his takes are utter trash.

[@paullacroix527]

Ya he's exactly what Leafs need. 7 mil for 5 more years for a player who will be 34 when the season starts. No thanks. Conroy will be happy to rope Leafs into taking that contract. Any surprise why Button is a pundit and not a GM.

[@jimclarence5441]

Five years of 34 year old Kadri seems unwise for any GM to want. Of course Trevling signed Kadri and Huberdeau to horrible long term contracts. Why have the Leafs owners hired constantly signed poor GMs who have no respect for the cap and on ice value

[@tplomonte]

Um no way Calgary takes back 50% of Nazims salary 1st . Secondly maybe Nazim has matured maybe the Leafs take a flyer on ?

[@Woody13ify]

Imagine if Kadri came back then again he gets a 3 game suspension against the Bruins in the playoffs he’d be run out of Canada 🇨🇦 this is why I prefer Dave Poulin knows his stuff more imho probably having played in the NHL and was a pretty decent player! Ps Calgary won’t even deal with the Leafs bcoz of the bitterness over Brad T which is petty but they said Leafs offered a bit more for Markstrom but they traded to New Jersey instead! 😏

[@xrsroofingsolutionscanada2151]

Tavares took Kadris spot. Can you imagine Kadri coming back and bumping Tavares to the wing 😂

[@steveciancone8941]

If the Flames were giving us a hard time getting Tanev, Zadorov, Markstrom, they are definitely not gonna make it any easier to acquire a top 6 C 😂

[@seanelgie]

They might have be in a much better place right now if they put in the resources to work with the player and didn’t sign Tavares. Kadri was always the player they needed, they just needed to develop him better.

[@AlwayzFresh]

Leafs got rid of Kadri for a reason, they do not and will never want him back, rightfully so. Button not the smartest lmfao.

[@Harosho]

Considering Biden had his team feeding him the entire debate from his earpiece I would say his showing was pathetic

[@Pete-th9oq]

Holland should come and be the Jets GM. Cheveldayoff had enough tme.

[@ouromov2895]

What year is this again?

[@jorde1516]

Button is so off. Lol no Domi would be a more reasonable cost 2nd line center. It's a no Brainer. And I'd pass on Tanev he is to old.

[@matthoffman6962]

Hyman and Kadri would be great additions. Oh wait… you mean they already had them and traded them or lost them to free agency?…. I see

[@VictorEMusique]

Kadri and Hyman and Kapanen - lineup decisions the Leafs made ...

[@belindabrowning883]

They've both played for leafs and were very good leafs lost when they trades them they should not go back they are great with oilers

[@mikepoint4717]

Leafs need to make over there defence , Bertuzzi go and trade MM and JT

[@truthspeakerlive]

Yes Because the Leafs had a diamond and it got away. I hope they can find a way to get Kadri back

[@johnpaulgeorgeandringo3559]

Leafs need at least two right shot defencemen. Tanev is 34.

[@eyeswideopen67]

NO. You don't go back to an ex and you don't push poop back inside

[@truthspeakerlive]

Naz is a playoff winner and i think he learned from his past experience

[@mr.gladidontdriveatruck5643]

craig Button still alive and how is opinion relevant.

[@GalaxyChris640]

What are the flames doing? Im sick of this sht im done with the flames

[@mikemurphy8996]

I guarantee Tanev will be a Leaf.

[@robertfry8025]

No he won't. He is a pro athlete who doesn't need to be called names and constantly dumped on by fans that know NOTHING and childish unprofessional media

[@itsdavidlee6]

Looks like a good call

[@dachonabe]

Calgary is not willing to trade with the Leafs.

[@dachonabe]

The unpaid GM's of the Leafs are a laugh.

[@lukez990]

Don't they need Dmen not another forward???

[@waynemclean1799]

Someone to blame for next first round exit.

[@truthspeakerlive]

I agree with Craig Button 100%

[@andygrenn680]

Kadri would be a fool to return to Toronto…

[@applepieclub5012]

a no brainer if calgary retains 50%

[@wildbillwilmoth98]

They need a centre on 6-8 million who is a RFA. They don't need another JT.

[@robertfry8025]

Yup and keep that ridiculously bad d, ya great idea. They couldn't use a REAL NHL PROVEN goaltender either, right. Shut up

[@pinchez-q2d]

Kadri for Marner 1 for 1 buddy

[@RJForest.]

Id tale kadri back for sure.

[@samuelmee1386]

contract is too long

[@alienspace3960]

tsn is a joke

[@kelseykjarsgaard5774]

Yes please

[@vande8910]

Oof

[@VangeliRock]

The way the Leafs treated Kadri if i was him i would never consider playing for Toronto again.

[@marvinschwartz9159]

I read the caption and heard Steve dangle screaming in the back of my head

[@BrownKnee666]

TSN what are you talking about. JT is still a top 25 Foward in the league. Kadri is clearly only a 2nd line center. Maybe next year but no point this year...after JT but to have JT on your 3rd is ludicrous. Max domi is just as good... Tyler Bertuzzi should not be brought back. They clearly should just be going out to obtain a Pesce,Dumba, or a Tanev. I don't see Tanev wanting to go to Ottawa because he wants to win... If anything they should be focusing on getting Lub at a long term low cap hit... If Rangers get rid of trouba it is a huge mistake. He is a the modern day Dion Phaneuf right handed guy... trading Callahan for st Louis was nice but its not the route I would go...Dury shown very cutthroat attitude so I can see him leaving at the draft...I don't like when GM doing players dirty...Not every team Needs to act like VGK...

[@WoundedWarrior77]

It’s okay to have Tav on the 3rd line. He accepted that this year. It’s what is best for the team. Dude is slowing down.

[@wadeflaherty6239]

Trouba for Marner

[@06rtm]

Te Kadri trade was Dubas’ biggest mistake

[@josephfitzgard6277]

Do teams in the NHL have to draft? Rephrase, can teams sign people who never played the game (outside the draft)? Can the Leafs ask the public to join tryouts? If good enough, can the Leafs sign them for the season?

[@robertfry8025]

Yes

[@josephfitzgard6277]

@@robertfry8025 I've never played the game. Can I try out for the Leafs? How do I go about doing that?

[@mattrix4200]

lol... would be hilarious if Toronto publicly admitted they need to trade Tavares for Kadri & Nylander for Hyman (oh the cruel, cruel, irony of it all).

[@bowriver1]

neither Calgary or Edmonton would take those shitty trades

[@mattrix4200]

@@bowriver1 Calgary ''might'' but Edmonton definitely would NOT!

[@bowriver1]

@@mattrix4200 If Toronto eats about 5 million in cap Calgary "might" lol

[@theadventuresofjimmycrapol8827]

would love to see this, I was against trading Kadri in the first place... problem is, the Leafs don't deserve Kadri.

[@rickyma3189]

Isn't Button TSN's resident GM? Has he not been following the pettiness between Calgary's owner Murray Edwards Brad Treliving? Calgary is not trading with Treliving, ever!

[@chevelle1]

Button says a lot without saying anything. He just states the obvious, safe and superficial. He does it loudly , to come off as important and in depth or something.

[@robertfry8025]

Why would he want to play where he was driven out of town by the pathetic fanbase. You all threw him under the bus, now you think he would want to come back to this sh-t show. Good luck. Maybe if the fanbase and media grow up but that's not happening.