Nazem Kadri's Chances?

Glad to see a new obsessive come into the light. Keep in mind that Fanposts are meant to be a lot more substantive than this.

I edited your post for spelling and added a poll but in the future you should be looking to expand far beyond just asking a question. On a topic like this you might give your thoughts and share some rationale for why you believe what you do.

A tool you might want to consider in evaluating kids like Kadri is Gabe Desjardins’ NHL Equivalency—I used it here to project Kadri as a 0.48 ppg NHL player last year. I also looked at the histories of players who have established themselves as 50 point players.

Kadri fits the profile of someone ready for the NHL but obviously they’ll need to assess him as an individual in camp, as well as considering his developmental needs and roster composition. I think he’ll get the Stalberg/Hanson/Bozak treatment this year: somewhere between 30 and 50 games in the NHL.

remembering this gives me blue&white balls

I think he gets the start with the Big Club, and I’m not so sure that he’ll “allow” himself a demotion if he gets the chance. Lokk for him to light it up and be in the running for the Calder. (okay, now I’m dreaming…even if it is possible)

with the Leafs.

Montreal Gazette:

With a team that is thin down the middle, Kadri and sophomore Tyler Bozak project to be Toronto’s top two centres. It is a lot to ask of two youngsters who have a combined 38 games of NHL experience. But it is not as though general manager Brian Burke has much of a choice.

The Leafs drafted Kadri to be a top-six forward. And they need him to develop into that role sooner rather than later.

"He is indeed pencilled in," Burke said in July. "But that pencil’s not going to come out when training camp ends. If it comes out, it won’t be until the 20-game mark."

I want Kadri playing second line center and Grabbo playing the wing. Thats if Ronnie and Burkie feel that he’s NHL ready. If Hanson is NHL ready than Kadri def is.

I think he will stick, I don’t think he has to beat out Grabbo or Bozak just prove he can be productive on one of the top 2 lines at centre or wing.

I do have a question though

Will Burke or Wilson give any thought to Kadri’s chances to at a least compete for the Calder. Bouncing him back and forth AHL to NHL will kill his chances. I don’t think Bozak would have won it last year but he would have competed if he played 82 games in the NHL and who knows what effect that can have on the team.