{"id":570920,"date":"2026-05-09T17:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/570920\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T17:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:21:15","slug":"nazem-kadri-joins-the-maple-leafs-insults-during-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/570920\/","title":{"rendered":"Nazem Kadri joins the Maple Leafs insults during playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nazem Kadri joins the Maple Leafs insults during playoffs<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> haven’t had great playoff history recently — or really, in a long time.<\/p>\n

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One stat circulating social media helps emphasize that, and it came to light after Mitch Marner notched a hat trick on Friday night in his first season out of Toronto, playing now for the Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He’s only the second player drafted by the Maple Leafs to score a playoff hat trick in the salary cap era, according to Big Head Hockey.<\/p>\n

The other was Nazem Kadri.<\/p>\n

And neither Marner nor Kadri did it while playing for the Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n

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In other words — the Leafs have never gotten a playoff hat trick from a player they drafted (in the salary cap era).<\/p>\n

And, well, that can’t be good.<\/p>\n

Toronto’s playoff misery, without a Stanley Cup Finals appearance or win in 60 years, is about much more than just whether their homegrown players can score three goals in a game.<\/p>\n

But still — it’s not ideal that the only draft picks who have ever done that did it in other uniforms.<\/p>\n

Just one more bit of sadness for the Maple Leafs in a postseason that they’re only able to watch from home.<\/p>\n

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