Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri has been the focus of much debate during his career, from questions about his maturity to his frequent run-ins with the NHL Department of Player Safety.
But the debate over whether the NHL snubbed him for its All-Star Game this season? That was a new one for Kadri.
“I believe that he deserves to be there this year,” said Avalanche coach Jared Bednar, standing up for his player. “It’s a career year. Just because he’s not a guy that’s been there every year … if you’re talking this year, he deserves to be there.”
Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, an All-Star captain, was less diplomatic, questioning the very structure of the event in calling for Kadri’s inclusion.
“It’s silly. I don’t think every team should send a guy. It’s a silly rule,” MacKinnon said. “Naz is, what, second or third in scoring in the NHL and he has to get voted in?”
Kadri did earn his All-Star spot thanks to the fans, who voted him as the “Last Man In” for the Central Division….
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