Kadri on the Avalanche's season, the playoffs for the team and the trade to Colorado

Here he is from the Colorado avalanche and you're a partner.

Nazem Kadri, how you doing Nazem?

Hey, good guys, how are you?

We're doing pretty well.

You planning on watching this game tonight?

Many Dallas, what's your plan this evening?

Yeah, no, absolutely.

I'll be doing a little pre-scope myself,

and it's been a great series so far,

so it's been some exciting hockey in the playoffs this year.

Naz, when you were watching, like, yeah,

I know you said a pre-scale,

but other than watching the game like a regular dude

drinking a beer would, what would you be watching?

Like, would you watch defensemen's tendencies

or if you saw something,

or are you just watching the game

to see what the hell's going on?

Yeah, I mean, I think you try to have some takeaways,

and obviously, you know, put yourself in some situations

out there where, you know,

and break down what plays you could make

and what plays you shouldn't make.

But, I mean, for me personally,

I like to watch the PKs and, you know,

see what we can utilize on the power play,

and obviously that's a big portion of the series,

it's a special team, so those are always my favorite to watch,

is just like, you know, entries in zone type scenarios

that I feel like, you know, you'd get some good pointers from.

So Naz, with you guys having to sweep and some time off

as Jared Bedner given you guys some rest,

or is he running many, many camps

that kind of keep you sharp waiting for your next opponent?

I think there's a balance, you know, for sure,

I think you gotta stay ready, but, you know,

first couple of days, I think we had completely off,

and which was nice, they'd just kind of detach a little bit,

and, you know, in the playoffs,

you can get pretty consumed with, you know,

with the on-ice portion and hockey in general,

so it was just nice to have a couple of days to online

and spend with the family, but, you know,

last couple of days we've been ramping it back up,

and, you know, there's some uncertainty, obviously,

when we play next, but we'll definitely be ready to go.

With Naz and Kadry, and, you know,

it seems like it's, from our standpoint,

it's been a seamless transition

for you back into the avalanche organization.

Take us through that though, like once you,

the anxiety leading up to the trade deadline,

the uncertainty of where you were possibly gonna land,

and when you get the call, it's Colorado,

A, how excited were you, and B, you know,

how did you prepare to kind of walk back into a room

that you were very familiar with?

Um, yeah, I mean, certainly anxious moments,

I think anxious is probably an understatement.

I mean, when you hear multiple teams

that are kind of in the mix, and you're all,

your heads kind of bouncing all over the place,

somewhere you could end up, but, you know,

I'm thrilled that Colorado made a late push,

and was able to acquire me, obviously,

probably, you know, the top destination I had,

and we saw the familiarity, and the history we've had.

So, yeah, man, it was a world one for 24 hours there,

and it was, you know, I'm just kind of still,

honestly, still trying to figure out

how I ended up back here, but I'm sure glad I am,

and I mean, walking into the dressing room, easy.

So, you know, obviously a lot of guys know me,

I know them, you know, coaching staff,

pretty much the same management, the same.

So, it was, you know, it was relatively simple for me,

it was nice to be back.

As just take us through, like,

when that transaction goes down for the people

listening and watching, like, what has the,

what are the real life things that happen?

Like, you get on a bird with a bunch of suits,

and your family stays back,

and they gotta put the house up for sale,

or is that just get everyone, get to Colorado,

and then deal with all that stuff after,

like, just take us inside of the details

of what actually goes on.

Yeah, there's tons, I mean, I think I'd be,

I'd be on the phone, you know, for a couple hours

if I went through everything, but long story short,

I mean, you get the call, you know, for me,

it was a little bit bizarre, because I got in the call,

I think, you know, in the afternoon,

on the trade deadline day, flew out the next morning,

arrived that next night,

and then I actually thought we had an evening game

against Minnesota was the first game I played in,

but then I looked up the schedule,

and it was a new game for me.

So, no more escape, no practice,

fresh off the bird at, like, eight, nine p.m.,

just with, you know, one luggage piece,

had to rush to the, I actually had to drag the equipment

guys in to get me all suited and booted with my gear,

the night before, so it was, you know,

you're kind of thrown right into it,

but sometimes it's better that way,

you don't overthink it, you just go out and play.

Well, the amazing thing is you referenced, you know,

same coaching staff, which is so rare in the NHL,

where, you know, like, I think Marty St. Louis

is like third or fourth in the league in tenure.

He's top five, and it feels like Marty got there,

like, two weeks ago.

It's just, you've played for so many, you know,

variety of coaches, obviously he went through

some coaches in Toronto, in Calgary,

but Bedner just being there and being stable.

It's like him and John Cooper,

and I guess Brenda Moore, probably in Carolina,

that just represent this stability and consistency.

How much of a benefit is that to yourself

to the players having a guy in Jared Bedner

who's been there that long, and obviously

he's very comfortable in running that bench?

Yeah, Bedner is great.

I mean, he's, you know, certainly earned the right

to be there as long as he has,

and I think he does a great job getting the boys prepared.

And, you know, as a, I mean, new-ish player,

I guess coming to the team, you know,

you already know what to expect.

You already know what the coaching staff

at expectations are, what they like, what they don't like.

So, you know, it was easy for me to, you know,

get a read on the room on the team,

and just kind of, you know, fit in seamlessly.

So with you being, we're called at the veteran guy now

at 35 years old.

You've seen, you know, you've been there,

done it, you know, for every different facets.

What could you tell us about the difference between maybe

when you came into the league to where it is now

with the younger players?

And you were a young guy that was up and coming

and had a, you know, tremendous reputation,

and now you're a veteran guy who's been a winner.

Now you're around, and have been around

a lot of young players in the league.

What's the difference when, when you were young

to where it is now?

Well, I think, I mean, I think all the younger kids

or the new kids, I mean, they seem to be just all about hockey.

I mean, it's literally all they do, all they want to do,

and I mean, for me as a young player,

I knew I really liked the game hockey, of course,

I loved it, and I loved being out there and playing,

but, you know, there was an off-ice component

that you'd enjoy as well, but, you know,

I think young kids now are just, you know,

they're so dialed in, and, you know,

even if, you know, you're out in the playoffs in a week

or the season ends, it seems like, you know,

they're back on the ice in a few days,

and just can't stay away from it,

which I'll never understand.

I mean, usually I like to let my gear collect a little bit

of dust, you know, post-season.

You're at Joe Kors.

You've already strapped it back on, you know what it means?

So, yeah, it's good, because they're just, you know,

they're locked in, and they, you know,

they really enjoy the sport, and just being at the rank,

and, you know, you kind of feed off it a little bit.

Nate, talk about, or Nate.

Nas, talk about Nate McKinnon.

Like, there's legendary stories that this guy,

it's just, like, maniacal about winning,

where it's, like, no pop in the dressing room,

and the food, and just, just as every day routine,

like, how crazy is the stuff that goes on with this guy,

as far as his desire to get better,

and his desire to win every night?

That's, I mean, that's it.

He's a ferocious competitor,

and that's kind of always been my takeaway with Nate,

and obviously we get along great.

We've had some great chemistry on the ice, on and off the ice.

So, I mean, for him, he's just,

he's just always looking to find another gear,

which I can certainly appreciate.

And, I mean, I don't think it can fool you.

I mean, he's got his guilty pleasures, too,

so I don't think everything's all, like, you know,

Kenwan and Broccoli constantly.

I think he, he knows when, when to pick his slots,

and, you know, just, just what a player,

it's been such a, such a treat, just, you know,

watching him play, and, you know,

being on the ice with him, and just, you know,

I think he, he pushes everybody to get better

just because, you know, what he does out there

is inspiring.

It kind of drives everybody else kind of into the fight with him.

Well, you guys are sitting pretty right now,

home ice throughout the playoffs,

and you're waiting to see if you play Minnesota or Dallas,

you might get that answer tonight.

If not, you probably have to wait a couple nights.

That's probably a bonus for you guys of this goes seven.

So we'll be tracking it.

We're following you guys as always.

We wish you nothing but success.

And thanks for doing this today.

Nazem, we appreciate it.

All right, boys.

Thanks for having me on.

Have a good one.

You got it.

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