I hate Kadri. Kadri dives, and he's generally just an unlikable dingus, but he also takes a lot of stick work. He's smaller, and very talented - so players target him with stick work to even the playing field. The NHL refs are complete trash and have thrown out the rule book in favour of calling whatever they deem to be Good Hockey Vs Bad Hockey.
That being said, this is why the Flames need to do a better job protecting Johnny. The constant slashing and cross checking he deals with should be dealt with as a team. Successful teams stand up for each other. The Kings, Ducks, Hawks all stand up for each other - the Flames need to start doing this.
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