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Originally Posted by GioforPM
The trouble with some of the heart on their sleeve guys is that they can also have big drops in engagement if they get tired emotionally. Gaudreau was kind of the same sometimes (two season before he left comes to mind). Ovie had a really down period where people were saying "he's done".
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The league also places a huge value on guys that have skill and play as an agitator. Playing that way over 82 games would be exhausting, but in a contract year we probably saw more of it from Kadri than you would otherwise, and his payday reflected it.
It's a hard style to sustain. I'm not sure we can expect to see peak POS Kadri over 82.