TRAIKOS: Kadri and Kane are among a dozen free agents whose value has increased in the playoffs
When Nazem Kadri scored a hat trick in Game 4 against the St. Louis Blues, he was clapping back at those Internet trolls who had bombarded him with racist comments from the game before. But he was also delivering a pointed message to Blues head coach Craig Berube, who cited Kadri’s “reputation” — he had been suspended three times in the playoffs — for a questionable hit on goalie Jordan Binnington in Game 3.
