It doesn’t seem Don Cherry is too pleased with the way the Toronto Maple Leafs are handling their players lately.
The Canadian hockey icon went on somewhat of a rant on Twitter about the treatment of prospect Nazem Kadri by the Maple Leafs organization.
I have never in my life seen a kid treated like Nazem Kadri by the Leafs. It started in his first training camp where he led the team in..
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) October 2, 2012
scoring but was blasted for his defensive faults. They don’t blast Kulemin who scored 7 goals. They give him 5 million dollars. Now the…
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) October 2, 2012
Kadri had five goals and two assists in 21 NHL games last season. He had 18 goals and 22 assists with the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies last season.
Kulemin had seven goals and 21 assists with the Maple Leafs last season, and signed a two-year deal worth US$5.6 million on July 20.
Marlie coach comes out and rips Kadri in the newspaper saying he doesn’t eat properly.Imagine headlines saying he’s chubby and fatso.
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) October 2, 2012
If anyone wants to get a blue print on how to destroy someone, just follow the Toronto Maple Leafs
— Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerCBC) October 2, 2012
It was only three weeks ago that Cherry ripped former Leafs head coach Ron Wilson’s handling of goaltender James Reimer last season. He said the situation was a “disaster” and that Wilson was trying to destroy his number one goaltender.
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