As Toronto Maple Leafs centre Nazem Kadri prepares for his second straight contract year, new head coach Mike Babcock has thrown out a challenge.
“I expect him to be an elite player,” Babcock told reporters after Kadri signed a $4.1-million show-me deal this month. “His training has to match his skill set.
“You can’t take the summer off.”
Well, Kadri broadcasted his off-season training Tuesday on Instagram, posting a seven-second clip of him hopping on his left foot.
Perhaps inspired by the Pan Am Games rolling into town, the sequence ends with a rather impressive one-footed high jump.
The video depicts a training regimen that’s just a little more intense than Kadri’s pre-contract workout routine.
