Kadri awaits word on length of suspension

Mike Babcock is ready to forge on without Nazem Kadri. The Toronto Maple Leafs coach, with Game 3 of the opening round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs against the Boston Bruins looming on Monday night, has no choice. Kadri, pictured, is facing a suspension after cross-checking Bruins forward Jake Debrusk in the head/face in the third period of Boston’s 4-1 win at TD Garden in Game 2 on Saturday night. Kadri, a repeat offender, was offered an in-person hearing by the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety not long after the game ended. The hearing will be held on Monday. This, of course, comes after Kadri was suspended for three games in the first round against the Bruins last year after he hit Boston forward Tommy Wingels along the boards in Game 1. “Any time you cross the line, though, you have a chance to let someone else make the decision whether you play or not. So the way I look at it here today is we can’t worry about that now, just have to move on,” Babcock said.