During Game Six, Alex Ovechkin figuratively dropped Nazem Kadri into the offseason early, picking the center up on his shoulders and flipping him onto the ice.
Tuesday afternoon during Maple Leafs’ locker room clean out day, Kadri spoke about the viral hit.
"He started on his stomach. He … just put me on the squat rack, basically" — Nazem Kadri, on being lifted up by Alex Ovechkin in Game 6.
— SeanFitz_Gerald (@SeanFitz_Gerald) April 25, 2017
Yes. Yes, he did.
Here’s Kadri’s full interview with the press.