NHL notebook: Leafs' Kadri offered hearing, could be suspended

That's a signal that Kadri, 28, could be facing a long suspension for
cross-checking Boston forward Jake DeBrusk with 5:57 left in the game.
According to the NHL.com, the NHL/NHLPA collective bargaining agreement calls
for a player to be offered an in-person hearing if he faces a suspension of
six games or more.

In 2018, Kadri was suspended three games for boarding Bruins forward Tommy
Wingels in Game 1 of a first-round series. A 10-year NHL veteran, all with
Toronto, Kadri has been suspended four times in his career.

The Bruins won the game 4-1 to tie the best-of-7 series at 1-1. Game 3 is
scheduled for Monday in Toronto.

--Nikita Gusev, the reigning MVP of the Kontinental Hockey League, signed a
one-year, entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights and is expected
to practice with the team on Monday.

Gusev, 26, has been on the roster of SKA St. Petersburg since the 2015-16
season. He led the league in scoring this season with 82 points (17 goals, 65
assists). He was released from his contract this week after SKA St. Petersburg
was eliminated in the KHL conference finals.

The Tampa Bay Lightning drafted him in the seventh round of the 2012 NHL
Draft. Vegas acquired his rights in a trade with Tampa Bay during the 2017 NHL
Expansion Draft.

--The Colorado Avalanche announced the team has signed 2019 Hobey Baker Award
winner Cale Makar to a three-year, entry-level contract.

The 20-year-old defenseman from the University of Massachusetts will join the
Avalanche immediately for their first-round playoff series against the Calgary
Flames. The series is tied at 1-1 and resumes Monday night in Colorado.

Makar, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, just completed his
sophomore season. He helped the Minutemen reach the NCAA Frozen Four title
game and became the school's first player to win the Hobey Baker Award,
college hockey's top individual prize.

--Field Level Media