As the saying goes: Keep your words soft and sweet, in case you have to eat them later. Nazem Kadri capped off an eventful playoff run on Sunday night by getting to hoist the Stanley Cup, as the Avalanche downed the two-time defending-champion Lightning 2-1 in Game 6. If the headline is the Avalanche winning, then throughout these playoffs. Some have pegged the rough-and-tumble center as a "liability" words that apparently made it acro s his eardrums. Kadri took some time to addre s his supporters and his haters following the win: Dreams Cody Poteet Jersey come true for Nazem Kadri. | Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) "I've had supporters in my corner, Day 1, never wavered," Kadri said. "And for everyone that thought I was a liability in the playoffs, you can ki s my a s." A quick recap of Kadri's eventful playoff run: He inadvertently wipes out Blues goalie Jordan Binnington during the Western Conference semifinal. Binnington, in turn, during a post-game interview. Following the Binnington injury, Kadri says he receives . In the following game, Kadri gets his revenge, in the victory. . It's said he's going to mi s the rest of the playoffs. Kadri returns in the Stanley Cup final vs. Tampa Bay, . MORE: Kadri had the opportunity to celebrate with his father and hoist the Cup. He who laughs last, and all. Joe Torre Jersey