OT: Evander Kane gets 3 games, goes off on DOPS

[Guardian17]

Sharks' Kane criticizes NHL Player Safety after three-game suspension - Sportsnet.ca

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[Ducky10]

I can't stand Kane, he also deserved to be suspended...……….but he's absolutely right.

 

[Guardian17]

I can't stand Kane, he also deserved to be suspended...……….but he's absolutely right.

Yep, nothing was done last week after Toews elbowed Wheeler in the chin and Wheeler was pulled from the game for concussion protocol and don't forget the blow to the head Perreault took against Vancouver.

 

[Tommigun]

Can’t argue with that.

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

Will this mean an additional fine for publicly criticizing the powers that be?

 

[jefferoni]

I can't stand Kane, he also deserved to be suspended...……….but he's absolutely right.

I couldn't have said it better myself...


BTW here's Kane's complete statement...

 

[jetsv2]

Kane is a giant POS who deserved more than 3, but he isn't wrong about the league and it isn't just suspensions. That non goalie interference call last night was complete horseshit.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Will this mean an additional fine for publicly criticizing the powers that be?

I sure hope so.

 

[bustamente]

I would of preferred a 5 minute major last night, now with EK65 and him both out the Wild get the benefit.

 

[cbcwpg]

Two sides to this

1 - Evander Kane is an entitled POS who thinks the rules don't apply to him nor should they apply to him because I'm Evander and I'm better than everyone else, and the hit was a suspension

2- He's not wrong about the DOPS

 

[Jets 31]

He was targeting Pionk from the drop of the puck , he deserves a suspension but the fact the NHL has a goon as head of DOPS is very funny to me .

 

[SUX2BU]

Will this mean an additional fine for publicly criticizing the powers that be?

hope so .....

 

[AlphaLackey]

I can't stand Kane, he also deserved to be suspended...……….but he's absolutely right.

 

[LucianoBorsato]

A DOPs decisions I can fully get behind. Enjoy the time off, Evander

 

[ps241]

Yup Kane is Kane which isn’t good but he is correct in his criticism of the DOPS. It’s mind numbing.

 

[Jet]

I can't stand Kane, he also deserved to be suspended...……….but he's absolutely right.

I was going to say the exact same thing

 

[scelaton]

Don't get fooled by Kane's attempt to deflect responsibility from himself to Parros.

Kane targeted Pionk from the drop off the puck. He was premeditated, predatory, looking for blood. If the DOPS is looking to change the culture of the NHL to make it safer for all players--as it should--then they need to be especially hard on the likes of Kane.

Every player makes mistakes, including Jonathan Toews, but Toews represents the the best of the NHL most nights. No need to make an example of him. Kane, on the other hand, is a well-known troublemaker, who blames everyone but himself when he gets called out. It got old, and oh-so-predictable a long time ago.

 

[Duke749]

Burke just laid into Kane. Kane isn’t necessarily wrong, but he’s played this card before. He doesn’t take responsibility.

 

[JetsFan815]

Parros should suspend him for the remainder of the season for disrespecting the DOPS.

 

[tntkid]

In before Kane pulls the dops is racist card.

I have more respect for the last dump i took than i do for Kane.

 

[pictman]

In all that commentary not one word of taking responsibility for his actions. Poor Evander.Everyone is against him. All I see is a 2 year old child stamping his feet and crying " It's not fair " .Same old BS. Same old POS

 

[Jetfaninflorida]

Kane makes a valid point. If he had acknowledged his fault in this, his message would be more well received. But in actuality, he doesn't believe he did anything wrong which is where the real problem lies with many repeat offenders. Glad he got 3, wish he got more.

 

[voyageur]

I would of preferred a 5 minute major last night, now with EK65 and him both out the Wild get the benefit.

That should have been a 5 minute major. 2 minutes for elbowing isn't like 2 minutes for getting your hands in somebody's gloves. Deserved the suspension.

What frustrates me more than anything is that the team is getting run at. Started with Kunin on Little. The hit on Lowry was borderline predatory. Wheeler has got it. Scheifele too. Ehlers almost got dusted by Dillon. Kane has a target on Pionk for much of the game. How many hits is this team willing to take? Maurice went from a coach who played a physical brand of hockey to a transitional speed team. Chevy seems to have transitioned this team into a soft one, without Byfuglien in the lineup, and Lowry. When does he do something.

I'd love to get a Travis Hamonic/ Mark Borowecki type who can keep the game honest. We have the skaters and skill. But no one wants to answer the bell when the intensity amps up games nearing the playoff push.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

I’m conflicted.

Kane’s a loser but he’s 100% correct here.

 

[Teppo Numenor]

When players take elbows to the head like that they sometimes need help from the players assistance fund later on, nice of Evander to contribute with his cash, but not his elbow.