Evander Kane quietly ROARING back?

[PinkFly]

He has been playing pretty well recently. He's PPG so far into the season and is on pace to have a career year.

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[TheTechNoir]

You could say he is slowly SPEEDING AHEAD and gently DESTROYING the competition this season. Too bad there is no Matt Cooke to one punch. That season will never be topped because of that. Otherwise, hopefully he stays his nose out of trouble and keeps on producing. He has a lot of skill.

 

[JetsFan815]

Contract year. Hopefully the Sabres can get some good assets for him at the deadline.

 

[Bone Breaker]

Evander will finish the season with more points than Patrick. book it.

 

[Evergreen]

Evander will finish the season with more points than Patrick. book it.

That's a weird comparison to make.

 

[lanceuppercut75]

All I know is that Evander Kane is coming to burn down my village.

 

[mw2noobbuster]

I've heard Evander Kane is a silent man...

 

[Tage2Tuch]

It's Eichel, mostly who gives him insane feeds, IMO.

I mean Kane can be good and he likes to shoot a lot.....but he could have even more goals but he's not an elite scorer. Eichel just creates so many good chances.

Ask Pominville.

Reinhart is a good player but even he excelled with Jack.

Take him away from Jack and look at Sam now.


However I do find it funny that Jets fans and medias think the Sabres just got absolutely burned in the Kane-Myers trade.

Kane scored 28 goals last year and missed the first month and a half.

It's kind of strange every person in that trade has had injury issues. Stafford serves a serviceable role I guess, but it's not on the jets.

 

[mw2noobbuster]

It's Eichel, mostly who gives him insane feeds, IMO.

I mean Kane can be good and he likes to shoot a lot.....but he could have even more goals but he's not an elite scorer. Eichel just creates so many good chances.

Ask Pominville.

Reinhart is a good player but even he excelled with Jack.

Take him away from Jack and look at Sam now.


However I do find it funny that Jets fans and medias think the Sabres just got absolutely burned in the Kane-Myers trade.

Kane scored 28 goals last year and missed the first month and a half.

It's kind of strange every person in that trade has had injury issues. Stafford serves a serviceable role I guess, but it's not on the jets.

Was Kane paired with Eichel for most of those 28 last season?

 

[tsujimoto74]

Was Kane paired with Eichel for most of those 28 last season?

Bylsma -- and now Housely -- have, for some completely inexplicable reason stapled those 2 together, so yes.

 

[mw2noobbuster]

Bylsma -- and now Housely -- have, for some completely inexplicable reason stapled those 2 together, so yes.

I'm guessing by your words you disagree with those two being played together. You think Kane's bringing Jack down?

 

[Hasek]

I'm guessing by your words you disagree with those two being played together. You think Kane's bringing Jack down?

They both bring eachother down in a sense that their styles are so opposite. Eichel slows the game down while Kane speeds it up. Instead of being paired up with players that compliment their styles, they are put together and negated.

 

[Yatzhee]

I'm guessing by your words you disagree with those two being played together. You think Kane's bringing Jack down?

It's the same across 95+% of the Sabres fan base. And its true.
Kane gets a great benefit from playing with Eichel. So did Reinhart last season and for a couple of games, Girgensons.
The issue is an elite finishing winger or 2 for Jack. The likes of Nylander, Asplund and Middlestadt, all left handed shots, one of them should slot with Eichel nicely.
Kane can drive play, he can also score, but his next contract will undoubtedly put him on the move from the Sabres.

 

[StreetHawk]

It's the same across 95+% of the Sabres fan base. And its true.
Kane gets a great benefit from playing with Eichel. So did Reinhart last season and for a couple of games, Girgensons.
The issue is an elite finishing winger or 2 for Jack. The likes of Nylander, Asplund and Middlestadt, all left handed shots, one of them should slot with Eichel nicely.
Kane can drive play, he can also score, but his next contract will undoubtedly put him on the move from the Sabres.

With Eichel kicking up to $10 million next season, the Sabres have to figure out how to slot their roster. Jack at $10, ROR at $7.5 million, Risto at $5.5 million, those are their key guys. $23 million for 3 guys, leaves $52 million plus for the remaining 20 man roster. Kane is already making $5.25 million. How much higher will that deal be? 2009 pick, so in 2018, he's 27. Still several prime years left, between 5-6.

 

[tsujimoto74]

I'm guessing by your words you disagree with those two being played together. You think Kane's bringing Jack down?

They're terrible together at even strength. On the PK, they're beauts, but at ES, they just get in each others way a lot of the time.

 

[DitchMarner]

Evander will finish the season with more points than Patrick. book it.

Patrick has one more point and is much more likely to sustain his pace. Why would you say that?

 

[blueandgoldguy]

What's the feeling in Buffalo regarding Kane's status this year? Will they sign him to an extension - I'm thinking it could be $6 - $7 million per year, but not sure of the term. Or will they trade him assuming they are out of the playoff race in February?

 

[Future GOAT]

He'll quietly cool off soon enough.