Confirmed with Link: San Jose terminating Evander Kane's contract

[KingBogo]

You think it would look suspicious if we offered to pay half his salary 'just because'?

The rest of the Western conference should chip in and make it happen.

 

[AlphaLackey]

The rest of the Western conference should chip in and make it happen.

I'll throw in a couple hours of blackjack coaching.

 

[KingBogo]

I'll throw in a couple hours of blackjack coaching.

I don’t think that will be enough. He would never have the discipline to pick up basic strategy.

 

[SSC4me]

Perhaps he can hang out with Antonio Brown. They could debate who is the biggest loser.

 

[kanadalainen]

Either way, it's a fitting denouement for Kane, who falls like Icarus in failure as he bravely snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. And yeah, even though this isn't a Sharks forum, when a truly odious human being insults both our city and everyone in it with unfalsifiable horseshit accusations of moral failure, I think it remains in our interest to hear any news that shows we were right all this time.

Kane's fall is unparalleled really..., making Icarus look like Daedalus. His behaviour is so unhinged that I worry for his mental health.

 

[razorsedge]

This guy needs a serious intervention in his life and decision making.

 

[macmaroon]

Scored at a 32 G pace last year and not very far short of a ppg.

30 YO star player - broke and out of work.

Some team will probably take a chance on him for 1 mil and no term. But no one wanted him for the 4 remaining years (counting this one) at 7 mil per. I'd guess that SJS probably offered to retain as much as 50% too.

I guess he will be the next celebrity endorser for bet99.net...

 

[macmaroon]

Vegas will sign him in a landmark NHL deal where Kane is the first player ever whose salary was paid in match plays and buffet comps.

 

[SUX2BU]

I'll throw in a couple hours of blackjack coaching.

he would hit on 21

 

[AlphaLackey]

I don’t think that will be enough. He would never have the discipline to pick up basic strategy.

I mean, that sounds too much like 'rules', and rules are for other chumps, not for OGs who can afford to drop half a million USD on a work night!

 

[AlphaLackey]

he would hit on 21

My favorite joke about this whole thing, and will be for a long time:

Bettman: "We've decided how many games you'll be suspended for."
Kane: "Okay."
Daly: "You got eleven."
Kane: "Hit me."

 

[GeorgeJETson]

Perfect. Half a season left to embed a cancer that will destroy they room in time for the playoffs.

Just what I was thinking

 

[Guardian17]

After I had my predictable multi-minute belly laugh about this news, the only pang of sadness I felt was in thinking that this move was SO profoundly stupid, that it could very well have been a deliberate effort to screw over both his creditors and his estranged wife. I wouldn't put that beyond him. Then again, I also wouldn't put "so profoundly stupid" past him too.

Either way, it's a fitting denouement for Kane, who falls like Icarus in failure as he bravely snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. And yeah, even though this isn't a Sharks forum, when a truly odious human being insults both our city and everyone in it with unfalsifiable horseshit accusations of moral failure, I think it remains in our interest to hear any news that shows we were right all this time.

 

[WpgSteve]

I was thinking Vegas would sign him too.

I'm not sure he's welcome in Vegas. Owes people money there.

 

[AlphaLackey]

Kane is a perfect example how to screw up your career, lose all your money & creditably and you family. Too bad, while I was never a fan of his personality he was a solid player.

I'll never, ever question his God-given talent or his ability to produce. The tool had the tools, no doubt about it.

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

I guess he will be the next celebrity endorser for bet99.net...

 

[Mortimer Snerd]

Vegas at league minimum? Bolts are tight against the CAP. Oilers have space at league minimum ? Canucks?

He has to be a temptation for Oilers.
But such a natural fit for Vegas. The guys he owes money to won't have to go far to find him.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Who was the jet that punched his lights out when he was here sporting black eyes?

I don’t think this happened.

 

[JetsFan815]

He had to know that the Sharks were looking for literally any reason to terminate his contract. He should have been acting like choir boy with the Barracuda and quietly collecting his millions instead of doing something this stupid. Sad to see all that talent go to waste. His family/close friends need to stage an intervention.

 

[scelaton]

He had to know that the Sharks were looking for literally any reason to terminate his contract. He should have been acting like choir boy with the Barracuda and quietly collecting his millions instead of doing something this stupid. Sad to see all that talent go to waste. His family/close friends need to stage an intervention.

What close friends?

 

[JetsNut]

I don’t think this happened.

Wasn’t a Jet I don’t think. He got his lights knocked out at a local bar for running his mouth.

 

[ps241]

From the people I know closest to this Kane has had 3 primary challenges

Personality wise he is arrogant and has rubbed people and teammates the wrong way. Guys tried to make it work but it was challenging with his ego.

He is/was defiant and wasn’t interested in other peoples opinion or help. Putting it bluntly he is void of this chip.

He has a gambling addiction and is a terrible player.

Now to my opinion.

At some point here soon he is going to run out of money and be flat broke. That will take away all his life style and gambling options. That might provide the rock bottom moment he needs.

To me Kane feels like the kind of guy that will go down swinging and continue to do really stupid things until he winds up in jail or worse.

This is a movie that probably doesn’t age well or end well.

 

[Edgar Halliwax]

He should be out of second chances by now. What an imbecile

 

[Jet]

Kane's fall is unparalleled really..., making Icarus look like Daedalus. His behaviour is so unhinged that I worry for his mental health.

I wonder if he has cts? I don't want to make excuses for him but he is displaying a lot of behavior that is consistent with brain injury like that.

 

[ps241]

I wonder if he has cts? I don't want to make excuses for him but he is displaying a lot of behavior that is consistent with brain injury like that.

Most of the personality traits go back to his junior hockey days. Now it’s possible he had CTS back then but less likely.

The interesting dimension to this story is he has always brought it on the ice and worked his ass off in that domain.

The challenge is he never grew up or grew out of his more destructive habits. They seemed to get more entrenched with age if anything.

I do agree though that his highly impulsive behaviour with seemingly no fear of consequences are troubling blend. Lots of inmates with those underlying issues (not being sarcastic)