LeBrun: Evander Kane close to signing, will happen by the weekend per his agent (EDM, FLA, TB top 3 choices)

[CycloneSweep]

Maybe McDavid thinks the team could improve by getting Connor Bedard and Shane Wright.

All jokes aside, if the Oilers sign him I lose full respect for the club because you can't get that low. Could say the same about Tony Deangelo, but Kane has done enough to get himself booted out of the league.

Kane is much worse than Deangelo too

 

[Pavelski2112]

Whoever signs him for a year will honestly probably be fine. Any longer than that and you'll start running into problems.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Kane is much worse than Deangelo too

Huh?

 

[CycloneSweep]

Huh?

Like as a human being

 

[Seras]

Some GM for a team who can't make the playoffs should sign him, hope he plays well, then move at deadline @ 50% for picks. If he sucks, then nothing really lost other than some feelings.

 

[jetsforever]

Like as a human being

What makes you say that?

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

You going to say the same thing about Zito and the Panthers if he goes there?

If he does go to the Panthers, I see it being a slow and painful downwards spiral for them.

 

[dahrougem2]

Some GM for a team who can't make the playoffs should sign him, hope he plays well, then move at deadline @ 50% for picks. If he sucks, then nothing really lost other than some feelings.

And why would Kane do this?

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Most of Kane's stuff has just been dumb personal stuff though, rather than more dangerous or reckless actions that would merit getting kicked out IMO.

In the dressing room he's been a bratty cancer. But his personal problems like pointing a gun at his ex-wife is a huge, huge low for him along with the video I saw that was on Twitter for a brief period of name-calling his wife just shows that nobody would want him back.

I see you have Kane in you DP so I'm just gonna assume you're defending him.

EDIT:

For those wondering about the video I mentioned, Anna Kane posted on her IG story of Kane pointing the gun, and there was another video with her and Kane having an argument, where she pulled out her phone and started recording where Kane said he wasn't yelling and went to grab his phone. She puts the phone down where they argue about cheating, and then Kane said some more mean words. But it was deleted but found it on Twitter, but tried to look again but it has been since deleted.

 

[KaraLupin]

Edmonton won't have the cap space to afford his next deal if he comes in and rips it up.

Yamamoto is good as gone if Kane can perform.

 

[KaraLupin]

Anyone signing Kane is going to regret it. You wouldn't get your feet wet if you jumped in the deep end of his brain activity.

If you think about it, Kane was Sharks top scorer, and when shit went south the contract is voided. So they got production for a lil while and then no penalty when ways were parted.

Kane is actually the hidden freebie.

 

[Diamonddog01]

What makes you say that?

What kind of stupid question is this?

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Like as a human being

Ah okay, was going to say…

 

[FlameChampion]

Yamamoto is good as gone if Kane can perform.

Why? No guarantee that Kanes even on the Oilers after the year ends. Hollands pretty much used all the cap space he had up.

 

[jetsforever]

In the dressing room he's been a bratty cancer. But his personal problems like pointing a gun at his ex-wife is a huge, huge low for him along with the video I saw that was on Twitter for a brief period of name-calling his wife just shows that nobody would want him back.

I see you have Kane in you DP so I'm just gonna assume you're defending him.

EDIT:

For those wondering about the video I mentioned, Anna Kane posted on her IG story of Kane pointing the gun, and there was another video with her and Kane having an argument, where she pulled out her phone and started recording where Kane said he wasn't yelling and went to grab his phone. She puts the phone down where they argue about cheating, and then Kane said some more mean words. But it was deleted but found it on Twitter, but tried to look again but it has been since deleted.

I might be misremembering but IIRC there was suggestion at the time that that gun video was from a photoshoot and his wife had shown signs of instability/exaggeration herself (they were/are in a heated legal battle). I can't speak to the locker room stuff.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Dude doesn’t deserve to skate the ice the rest of these guys do, plain and simple.

Get him out of the league he’s 30 for f*** sakes hes had 12+ years now and his last “incidents” were less than a month ago.

Nothing is changing guys except him changing his place of birth from Surrey to Vancouver.

 

[McBooya42]

Fake. "@canesplswin"

Here's the official:

Let me clarify: I have landed back in Toronto from the road. Evander is joining the Oilers, as Tim reports

 

[Larry Hanson]

Some GM for a team who can't make the playoffs should sign him, hope he plays well, then move at deadline @ 50% for picks. If he sucks, then nothing really lost other than some feelings.

And why would Kane do this?

It actually makes some sense if he thinks about it. With a crappier team he can probably get more money, which he desperately needs, and lots of ice time. Come deadline time he can pick his contender, at 50% retained and pro-rated almost any team should be able to afford bringing him on. It's kind of a win/win/win really but it's unlikely to happen given the reporting of his likely destinations.

 

[jetsforever]

What kind of stupid question is this?

Just asking for some justification to that claim
For example, DeAngelo has had multiple documented locker room incidents with teammates over the years while Kane appears to make bad lifestyle decisions.

 

[Kristopher Letang]

I see alot of jealous fans on this thread talking shit lol

Good for the Oilers.

 

[dahrougem2]

It actually makes some sense if he thinks about it. With a crappier team he can probably get more money, which he desperately needs, and lots of ice time. Come deadline time he can pick his contender, at 50% retained and pro-rated almost any team should be able to afford bringing him on. It's kind of a win/win/win really but it's unlikely to happen given the reporting of his likely destinations.

What kind of bad hockey team is going to offer him a lot of money just to trade him later on? Why wouldn't Kane just have his pick of the team instead of relying on a different team to trade him to a contender?

I see zero incentive for Evander Kane to do anything like that.

 

[Diamonddog01]

Just asking for some justification to that claim
For example, DeAngelo has had multiple documented locker room incidents with teammates over the years while Kane appears to make bad lifestyle decisions.

Use google if you need justification for that claim, this guy is in the news every week. Do you honestly believe a locker room incident with a teammate makes you a worse person that faking a vaccine card and then travelling on a plane when you know you're positive? Knowing you could be contagious but not caring because you want to go see friends and family isn't a "bad lifestyle choice" - it's extremely unethical and selfish.

 

[Larry Hanson]

Just asking for some justification to that claim
For example, DeAngelo has had multiple documented locker room incidents with teammates over the years while Kane appears to make bad lifestyle decisions.

There are clearly locker room problems with Kane. His own team mates don't want him back, and he was their leading scorer. Also, as a Jets fan you must be aware of the problems he had there.

 

[thai jet]

Can the US bankruptcy court get at his earnings if he plays for a Canadian team?

 

[Crazy Joe Divola]

Kane/McDavid is kinda cool