If he really has been playing while injured all year, you can't blame him for saying FU to the Jets. He's been working hard on the ice (with good results, I might add), and then the team basically goes "nope, we don't want you here. You've been playing your ass off but we just don't like you."
What a bunch of BS. Kane has ignored medical advice in the past, and insisted on playing. Ex-coach Noel wanted to scratch him from a game due to an injury, and what does Kane do? He goes to the media and says he's perfectly healthy, and being deliberately benched by Noel. Noel was already on thin ice, and Kane had played a big part in his termination.
Kane was advised to get this surgery at the start of the season, but insisted on playing through the pain. How can the Jets stop him from playing? The big problem is management, determined to make Winnipeg a desirable place to play, despite the weather and small market, bent over backwards for Kane. In fact almost all sources from True North say they spent more time trying to help Kane with his off-ice issues, that all other Jets players combined.
The Jets organization treated Kane with kid gloves from day 1, ignoring all the off-ice problems he brought upon himself. Lets just take a look at some of those off-ice problems:
-fighting with teammates during practice
-not paying his tabs at upscale restaurants
-creeping local woman on social media in order to hook up
-possible gambling problem (always seen at Winnipeg casinos & trips to Las Vegas)
-posing with wads of cash, despite the lockout, and fans missing out on hockey
-benched 3 times by 2 coaches for attitude problems or breaking club rules
-rumors of fights in nightclubs in Winnipeg and Vancouver (pending lawsuit in VanCity)
-favoring tweets from fans on opposing teams wanting him to play for the Flyers and other teams
You obviously have no idea what is going down in WInnipeg. Kane insisted on playing injured, despite the Jets suggesting he take time off. Kane QUIT ON THE TEAM after the track suit incident. True North said he was a healthy scratch, and never mentioned anything about kicking him off the club.
Finally, to add insult to injury, Kane, who could have had the surgery done anytime since summer, decides to stick it to the Jets in the middle of a big playoff race, and now will have the surgery done. You can have him. He's been a cancer to the organization for nearly 4 years. Good riddance.