Rumor: Sharks working on Evander Kane trade, will eat 50%

[DatDude44]

I smell Toronto

 

[Kcoyote3]

I smell Toronto

I think Carolina eventually

 

[Nakawick]

Which specific teams do you think has guys in the locker room that can keep Kane in check?

Pens

 

[SoupNazi]

Which specific teams do you think has guys in the locker room that can keep Kane in check?

I'm not sure anyone can at this point.

 

[Victor Z]

Pens

No.

Please San Jose, send that cancer somewhere else. Perhaps to the Capitals or Flyers.

 

[Nakawick]

No.

Yes

 

[deleted user]

Toronto will nab him. I think they'll do well with the acquisition too.

 

[Kcoyote3]

I think Kane is going to play hardball with SJ. He mentioned that San Jose has his three team trade list. I personally think he listed impossible franchises to trade to, and he's going to stew in the AHL until SJ either decides he can play in the NHL again or he gets bought out in the summer. He knows that he gets $14 million over 6 years no matter what. He can tell his creditors that no matter what he's going to get that money. They can put a garnishment on that and bam, problem solved. Then he can go back and sign somewhere else in the offseason.

Other thing to consider is that he just got custody of his child. What's to prevent his wife from going to the judge and saying that he's uprooting the child's life and disrupting it by being traded and living in a new state, etc.

 

[TheScandal89]

I could see the Leafs taking the chance on him because he will at 50% and low cost. Can't really acquire a player like him at that cap hit without giving up significant pieces.

Plus they probably feel like it worked with Ho-Sang's reclamation project, that they can do it too. I agree with one poster saying he'll be ok for a season or two then go back to his ways.

Imo, I'm not sure how to feel, he's a great player but is it worth it if the team becomes divided? We already have some babies on the team. I guess if they take him to and from the arena like hannibal lecter then I'd be okay with it

 

[Jozay]

Some random team like Nashville or CBJ will do it.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

I think a team with a strong leadership group that needs offense could take a shot. Boston, Pitts?
Not sure how the cap works but that would be my guess.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

I think Kane is going to play hardball with SJ. He mentioned that San Jose has his three team trade list. I personally think he listed impossible franchises to trade to, and he's going to stew in the AHL until SJ either decides he can play in the NHL again or he gets bought out in the summer. He knows that he gets $14 million over 6 years no matter what. He can tell his creditors that no matter what he's going to get that money. They can put a garnishment on that and bam, problem solved. Then he can go back and sign somewhere else in the offseason.

Other thing to consider is that he just got custody of his child. What's to prevent his wife from going to the judge and saying that he's uprooting the child's life and disrupting it by being traded and living in a new state, etc.

Seems like SJ kind of holds the cards though given he wants to play in NHL to get another contract, if they get a team to bite and they say "this NHL team wants you do you accept?" why would Kane want to stay in the AHL just to spite SJ?

 

[themelkman]

Is Kane the only player on tha Barracuda or something?

No of course not, not a ton of interesting guys really though and your kidding yourself if you think the leafs havent had a discussion about it.

 

[Leaf Fans]

No of course not, not a ton of interesting guys really though and your kidding yourself if you think the leafs havent had a discussion about it.

Nonsense.

 

[themelkman]

Nonsense.

A team that wants to up its depth passing on the option of a 30 goal scorer for 3.5 or possibly 1.65 million? No way

 

[Patty Ice]

Seems like SJ kind of holds the cards though given he wants to play in NHL to get another contract, if they get a team to bite and they say "this NHL team wants you do you accept?" why would Kane want to stay in the AHL just to spite SJ?

I think its more to stay in San Jose with his child since the farm team is there as well.

 

[Diaspora]

But Buffalo could be a catalyst in a trade.
For example San Jose trades Kane with 50% retention to the Sabres for Kyle Okposo and they eat another 50% so the receiving team gets him at 1,75.
I know the Sabres don't like to retain or they would have done so with Eichel, but it might work, especially if they receive a sweetener.
They also might retain less than 50%, say just a million which wouldn't hurt much and many teams could take on Kane's cap hit and salary more easily.
That would mean more teams interested and therefore the price would increase.

If and only if no one wants Kane at 3.5 but someone does want him at 1.75, then there may be room for some arbitrage for a team with cap to spare. It could happen, I suppose, but I wouldn't expect it.

 

[Irie]

But Buffalo could be a catalyst in a trade.
For example San Jose trades Kane with 50% retention to the Sabres for Kyle Okposo and they eat another 50% so the receiving team gets him at 1,75.
I know the Sabres don't like to retain or they would have done so with Eichel, but it might work, especially if they receive a sweetener.
They also might retain less than 50%, say just a million which wouldn't hurt much and many teams could take on Kane's cap hit and salary more easily.
That would mean more teams interested and therefore the price would increase.

The problem with this scenario is that with all his baggage, Kane is not worth a ton, even at 1.75, and if you are asking Buffalo to retain over 6 million in cap (total over 3.5 years), and almost 6 million in actually cash salary, they are going to want at least a 1st round pick.

San Jose isn't trading a first to dump kane while retaining 3.5 per year, and the acquiring team isn't likely to give up a first either, given the PR backlash and potential for the deal to backfire.

Now I could be wrong, as stranger things have happened, but I honestly don't see a realistic path where anyone ponies up the assets required to entice a 3rd team to get involved and retain that much.

 

[Hookslide]

I think its more to stay in San Jose with his child since the farm team is there as well.

Oh yeah I am sure that's what he is thinking........right , as he fly's all over with some bimbo.

 

[T_Cage]

I’d take a flyer on him in Toronto at 50 or 75% if he’s cheap, but not paying big assets for him….WAY too much smoke around this guy not to be some sort of a fire

 

[CupInSIX]

You clearly don't know Dubas then.

You sure about that?

 

[Patty Ice]

Oh yeah I am sure that's what he is thinking........right , as he fly's all over with some bimbo.

I take it you don't have children.

You don't think his child is a priority?

 

[McVespa99]

If I was guessing I would say Khl and then gets legs broken over gambling debts to the Russian mafia. Or maybe he finds god.......

 

[Nakawick]

Oh yeah I am sure that's what he is thinking........right , as he fly's all over with some bimbo.

The fact that a judge granted Kane sole custody of his 1 year old daughter is quite surprising. Maybe being a Dad will change him.

 

[themelkman]

The fact that a judge granted Kane sole custody of his 1 year old daughter is quite surprising. Maybe being a Dad will change him.

Well his ex wife clearly has some issues too. Kane is a bad person, but he seems mentally sound. (Also you pretty much have head and shoulders above the mother to be a father that gets sole custody).