Evander Kane tracksuit saga

[Locke]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Sara Orlesky @saraorlesky
Evander Kane will undergo left shoulder surgery shortly and normal recovery time is 4-6 months #NHLJets

Well with that news no one will trade for Kane until the offseason.

And now a bum shoulder.

This reeks of taking his ball and going home.

[RyZ]

Originally Posted by Sheva #7

Kane has so much talent and physical abilities he is a franchise player once he grows up and gets his head straight. you need to risk to get these type of players if the opportunity is there, especially for cheap. I remember the same kind of bashing on this board when Seguin was traded, all these posters saying ohhhhh he's a cancer, Dallas is going to regret it. Now look how it turned out...could be the same with Kane.

He's in his 6th season and has topped 45 pts ONCE! He is nowhere near a "franchise" level player.

He's not even a Jordan Eberle level player.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by Weitz

He is also a guy playing injured that has the skill to score 30 goals. Those come cheap eh?

Mason Raymond has the skill to score 25 goals
Curtis Glencross has the skill to score 26 goals
David Jones has the skill to score 27 goals
Mike Camalleri has the skill to score 39 goals

Jus' sayin. You wouldn't want any of those guys locked up for the next four years for 6 mil a year on the flames, would ya, even if they were younger? And none of those guys are headcases.

I want dynamic players, not just goal scoring wingers making that kind of money in a salary cap era.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Locke

And now a bum shoulder.

This reeks of taking his ball and going home.

Yup

Tim Campbell @FPTimCampbell
"That would be a question for Evander." Maurice on the co-incidence of dressing room incident and choice of surgery. #NHLJets #bn

[Igottago]

His wet track suit needs surgery.

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by Locke

Theres no argument that hes good, the argument is about whether hes 'good enough.'

He has to be good enough to merit his contract, his ice time and tolerance of his attitude and off-ice shenanigans.

To which my answer is no. He is not good enough to overshadow all of those things.

Contract: Yes
Ice time: Yes
Attitude issues: No

[BACKCHECK!!!]

I think there's absolutely no question that his play justifies his contract. His on-ice ability should command that salary any day of the week.

I can't speak to any other issues regarding his "locker room presence", or professionalism, because I've never even met the kid, and could probably walk past him on the street without even recognizing him.

But on the ice he's a beast.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Hard to call him a cancer when there is only 1 dressing room he has ever been in. It may just be a case he doesn't see eye to eye with the Jets leadership group. There is just as likely a chance he would flourish in another situation with another team as it is he would be a cancer there.

People get way too wrapped in guys being "cancers" when in reality like everywhere else in society there are personalities and in some situations they just don't mesh.

I don't see how the Jets leadership group forces him to act out the way he does, especially off the ice. Just like everywhere else in society, there are people that are just difficult to work with and you don't want around other employees.

The biggest thing for any team is to have people on it who have a genuine interest in seeing their colleagues succeed both personally and professionally. That interest isn't something that can be faked or forced. If someone is a jerk and other people on the team simply don't like him, it will affect the overall performance. As someone else mentioned, Kane's production is really nothing special, at least not enough to justify brining in a guy that has personality clashes going all the way back to junior.

People keep mentioning Sequin, but I don't recall other players disliking him. His clashes were with coaches and management. Same thing with Richards and Carter in Philly. The problem wasn't that they were not liked by their peers. Kane has the double whammy of being both a bad influence to the power structure and being unpopular.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle

Contract: Yes
Ice time: Yes
Attitude issues: No

The issue being that you cant separate them. They're a package deal.

[sureLoss]

JoshuaCooper @JoshuaCooper
It sounds like Evander Kane used shoulder surgery as leverage against the Jets. I have never seen something like this ...

[Finger Cookin]

Will anyone trade for him now given he's done until next season with this shoulder surgery? I mean, never mind the deadline - will anyone pursue him in the offseason?

[Cleveland Steam Whistle]

Originally Posted by Locke

The issue being that you cant separate them. They're a package deal.

Totally agree, the last one is a back breaker. Question is, how much is the risk that the change of scenery and a different coach, team mates is enough to fix it?

[Two Fivenagame]

Might be best for the Jets as well. Keep him away from the team and the distraction will likely disappear.... until he gets bored and looks to twitter for more attention.

[Icon]

Originally Posted by Two Fivenagame

Might be best for the Jets as well. Keep him away from the team and the distraction will likely disappear.... until he gets bored and looks to twitter for more attention.

can you suspend someone without pay who's on the IR?

[sureLoss]

Yup Kane is sticking it to the Jets:

gary lawless @garylawless
Kane averaging 20 mis per game of late and ready to play for #nhljets on Tuesday. Clothes thrown in shower. Healthy scratch Now surgery

[Fan in Exile]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

JoshuaCooper @JoshuaCooper
It sounds like Evander Kane used shoulder surgery as leverage against the Jets. I have never seen something like this ...

Who is Joshua Cooper? And why does his opinion matter? I understand the suspicion but don't feel it's safe to jump to that conclusion.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Yup Kane is sticking it to the Jets:

gary lawless @garylawless
Kane averaging 20 mis per game of late and ready to play for #nhljets on Tuesday. Clothes thrown in shower. Healthy scratch Now surgery

I don't see how he will ever be welcome back in that dressing room. I am 90% sure he played his last game for the Jets.

They really missed the boat trading him.

[sureLoss]

Rick Ralph @RickRalphTSN
Firmly believe Kane has quit on the #NHLJets. Kane's been averaging 20 mins / night. Surgery could have been delayed. Was playing great

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I don't see how he will ever be welcome back in that dressing room. I am 90% sure he played his last game for the Jets.

They really missed the boat trading him.

Why? They'll likely get more this off season anyways

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

Why? They'll likely get more this off season anyways

They would have received more before all this drama began. That doesn't disappear in the offseason.