Team: 2021-22 San Jose Sharks

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 2, 2021

Published: Aug. 3, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

In the last year and a half Kane has been sued by an ex GF for Drama, racked up a horrendous debt in spite of being paid 7 mil a year, gotten himself sued by a casino, and the sharks and himself sued by his creditors, unconfirmed reports of over a half dozen teammates demanding he is traded or released in exit interviews this offseason and now this report from his wife about his horrendous actions like and betting on sharks games and intentionally throwing games to satisfy debts as well as sleeping with hookers. yes there is innocent until proven guilty but if you read into any of his past including wearing out his welcome in Atlanta, and Buffalo for immature antics I wont be surprised if they find out all of this is true. even if the gambling stuff is false the other proven issues are enough for me to want to void his deal.
this could be a positive scenario that could benefit the sharks,

#1, Arizona is in full teardown and rebuild mode, and the sharks have been rumored to be interested in Dvorak, so we offer Bichfeld, Simek, and a 2023 1st for Dvorak.
We move Couture to the wing where he will have less wear and tear and we can protect him more, plus Dvorak is a stronger faceoff guy.
Sign Palmieri to fill out top 6 RW need's.
now we have a solid top 9 with a bunch of young players fighting for spots rather than being given spots or placed in spots that they aren't ready for yet.
we now have solid depth and plenty of capable player to fill in as injuries occur or player need a rest day like on back to backs.
on D we sign a bottom pair defender to hold down shop if one of our prospects cant wrangle the job away from him.
karlsson is having his first surgery free and injury free summer to rest and recover and prepare for the season and i see him bouncing back to a solid player, which will take pressure off Burns and we can ease off playing Burns 28 min a night keeping him more rested and healthy. same with Vlassic, as last season went on we saw Valssic improve being played 16-18 min a night and if we can keep him there he should look better.
and Goaltending is much improved now with Reimer and Hill, no one not named Jones would argue that.
Our prospect pool is now back somewhere in the 9-15 overall range (from 27-31 two years ago)
with 4+ future top 6 guys and a plethora of depth player with upside, 2 top 4 D prospect and a few bottom pairing with upside and 3 potential starting goalies and a bunch of other prospects who could end up being solid backups.
plus we have most of our draft pick in the next 3 years!! we have the ability to compete and make the playoffs and maybe make some noise if we stay healthy...
but all this is pointless unless Kane is gone!!