You could Retain half his salary and Take Byron
We'd still never take Evander"**** show" Kane

He's had 2 teams turn on him from Byflugliens public annoyance with him
To SJS anonymous annoyance which says if he returns many players want out

Sad reality is you'll have to take on a Jeff Skinner level bad Contract to find a team who will consider Kane
That said i doubt BUF would ever take him back so

I love that the Habs trading for Kane is considered improbable yet they draft a kid with a known sexual assault history and have a press release the same night defending their actions
But hey they beat the Leafs and went to the cup final right guys!!

Joke Franchise

Evander Kane in a market that would follow his moves (on and off the ice) with greater scrutiny than anywhere in the league would be entertaining.

he doesn't have a sexual assault history, he took a picture of him and a woman in bed and sent it to his friends. is it bad, sure it is but don't make it out to be a "sexual assault history". sexual assault and taking a picture are two completely different things. one is predatory and the other is just stupid. do I condone what he did? not at all, but we are all human and make mistakes. I'm sure you've made plenty in your day.

Mailloux didn’t commit sexual assault but he is in fact a sex offender.

Mailloux: Mailloux allegedly photographed the woman while the pair were engaging in oral sex and later distributed the picture to his teammates in a group chat on Snap Chat. Police say he also provided a screenshot that showed her online profile, including her photo, first name and age.

That’s not just a simple mistake. That defense is lame.

Assault was probably the wrong choice of words my apologies, maybe sexual misconduct would be better? Either way the kid shouldn't of been drafted. He came out and said let me prove I'm better then this and I honestly believe if given the chance he could of proved it. But now it doesn't matter, he got drafted so the only thing he has to prove now is that he's a "good hockey player" which is all Montreal wanted. They were so focused on getting the best player available they took nothing else into consideration.

Also bro "We've all made mistakes" yeah we sure have but I can guarantee most of us haven't taken a picture of a Woman without her consent
Get outta here with that

I completely understand the difference in sexual assaults' and sexual offense, that was my bad for throwing the "assault" word out there.

But to be completely honest when you're talking about kids getting paid millions to play a sport they love I could really care less if its assault or just an offence, either way its got no place in the league that promotes diversity the way that the NHL does.

Are you equating Rape and Victim Blaming to posting a nude picture?
In this Scenario Only the Kid paid for his crime and is trying to make amends

Kane ruined a womans life then had Patrick Kane's Rape Case Lawyer drag her name through the mud.
He's just lucky he was in USA where these cases only have a 20% conviction rate vs Swedens 80% conviction rate
There's MAJOR difference between the two and thats just the Rape Allegation /Posting Nude photo's

With Kane there's also WPG and SJS lockeroom saying if he plays their out, Gambling on his own Team, Assault, ext
It NEVER Ends with Evander Kane. I mean atleast with Patrick he ****ed up then went straight keeping his nose clean.
Kane makes Pete Rose look like a Choir Boy

Mailloux was a 17 year old who already has done more to atone then 2 NHL All Stars

So is victim blaming your rape victim knowing USA has less than a 20% conviction rate.
If Mailloux was tried in USA or Canada he's walking free and NHL buries it like with Patrick and Evander Kane
But in Sweden they have nearly an 80% conviction rate and Both Kane's if tried there would be serving 7-15 years in prison

Context Matters
SJS fans trying to down play protecting a Rapist with an Assault Charge ,Gambling issues before being accused of rigging games and being hated by teammates on 2/3 last teams well that says more about your fan base then anything . MTL's revolted over someone who served his punishment and paid for his crime but SJS was like "wasnt proven doesnt matter if it was rape we get to ignore it "