Just no, its not worth the risk for the locker room

Let someone else take the risk of acquiring Kane. No doubt the skill is there, but the off ice stuff is not worth the risk imo.

Oh good, mess up the marlies too

i like this,, very low risk and he can work his way back up, also you are getting a 7million dollar player for 1.75 mill and he is almost a point a game last season.

I doubt Arizona retains on a long term for only a 3rd but I like the idea of taking Kane. His locker room issues are easily fixable. He's often late and doesn't follow dress codes. That's a simple fix for someone with a very strong incentive (he's broke) to stay in the NHL and I don't see them being a problem going forward.

This no where near cap compliant now or next year. Leafs or the Marlies aren't shaking up their chemistry.
Don't know why Kane would agree to the Marlies. Once the Leafs make that deal, maybe some team claims him for free if he waived to the Marlies , especially if there the " Arizona" taking some of his cap as well as San Jose.

If those were the issues his team mates wouldn't hate him so much that some were about to demand trades or not re-sign because of him

Those were the issues his teammates have complained about and have leaked.

Kane has already passed through waivers, that doesn't change because he was traded. He needs to spend time in the NHL before needing waivers again.

And of that was it they'd be grumpy with him, not willing to uproot their lives and change cities to get away from hum

'Let's not go with what we know to be true but what I think could be true instead.'

Indeed, we know two full rosters of nhl players hated him so much the teams had to trade him and we know that his current team is willing to eat 3.5 million dollars in cap hit and 15ish mill in cash to get him off the roster.
That's not what being late a few times and not abiding by a dress code does

Ok, provide me any proof at all it's more than that.

Provide me with proof that it isn't.
You're the one that said it would be an easy fix, but if two teams couldn't do it then how easy can it be?

You always know your standing on firm ground when you are asking someone to prove a negative.



The difference is the incentive for the player. Who cares if it doesn't work in Winnipeg/San Jose, he'll just go to another team. Now it's his last chance. If he can't make it work with his new team, there won't be another one waiting to keep him on. The Sharks are already having to trade him at a massive loss just to move his contract at all. He also has a stronger financial incentive than other players. He's broke, he's not sitting on millions like most other NHLers who will never have to work again after their careers if they don't want to.

He's got a 7 million dollar contract for 3 more years after this one, he isnt going to make any more money right now for deciding hes suddenly not a giant jerk that everyone who knows him hates. This incentive doesnt exist for a good long time.
If he cared about that then he wouldn't have pulled the vax passport stunt

But yet its an imminent threat. If he's not playing in the NHL at all by the end of that contract, he's not going to find a big deal waiting for him somewhere else at the end of it.

3.75 years away is not an imminent threat.
This guy has shown zero regard for his team or own future up till now, why would he start when he's got almost 4 years of money coming to him?

Because its going to take 10 to get out of the debt he's in.

He filed for bankruptcy before the season began and was in financial trouble much longer and it didnt stop him from messing up so bad his team is forced to trade him. He's not gonna wake up because he starts playing for a new team who still pays him millions of dollars for years

In your opinion, I think you're wrong. Especially when its as easy as showing up on time and following dress code as has been suggested and you havn't been able to provide any proof of bigger issues.

Yeah, and i think you're wrong, especially if you believe those are the only issues. Like, the dude has had so many different allegations thrown at him, and two teams hate him and you legit think it comes down to being late and wearing the wrong pants or whatever.
And again, if it's so easy to fix, why didnt san jose fix it instead of begging other teams to take him while they eat millions?

Because he was leading the team in scoring. It wasn't an issue at all until after the season was done and other players complained.

So they just didnt try to fix it? They just gave up on their leading scorer from the previous year? What about Winnipeg? Why didn't they fix it? Or buffalo?
It doesn't sound like his issues are remotely easy to fix

There are no reports of locker room issues in Buffalo at all.

Winnipeg had locker room issues but they've also had them with multiple players now. Why would we put it at Kane's feet when we don't with a player like Laine?