Soooo do we have to go over who evander kane is?

22 goals in 43 games during the regular season and 10 goals in 10 gp this playoffs does anything else really matter lol

Detroit's not giving up the 40th overall pick and the 72nd overall pick for Matt Grzelcyk get real.

This whole thread is ridiculous

That first line. damn. wow! Not saying that is going to happen but I would pay to watch those 3 play in one line.

Last time I checked he can play hockey

Yes. When theres a 5 year commitment, the off-ice issues matter. Awesome player. Two year deal? Sure. Five is so stupid though.

u forgot the offer sheet on Deangelo....might as well make a huge frign party

I also love him but Canes will keep him

Sad if you would love him on your team.

Do we hire people based on their political views? No. He can play that’s all that matters

Don’t care about his political views. I care about his racism.

The notion of, “he can play that’s all that matters,” is toxic. Would you have loved slava voynov on the team too? Heck of a player.

Sure seems like that isn’t an issue right now in Carolina with his teammates. If the guy is so awful he wouldn’t be on an NHL team. Voyonov beat his wife. That’s a ridiculous comparison.

Is it? You just said all that matters is he can play. Thought that was all that mattered, no? Where’s your line? You’re okay with racism, but not wife beating. Is there anything in between those two that you’re not okay with?

The man committed a crime. DeAngelo committed no crime. And I’d love to see an example of this racism you keep bringing up?

Suspended twice in the OHL for using racial slurs. One was towards a teammate.

Knowing how speech is treated in this country I’d be curious to know exactly what he said? I’ll have a look myself because I don’t want to get in any trouble here with moderates. If it’s really racism then I’m off his bandwagon

Which country? Canada?

You’re not going to find a blatant example of the word he used, but i thought it was very obvious it was the N word. Marchand wasn’t calling him a racist for no reason. It isn’t exactly a secret.

Yes I’m Canadian. Americans have more free speech rights than we do. I looked into this and the OHL never released what he said, which isn’t shocking given how they’ve handled other issues like this. I don’t like how this is handled, why not just give the details? It makes it look suspicious when they say “this guy is a racist but we won’t show you the proof”