In the wake of Evander Kane’s “Tracksuit-gate”, the rumor mill has blown up over his future with the Jets and possible trade destinations. Read on for the latest.
Can the Jets get fair trade value for Evander Kane?
WINNIPEG SUN: Paul Friesen speculates Evander Kane’s recent run-in with his teammates could spell the end of his time with the club, especially if he refused to play in a recent game against the Vancouver Canucks as a result. Kane was held out of yesterday’s practice to consult with team doctors and was placed on injured reserve backdated to Feb. 2. A league executive told Friesen the incident doesn’t help Kane’s trade value, while another wonders if Kane could simply “pull the chute on the season” by opting for surgery.
THE SPORTING NEWS: Ben Valentine believes placing Kane on IR could be Jets management trying to buy time in hopes of defusing this situation. Failing that, they can then begin fielding trade offers to gauge Kane’s value. His annual cap hit of $5.25 million through 2017-18 could prove difficult to move, especially given concerns about next season’s salary-cap numbers. Valentine suggest waiting until the offseason to move Kane might be the better way to go.
TSN: Bob McKenzie weighed in on the Kane story, noting the winger has been playing through an injury which could require off-season surgery. It now remains to be seen if the Jets will try to trade Kane at the March 2 deadline or the off-season, what impact his injury could have on trade talks and if the Jets can get fair value for him. Darren Dreger lists several clubs who could have interest in Kane, including the Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks, Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens. McKenzie doesn’t see Kane as a fit with the Toronto Maple Leafs, noting they have sufficient depth at left wing. He’s certain Kane will be traded but feels it’s more likely to happen in the summer.
ESPN.COM: Craig Custance and Scott Burnside discuss Kane’s trade value. Custance suggests Kane has the potential to be similar to Tyler Seguin for a team that trades for him. Burnside suggests moving him in the offseason makes more sense as the Jets will get a better return. He also feels Kane has a lot of growing up to do. He notes the Philadelphia Flyers were believed interested at one point and wonders if the Pittsburgh Penguins might take a look. Custance believes Kane’s injury status will be a wild card.
CSNNE.COM: Joe Haggerty believes the Boston Bruins should take a pass on Evander Kane, noting they lack sufficient cap space to take on his $5.25 million annual cap hit , questionable behavior and the fact he’s yet to play up to expectations.
THE PROVINCE: Jason Botchford acknowledges the struggling Vancouver Canucks could use a scoring winger like Kane, but believes the Canucks know enough about Kane that he is “a bad seed who will likely never change.”
NJ.COM: Rich Chere wonders if Devils GM Lou Lamoriello will be willing to take a chance on Kane.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: A Kane trade before the deadline depends on his injury, which is believed to be one of his shoulders. If he opts for surgery now, no trade takes place until this summer. Even then, it’s still possible for Jets management to calm the waters and return with him next season.
GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has the patience of a saint, but I think he’s finally reaching his limit with Kane. If Kane foregoes surgery and can play out the season, however, I doubt the Jets get fair value for him because he’s still playing hurt and it is obviously affecting his production. Still, if they can’t smooth things over with Kane and his teammates, it could prove divisive in the dressing room and threaten the Jets playoff hopes. We’ll hopefully know more in the next few days, as Kane is eligible to come off IR on Feb. 10.
As for possible destinations, he’s definitely not going to the Leafs for the reasons McKenzie stated. I don’t see him as a good fit in the Montreal media fishbowl. He might play better in his hometown of Vancouver but I don’t think he fits into what Canucks president Trevor Linden and GM Jim Benning are trying to build. The Bruins need help on right wing and Kane’s a left winger. The Flyers need skilled defensive depth, not another scoring forward. I certainly don’t see Kane as a good fit with any team managed by Lou Lamoriello.
I think he’d be a great fit with the Penguins alongside Sidney Crosby. However, the Penguins have limited cap space and I don’t see them adding another high-salaried player. The Ducks are reportedly considering loading up for a Cup run this season. Kane might fit in well there but of course the injury concerns this season could dampen interest.
Philly needs a LW to play with Giroux and Voracek. They’ll be in on Kane.
NO on Kane! Over priced head case, leave him go to Pittsburgh ! Let them over pay for a guy that’s overrated. If the Flyers are going to part with some good prospects/picks or players, Get a top defenseman, not some head case LW.
This was the analysis of Voracek when Columbus traded him to Philadelphia. The rest, as you know, is history.
Thanks but no thanks. As much as I love his talent, with his attitude, I would rather have Perron as the big wing acquisition of the year for us.
Kane is the NHL version of TO…..Pass!
The Flyers don’t want immature primadonnas that’s why Snider had Holmgren give Richards and Carter the boot. Hextall will be no different. There’s a lot of youngsters on Philly, they don’t need someone they would consider to be a peer, being a bad influence on the young guys.
We almost acquired him earlier in the year.
Bob Mckenzie was saying the deal was almost done…this is back when Kane favorited a tweet that Hextall should trade for him.
Check out this article:
http://www.broadstreethockey.com/2014/9/24/6840295/evander-kane-trade-rumors-flyers-winnipeg-jets
I think the Flyers ned a premier top line left winger. Kane is young, and would be a great fit with either Giroux and Voracek, or with Simmonds on the 2nd line. That would be an awesome powerplay…
Giroux, Voracek, Kane, Simmonds and Striet…..
I think the Schenns can get it done, both personnel wise, and salary wise.
@ed…as in ed van impe?
Discussed this 2 days ago when you said the Flyers need a #1 dman.
To Flyer fans…
Forget Kane or any forward for that matter. Cap mess n D men r needed end of story GL
Im from the Peg. He is a cancer in the room. Trust me this is not a one off. I’d trade him to purgatory in Buffalo or worse if possible.
HEYY!!! Buffalo fans don’t want him either.
We are not purgatory, a snowy version of hell, but not purgatory….lol
This would makes sense for Philly. A large price tag, character issues, not addressing other team needs. I don’t know how Flyers management can’t take a long look at a move like this.
How large is this price tag, Pizza? Character issues? Perhaps. Can someone change? Perhaps. Can a change of scenery help? Perhaps. If the price is fair, I’d do it. This kid is quite a talent.
And who says Philly isn’t addressing other needs? I assume you are referring to the defense. They are in the throws of revamping the blueline. A few of us documented those upcoming changes yesterday.
Agree. I think Philly. Prob for BSchenn. My guess
I wouldn’t be surprised. Timonen is probably done so maybe a big trade including Bogosian and Kane to Philly?
Hi Lyle, What about Chicago, they are in a cap crunch, they are looking for depth on defense, how about Sharp to Winnipeg for Kane and Pardy. Losing Pardy isn’t really going to hurt Winnipeg since he is a UFA next year and Winnipeg have a surplus of defense men. The terms are almost the same for Kane and Sharp and this gives CHI an extra one mil in cap space next year. Maybe Pat can get Evander to smarten up. The numbers balance on the cap hits and seems like a pure hockey trade
Sharp has a limited no-trade clause. If the Jets are on his no-trade list, no deal. Besides, the Blackhawks seem intent on going for it this season with their current roster.
Sharp is 33 years old, I would think Winnipeg is gonna want a younger player with more of an upside not diminishing Sharp at all.
No thanks from a Bruins fan. Would rather use the cap space for Signing our own guys.
Agree the RW is a more pressing need and still believe Eberle is the best option don’t know why Edmonton can’t make a fair deal with Boston.
I would move Krug and Smith as they will be hard to resign along with Subban prospect like Spooner and a pick. Will need to dump some salary also so Kelly or Eriksson.
Eriksson,Smith,Subban and a second sounds pretty fair.
Eriksson,Krug,Subban and Spooner another option.
Something along those lines.
I think that it an aweful lot to give up for Eberle. Some may disagree with me, but to me he hasn’t done enough at the NHL level to demand such a price tag. Erikkson alone has had more productive seasons. Plus Smith/Krug & Subban and a 2nd. Yowsers!
That is way too much to give up for Eberle! I’d think Smith, Spoons and a 2nd would suffice. Throw in Caron for good measure as he’s been a 1st round bust for the B’s!
To get Eberle Boston would need a better center piece than Eriksson.
To get Eberle you are going to give a an elite level player plus a prospect and likely a draft pick.
If you watch an Oiler game you will see Eberle has the talent now to produce at a high level.
If you watch a Bruins game you can see Eriksson is probably one of Boston’s best overall forwards at both ends of the ice. He is a solid 2 way player and probably would score 60-70 points on any other team.
If that is the asking price for Eberle, Edmonton can keep him. The fan base and management in Edmonton grossly continues to over value the players on the team and refuses to trade anyone on the team unless it is for a ridiculous package. Meanwhile finishing dead last every year. hmmmmmmmm…..
How are they grossly overvaluing their players?
Eberle is 24 and has had a season with 34 goals/76 points and 28 goals/65 points playing on a raggamuffin team.
326 games played – 254 points. What are you suggesting they should be asking for him? He has better numbers then Kane in the same amount of time 361 games played – 222 points and only one season with over 20 goals (30) in parts of 6 seasons with an injury history.
This overvalue player argument is growing tiresome, Eberle is a hot commodity and any team is going to be a bidding war to get him.
3rd liners and prospect goalie that hasnt played a single game in the NHL isnt going to get it donw.
Eriksson and Eberle have the same amount of points this year. I don’t need to hear about years past. Loui has had a 36 goal season too.
MacT is afraid to make a move, he doesn’t have any stones. With all the assets Edm has, it is embarrassing he can’t put together a deal to bring some good young, elite defenceman. Not a very good GM.
Umm small difference Edmonton six and Eberle is still a stud.
Oh ok Mark, Edmonton should just give him to Boston for whatever makes the cap numbers work. Maybe if it was Eriksson + Dougie Hamilton and whatever to make salaries work. But Eriksson isnt going to be the center piece of the deal just because Boston got hosed in the Seguin trade.
He will command more then E.Kane will, you could probably even make a case for an Eberle + 2nd rounder for Kessel deal.
Dino, don’t understand the Kessel deal comment?
Edm has to do what’s right for their team. In my opinion Edm should only trade Eberle for a power forward or a stud defenceman or goalie. So Boston probably isn’t the right trading partner. Unless they consider a package like Subban & Bartkowski and a 1st. Bart isn’t a stud Dman by any means.
Not to dwell on Louie. But he wouldn’t be a bad option in Edm. He would get more minutes and PP time and probably puts up 25 goals and 65 points. That is pretty good for 4 million salary.
I think Subban, Erikkson, & Bartkowski for Eberle would be a good trade for both teams. Wouldn’t Edm be a better team today with that trade?
@Mark
Subban hasnt played in the NHL and wont be playing there next year – how does this make Edmonton better?
Bartkowski is a 3/4 dman, he is no better then Ference,Petry,Faine,Nikitan. How does this make Edmonton Better?
Eriksson is an aging winger who’s production is going to start to decrease over the next few years. How does this make Edmonton better?
Eberle is a certified 1st line RW that still has huge potential and is a clutch performer. Head and shoulders the best player in this so called deal.
*The Kessel comment was to show value.
Louie is 29. I didn’t know that was over the hill.
I never said over the hill I said aging, the only way you trade a player like Eberle (Seguin) for older players is when your making a cup run not trying to rebuild a rebuild of a rebuild.
Read a lot of comments about a Eberle to Boston trade proposal I made. Some for some against so I guess I’m close. My thinking is Edmonton needs more defensive minded players,future #1 goalie and some NHL ready talent. Subban will be a number one and Edmonton should go after him now before his value rises. Eriksson is a good two way player and would put up better numbers on a team like Edmonton. Smith or Krug are very good also. It may be a overpayment but Boston has cap issues so letting Eriksson and Smith/Krug go would help signing Hamilton and Soderberg.
Edmonton would be stacked if you could trade away players from your favourite team for what you think they’re worth, instead of what they are really worth.
Eberle has the production of a 1b/2a scoring winger, but is a liability defensively.
If he played for a good team, and learned to play a 200 foot game his production would be more like a 50 point guy. His scoring ‘potential’ is at its peak in Edmonton where he gets top minutes and doesn’t waste energy playing defence.
I suspect his career arc will follow a guy like Ales Hemsky, undersized peripheral player who would score a highlight reel goal every couple weeks, and disappear in between.
He could be good at providing spot offense on a defensive team down south, but doesn’t really fit on most contenders. And as far as giving up assets, Ericsson and bottom 6 forward could work, Boston gets a younger player they could still try to fix, and Edmonton gets a quality veteran influx.
Edmonton’s biggest problem is all the high end picks under 25 hanging around their dressing room. Too many ‘next onez’ and no quality veterans to take their minutes away when they don’t work for it. They may gain more from the trade just by shaking up their core.
Ales Hemsky really?
Bruins have cap space?
News to me, players to resign n cap troubles. Chiarelli a wonderful capoligist lol
Lyle it is not often I disagree with you but this is one time I must.
The problems in the dressing room, other coaches, and even within the Winnipeg community have been going on for years. This event or one similar could have been forcasted back with coach Claude.
Cheveldayoff partially out of greed and partially out of denial let this go on way to long. Now he is going to move Kane before the trade deadline or the team will not likely make the playoffs.
At this point they need to get what they can and move on.
Eriksson and Eberle have the same amount of points this year. I don’t need to hear about years past. Loui has had a 36 goal season too.
MacT is afraid to make a move, he doesn’t have any stones. With all the assets Edm has, it is embarrassing he can’t put together a deal to bring some good young, elite defenceman. Not a very good GM.
Oilers most likely get squeezed for their young stars when lookin for D IMO
MacT beakin off about change was premature n a rookie GM mistake. Prospect depth is not deep enough but young D men r in the system. His challenge is getting a top 2 D man n nobody trades those n many teams want them. Only option IMO is say Eberle involved in a Phaneuf/Yandle type of deal. I expect the ysual from Oiler fans saying no way but u trade nobidy u get nobody n nothing will change then.
For all the Kane haters out there right now.
You have to know Kane’s agent is telling him “Look your time in Winnipeg is done just like you wanted but you have to understand with the next team you are going to have to be perfect or it could be your last stop in the NHL.”
Now is the time to take a calculated gamble on Evander. This kid has a lot of talent and with this humbling I believe he will do everything to make sure he proves his critics wrong.
The nice thing about the team that gets him is you will get the bargain basement price.
I dont think his agent is telling him that at all, I dont know where you get that from he is far from one more chance in done is this league. Winnipeg might not even get an offer they like for Kane and hold him for now.
If anything I would assume that his agent is inflating his head and his ego like he is paid to do and that would be a bigger issue.
Highly doubt if he has issues at his next stop that it will be his last NHL stop at age 23.
Other players like Cooke, Rinaldo, and other repeat offenders are resigned…heck..even guys with manslaughter charges get signed.
I agree his agent will talk with him about his attitude, but I disagree about the last stop.
Too much talent…would Dallas be Seguin’s last stop? I know Seguin is better, but young players with high skill levels will always be resigned by somebody.
Now…if he goes through a few more teams with the same issues…..he might spend a year in the KHL, but I think this is all about Kane wanting to play in the bigger cities…and to get out of Winnipeg.
Russ – What humbling…? They are burying it as an injury instead of misconduct. This is all part of the game to fool any potential suitors. although I think everyone knows this player is an issue in the dressing room and doesn’t want to play in Winnipeg. Unfortunately, this situation doesn’t help Chevy at all and he is now dealing from a deflated position. I hope it all works out for both Kane and the Jets.
Chevy should pull the trigger soon n get off his stand pat attitude. He is most of the problem. Cap era has shown star players in trades don’t fetch what fans expect most often. Jets r deep enough in talent n prosoects n shoylda stock piled more dealing Kane last iff season. U then turn around n deal picks later gor assets.
First things first. Kane’s agent has 3 years to get his and Kane’s pay day. If Kane’s general attitude does not change he will remain a third liner and 3rd liners don’t make 6 M year. Agents often give reality checks in situations like this.
Another year or two and promising talent turns into a bust and there are several players in history that have been down this path that ends in Europe or the AHL.
Kane has had a couple good seasons. Nothing yet that would ensure a long NHL career. If the implosion continues his attitude combined with his inconsistent play will land him on the outside looking in.
Evander has limited time to prove he is all that.
@RUSS
A 3rd liner right lol
23yr old n a power forward.
Russ you have an odd way of looking at things…its his agent not his grandfather.
Kane at 23 is a long way off his last chance at the NHL, last chance with the Jets probably, but I doubt a manager that has been reluctant to make moves as Chevy has been in the past is just going to give the kid away, it would make a whole lot more sense to shut him down for the season get the surgery keep him away from the team put him on ltir and start talking with teams in the summer. Let it cool down.
Shticky, agents do far more than act as your cheerleader. In moments such as this the agent most certainly will be telling his client what he did wrong and what he needs to do to fix the damage he has done to his credibility.
Kane will be made aware of what to expect next.
This whole debacle as bad as it has been for the Jets is worse for Kane. His laundry is being aired in the spotlight. By doing so any and all of Kane’s actions from this point forward will be done so under the microscope not just by the new club but by the fans and media as well.
As for ending up in the minors there are several examples of players with the same promise and start to their NHL career that ended up there.
To name a couple: Pat Falloon, Bryan Fogerty, Oleg Petrov, Sergei Berezen, Shane Willis, and Alexander Daigle.
How many of those guys were .6 ppg (over 220 point) guys after 5 years after being in the league 5 years at the age of 23?
Sayiing that Kane is comparable to any of those guys further exemplifies your odd way of looking at things. He isnt close to a Daigle Faloon or Fogerty.
An agent (especially at Newport who reps Kane) is an advocate of the player, they are not baby sitters or some kind of moral compass. They help protect their player not discipline or scold them.
Devin Setoguchi
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves AJHL 62 21 18 39 77 — — — — —
2003–04 Saskatoon Blades WHL 66 13 18 31 53 — — — — —
2004–05 Saskatoon Blades WHL 69 33 31 64 34 4 0 1 1 0
2005–06 Saskatoon Blades WHL 65 36 47 83 69 10 8 4 12 8
2006–07 Prince George Cougars WHL 55 36 29 65 55 15 11 10 21 24
2007–08 San Jose Sharks NHL 44 11 6 17 8 9 1 1 2 2
2007–08 Worcester Sharks AHL 23 8 11 19 25 — — — — —
2008–09 San Jose Sharks NHL 81 31 34 65 25 6 1 2 3 2
2009–10 San Jose Sharks NHL 70 20 16 36 19 15 5 4 9 6
2010–11 San Jose Sharks NHL 72 22 19 41 37 18 7 3 10 12
2011–12 Minnesota Wild NHL 69 19 17 36 28 — — — — —
2012–13 Ontario Reign ECHL 10 4 9 13 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Minnesota Wild NHL 48 13 14 27 20 5 1 0 1 0
2013–14 Winnipeg Jets NHL 75 11 16 27 22 — — — — —
Sometime Shticky you can be such a buffoon. Here is a player you can identify with. A guy that is fighting to get back to the NHL. I will argue Devin has a lot less character issues than Kane and at one point was viewed as having the same skill level.
In regards to agents you are truly clueless. This is not a minor mishap. This is a grade A cluster f***. The Agent is definitely actively involved at this point as is probably 2 or 3 lawyers, 2-3 doctors and whatever PR rep he can find to help his client. Not only that but the agent is likely keeping Newport up to date to avoid any culpability.
Part of avoiding culpability is telling your client where he went wrong and how to proceed from this point on with his clients view in mind. Without endorsement income that is why Kane pays his agent a minimum of $250,000 a year.
Any meetings with the GM of a NHL team usually includes the player and his agent. There are numerous stories of agents solving issues by being a mediator.
Russ you can say I am a Buffoon all ya like you were the one who compared Kane to Daigle saying this could be the last oppertunity, its kimda an extreme and un accurate comparison. Then you comeback with Settoguchi which kinda goes against what your point was in the first place Settoguchi had multiple contracts and played on multiple teams….quite a few opportunities to prove himself which he did not. Setogucchi never put up 40 points after 1 big year with the Sharks and still managed to play for 2 other teams…Kane is along way off any of the guys you mention…
Kane has an attitude maturity issue, lots of professional athletes do, and they all have agents, as long as he produces he will have lots of opportunity, the issue with all those other guys you mention was t their attitude it was their production that lead them to where ever they went to. Before you start calling people names maybe look at what you are saying.
RUSS once again POWER FORWARD. Agents r not mommy n mentioning that list of losers means nada.
Doubt his agent is telling him that. Kane gets paid no matter what, therefore his agent does. Not like a teams going to buy him out.
Kane would look good in a Habs uniform however Montreal has a history of shipping out players with off ice issues or attitude problems not bringing them onboard. Not to mention Jets would likey want Gallagher or Galchenyuk included in a package and Bergevin would be very reluctant to give them up.
Looks like Shticky was right, he’s done for the season
As an Islanders fan, I would love to see the damage Kane could do playing with Tavares and Okposo. Garth has the chips to get in on the bidding if it happens in the off-season.
Kane to Buffalo… We have the picks, prospects, and cap to take him.
For anyone who write him off as too cocky and will not change, WOW! Same is said about Chris Stewart now. Like I’ve said, keep Stewart and now get Kane. Put them on a line with Sam Reinhart next year and go with it!
Compared to what is going on in the NFL, Kane’s antics are NOTHING.
Johan Larsson and a 1st round pick for Kane.
@BART
Agree Sabres got the chips for sure to get Kane. If Buffalo could ever move forward they could be scary. GL
NFL
Non Functional League
Too much money with idiot owners not caring about players. Merely a pro extension of the NCAA n what America represents. Money is #1 n solve the problems last after they occur. Reactionary attitude n not proactive is the way of it where huge money is involved.