Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirms that San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane was placed on waivers Sunday for the purpose of assignment to the AHL.
After scoring 22 goals and 49 points in 56 games last season, Kane has yet to suit up for the Sharks after he was suspended without pay for 21 games for a violation of the league’s COVID protocols after the start of the season.
Kane’s had off-ice issues that have persisted for much of the last calendar year. A bankruptcy filing shadowed over his 2020-21 campaign, while multiple investigations into allegations of gambling and domestic abuse by the league occurred over the offseason. Contrary to the result of the suspension, he was cleared by the league on both of those allegations.
A veteran of 769 NHL games, Kane will be assigned to the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda if he clears waivers. If he reports, it would be Kane’s first time playing in the AHL. He made the jump straight to the Atlanta Thrashers from the WHL’s Vancouver Giants in 2009.
Whether Kane will ever return to the Sharks organization at the NHL level remains unclear. Multiple reports surfaced this offseason that many players couldn’t get along with Kane, and the team may not want to jeopardize what seems to be a positive developing culture as the younger team gets off to a hot start. Still, it’s not entirely out of the realm of possibility that Kane returns and suits up for the Sharks again.
His AHL assignment could be an effort to allow teams an opportunity to scout him and see him back in action before making a trade to acquire him. The Sharks have let it be known that they’re willing to retain salary in a trade.
Kane has four seasons remaining on a contract with a $7MM cap hit.
Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News was the first to report this story.
$$$ nobody claims
If they want him gone they’re gonna have to eat major salary. Be interesting to see what happens, just for arguments sake most people thought Tony D was gonna have to go to KHL this year yet he’s still kicking
For basically league minimum. If Kane was a $1 M AAV, teams would want him. Even if it’s him.
I’d take that risk of 50% salary retainer
Matt Murray for Evander Kane, who says no?
A high character guy who can’t play for a low character guy* who can play, both on awful contracts…who says no?
*I might be more open to hearing Kane’s full and VERIFIED side of the story if the latest allegation proves true, that his wife faked her pregnancy to the point of wearing a fake belly. If true, all of her claims against him need to be reevaluated as that is obviously insane.
Sharks don’t need Murray. Especially with Reimer and Hill there playing so well.
Plus salaries are off Sharks need cap space to resign Hertl
Are you Kane’s agent ?? Or PR firm ?
Send him to Rangers so he can play with his buddy Reaves…and get beat up every day…LOL…he will probably be ship to a team that has cap room like Anaheim or Detroit…
No chance Yzerman trades for him
Man what do you have to do to get kicked out of the league !?!! Kill someone !?!! Oh wait, Heatley. Let’s recap:
Vehicular manslaughter: allowed
Sexual assault: allowed
Circulate photos of sexual intercourse without consent: FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK
Punch daughter in face: Allowed
WAIT…. THE ULTIMATE SIN !!
COCAINE POSSESSION: TERMINATION OF CONTRACT AND LIFETIME BANISHMENT FROM THE LEAGUE. JUSTICE IS SERVED. REDEMPTION !!!