No problem the first year of r 2 seems to be a trend with Kane

Honestly, Evander Kane can play. He was the best Sharks player last season. His future ex-wife keeps stirring the pot. Just allegation after allegation, drama after drama. Now, I'm not siding with Evander by any means, I am sure they both screwed up the marriage, but maybe if he talked with the entire Sharks organization from front office to the locker room and apologized that his personal life has gotten him in too much trouble, however, he has a plan to remedy all of that, perhaps the team may allow him to be on the roster? Maybe a vote?

-His gambling addiction/debt caused him to be bankrupt. Supposedly he's getting help with that now and more than likely, a compromise/settlement will occur with what he needs to pay. Easier said than done, but he needs to banish all betting completely because he will be an addict with ideas of relapse always on the back of his mind.

-He is divorcing his wife since obviously that marriage has gone to the point of no return/unsalvageable. He seems to still be in custody of their daughter until further notice from divorce court.

-He has reported to the San Jose Barracuda. Condition him, make him back to pro hockey form, make sure he isn't negative towards anyone, give it some time, see how things go from there.

As a teammate in the locker room, is he truly awful and destructive or is it just his personal life getting in the way? If it's truly too late for everything for Kane, eventually either a trade with retention (stays in the NHL) or buyout will occur (off to the KHL). The Sharks don't seem to need him, but it's only been a quarter of the season in, and his $7 million AAV is still a heavy burden even with retention/buyout.