Now that the drama surrounding Matt Duchene has been resolved, the Buffalo Sabres can finally brag about being No. 1 somewhere: TSN’s Hockey Trade Bait List, where Evander Kane is currently listed as the player most likely to get traded between now and the February 26 NHL trade deadline.
There may be some pockets of fans who would like to see Kane get shipped out of town, mostly because these fans still view Kane as a threat to national security, or something like that. Not to excuse the man’s past transgressions, but he has not been a problem for the Buffalo Sabres on or off the ice for over a year, and shows no signs of becoming a distraction any time soon.