Kevin Kurz of The Athletic: The San Jose Sharks knew that Evander Kane had been an issue throughout the season and that it would need to be addressed. Several key players said it was Kane or them.
“Guys were going into Doug’s office all year long,” according to one source, “saying Kane had to go. … All Doug would say is, ‘All teams have locker-room issues,’ which just isn’t true. Not the teams that win, anyway.”
“The Sharks ignored everything,” said an NHL agent who represents at least one player on the team.