On Saturday, seemingly out of nowhere, Elliotte Friedman dropped a bomb. The San Jose Sharks had placed Evander Kane on waivers for the purpose of contract termination. Once again, the Toronto Maple Leafs are somehow linked.
While everyone is likely familiar with why San Jose would want out of the contract (he is, after all, in the AHL) it was surprising that they could actually terminate it.
It was reported that the Sharks terminated his contract due to violating the AHL’s Covid-19 protocol. This comes after Kane was suspended for 21 games by the league after filing a false vaccination record.