A Chicago Sun-Times report has rumors flying all over the place about the possibility of the Chicago Blackhawks trading superstar winger Patrick Kane amid his latest controversy.
” Yes, you’d lose one of the best players in the world. Yes, a segment of your fan base would be livid. But you’d get a massive haul in return. You’d free up a massive amount of salary-cap room. And you’d earn a massive amount of respect for putting your foot down and saying enough is enough.”
With Kane’s latest legal issue, league General Managers think they may get the veteran winger at a discounted price. Kane’s new record-setting contract of eight-year, $84-million dollar contract is set to begin this season, and some teams think they can get the Blackhawks to take some of that contract in a deal.
To trade your superstar, to save your image is something that shouldn’t be done.
Yes, you do not want your superstar punching cabbies like he did in 2009. Yes, you would think he learned his lesson and not go crazy during Cinco de Mayo like he did in 2012. And Yes, you would think he would know better by now to stay away from the party seen and get accused of rape like he did this summer.
Regardless to all those crazy times, he is part of the face of the franchise. Between Kane and Toews you have a superstar tandem that most GM’s dream about. The facts don’t lie. Three Stanley Cups in six years is an almost impossible feat, and without Kane it’s hard to say the Blackhawks accomplish it without him.
Growing up in Chicagoland, hockey was never big. Throughout the 90’s and early 2000’s, the dark days of non-televised home games, and overpriced for the product wreaked havoc on the fanbase. When Kane and Jonathan Toews were drafted a new era began.
They put hockey on the map here for a new generation.
Kane is only 26, put up 64 points (27 goals, 37 assists) in 61 games last season, and already has three Stanely Cups under his belt. Until he is actually charged with a crime from this summer, it is absolutely absurd to think about trading someone of his caliber, especially at a discounted rate.