Kane himself spoke last week about how disappointing it was that the Rangers swung a deal for Tarasenko, confirming that the Rangers were indeed on his list. If Colaiacovo's report is true, that leaves only the Leafs on his list. On Wednesday, Paul "Biz Nasty" Bissonnette led the Spittin Chiclets crew in a prayer to the Hockey Gods to bring Kane to Toronto. While his counterparts recoiled in disgust at the idea, Biz kept going, creating a moment of pure hilarity.
It's really anyone's guess whether Kane does land in Toronto, but there's no question that the Leafs could use a player of his caliber in their top six to help solidify their forward groups ahead of the playoffs. It all comes down to how healthy he actually is, what the acquisition cost will be and how much salary retention they can manage to arrange. If Chicago retains 50% and another team comes in to retain 50% of the remaining half of his $10.5M deal, the Leafs could have Kane for the rest of the year at $2.625M.
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15 FEVRIER | 253 ANSWERS Biz Nasty leads the Spittin Chiclets crew in a hilarious prayer to the Hockey Gods to bring Kane to Toronto Will Patrick Kane be a Leaf at the deadline? | ||
Yes | 74 | 29.2 % |
No | 179 | 70.8 % |
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