Evander Kane says "criticism is racially motivated"
 

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=415919

As somebody from Winnipeg who really doesn't care for the Jets, Kane really needs to shut up while he's still ahead. This guy is easily the dumbest 30 goal scorer in the NHL.

Re: Evander Kane says "criticism is racially motivated"
 

Why does he need to shut up? maybe he doesn't care to be there and he is trying to force his way out of town.

Re: Evander Kane says "criticism is racially motivated"
 

Kane's a good player, but he needs to STFU. Racially motivated? No - it's really because during a lockout where people already think you make too much money, posing in Vegas with a wad of cash doesn't really reflect well on you. Then the stupid haircut with Young Money Cash Money Billionaires just adds fuel to the fire.

He's 21, but needs to start growing up and fast

Re: Evander Kane says "criticism is racially motivated"
 

Doubt he wants to leave since he just signed a 6 year deal with them.


I agree with this. However, I doubt Jets' fans care much what he does off the ice nor they care considering he's a great player on the ice. Just like the other Kane in Chicago.

Re: Evander Kane says "criticism is racially motivated"
 

LOL at bashing him for his haircut. So you don't like the guy cuz of a haircut? Too funny man.

It's not the haircut and I do like Kane as a player. I just thought the haircut was stupid that's all combined with his other dumb stuff said that he's done

Re: Evander Kane says "criticism is racially motivated"
 

I highly doubt this, as was already mentioned with his contract extension and publicly acting like an idiot probably isn't going to get teams actively trying to acquire him.

Re: His haircut. That was incredibly dumb. I don't care what it says, shaving anything into your head is dumb. Add that on top of his other acts and it's a pretty poor reflection on a 21 year old, 30 goal scorer.

Re: Evander Kane says "criticism is racially motivated"
 

Surprised this thread hasn't been shut down yet, but yes, it wouldn't surprise me if there's an element of racism in some of the criticism directed at Kane and PK Subban. (Good God, the tweets directed at Malcolm Subban after losing in the WJC were horrific.) A significant chunk of the hockey community (media, fans, people directly involved in the game), particularly in Canada, are obsessed with players displaying (often false) humility in public. Flamboyance of any kind is called out, especially if the player in question isn't a good ol' Canadian boy.

There have been legions of drunken brawls and sexual assaults involving players (particularly in the Canadian juniors, where players are BMOC in small towns) that have consistently been downplayed as "boys being boys" (the recent Ian Laperriere/Connor McDavid mini-controversy is a rare example of this getting any media play), yet I'm supposed to be offended because Kane made a Floyd Mayweather joke? Pass.

Sure, Kane's haircut is dumb. So are the haircuts of 30-somethings Ryan Smyth and Mike Smith. I don't recall anyone saying it's a "poor reflection" on their character.