Evander Kane tells his side of the story | The Shift
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2022
- Evander Kane sits down with The Shift’s Kayla Grey in a conversation where no topic was left off the table. The two discuss the NHL's investigation into Kane's cross-border travel as well as his previous 21-games suspension, allegations of domestic violence, Connor McDavid's comments in the media and much more.
*This is an edited version of a two-part interview with Kane. Watch the full interview at TSN.ca/the-shift. - Спорт
This is the Journalism we need to promote. Letting people explain themselves while asking them tough questions. Not interrupting them or putting words in their mouth.
Or doing an interview for 40min and showing 3 mins of it thats shows the controversy only
Why shouldn't they be asked hard questions? Why do y'all want to coddle people especially men so much?
‘I want to get the facts out there ... ‘
‘I cannot elaborate on that’
Great stuff
Notice how one says want but the other says cannot
Yeah no shit, did u miss the part where he says 'there ate legal ramifications' no of course not selective hearing...smdh
@@sojiroseta98 I did.
Thank you.
The farce was funny.
Think.
If you have agreed to do an interview in order to get the facts out there but are legally constrained and so cannot speak about the facts, isn’t it just a little bit hilarious to have the interview?
I thought it was funny.
No? Just me?
It’s a shitty situation, can’t always give out all the details in legal issues because it makes things worst. The truth will come out in the later months.
Evander Kane made the second round at least
Good on her for going full steam at the tough questions. Hope this guy bounces back though. I've continuously not tried to bury him considering he's received a full public crucifixion already. I've been and made alot of problems in my life and I guarantee if I was in the spotlight, I'd have tarnished my name a bit. I'm not a bad person (or at least I like to think I'm not) and I've dealt with addiction so I can understand some of the things he went through. Hope for a succes story
I believe every word Kane said. His ex-wife sounds like a meth addict. And the COURTS awarded him custody of his daughter. There must be something seriously wrong with that woman. And yes he had a gambling issue. I don't think Kane deserves the bad rap everyone dumps on him.
not just the courts.....the courts in California, which are notoriously anti-Father. For the father to get full custody in a Cali court is almost unheard of and shows just what an absolute trainwreck of a human being.
Kane- “I want to let ppl know the facts abt the story”
Reporter- “Can you elaborate on that?”
Kana- “I cannot elaborate on that”
Its a legal situation of course he cant get into it smdh....
@@sojiroseta98 he shouldn’t said that he wanted to let everyone no what’s going on
@Alex Dennehy him wanting to clarify things doesnt mean he should be dumb enough to mess with the legal process, its his life on the line, even if he wants to divulge the details any grown adult can understand that its not that simple when the law is involved, its as simple as that.
Totally agree. He's a joke for this league and idk what the Oilers r thinking getting involved with him.
@@unoriginalandrew seriously, just asking for their team to be disliked and I get it they need a guy to protect mcdavid aka the all star but this dude evander kane is just a fake tough guy. He didn’t even lay a finger on Hathaway after Hathaway berried mcdavid (clean hit tho)
I know the dad of the family he billeted with in juniors and he nothing but good things to say about him. That being said and he had a bit of dirt on other prospects who stayed in their house. He's no angel but a lot of this has been exaggerated I feel.
Good job lawyers, "I can't say this, I can't say that..."
Can someone post link to his papers?
Look at him now. Keep it up Evander, couldn’t be happier to have you in Edmonton.
My exhusband beat not just me but my boys too and I never knew the boys were getting beaten because he was sneaky ,a drug addict that stole to support his habit. I got FULL CUSTODY of his son! Not him! Evander Speaks the truth and got custody away from the addict also
Great interview on both sides, Kayla Grey did a fantastic job
@@NateEdwardsGolf she asked all the right questions. They’re not here looking for a reaction from Kane, if you press questions that he’s already said he does not want to answer then all you do is extend the time with nonsense and will get the person being interviewed to get upset and sometimes walkout
@@NateEdwardsGolf she went through the timeline and hit every part of it without fail
hes charismatic but when you have this many publicized issues with your teammates, partners, the law etc. over the years youve clearly got an issue
I mean he's literally got custody over his WIFE which at the time was in CALIfORNIA a hugely pro woman state... Obviously he was with somebody who was bad. Maybe the relationship was toxic, and the man was down in the dumps, and took it out on his teammates, or maybe it impacted him personally. To sit here and act like "being late" to practice is some sort of Death Sentence is fking comical. The internet has no chill
"I want to reestablish the facts and get the truth out"
"I can't get into that"
well, yeah. You cant speak about ongoing legal matters, whatsoever.
Why have an interview to discuss and "establish facts" when Evander doesn't actually answer any of the tough questions?
Lmao this interview answers nothing dude walks the line
lol. you should probably listen to it again.
I think people are too quick to judge on what the media and the spotlight puts out there, and people just paint the picture. We live in a very "politically correct world" full of a vast majority of dull minded human beings who can't think for themselves and it's sort of why this world's going to shit. That being said I think Kane is very well spoken and has owned the truth behind a lot of what's transpired.
Kane is a hell of a hockey player, there aren't too many guys in the game today that still play hockey the way It should be still played. He's tenacious and digs and throws his body around with speed, skill and a good set of hands as well. He produces and plays the game hard and anyone who wouldn't take this guy on there team because of his so called "5 chances" is an idiot, he makes any team better.
In regards to a team and the management not wanting the drama or all the allegations that are spiraling around, that's totally understandable as well. I don't think anyone will ever know the FULL truth behind what's gone on in the household with his ex-wife and who's trying to manipulate or exploit who in the situation but it seems his ex wife was spitting the lies. I don't think we will know the truth about players who've played with him or how he is in the dressing room either, it's just speculation. You're never going to get along or be close with every teammate, some people have different interests or values but as a teammate you should still go to bat for the guy next to you.
His gambling addiction - I for one myself have probably suffered a story book written life of jaw dropping stories with gambling and I am in the same age gap and understand all the highs and lows and trauma that gambling and the numbness can do to a brain, and it's a very dark life of vicious cycles and I am also a former junior player. I personally think gambling addiction is the worst addiction someone can have and the reason why I believe this is because you become desensitized to $ and you're gambling in and out of thousands if not millions in so many aspects on a daily basis whether its casino, poker, sports betting, betting on golf or anything for that matter and it can destroy your brain and put you some very ill minded states of mind and the world we live in today is $, everything cost $. Imagine someone who swings around millions but than has to go work 9 to 5 daily for in his mind is $0, Kane's lucky he has a job that pays out millions but it's also the down side to him being reckless like he has been. That being said it doesn't mean you're a bad person. It's a disease that can take over your life, or take your life BUT it's up to you to cope and heal from it all and get away from it all in any form of help. I get it, the night life action of hockey/gambling/partying/girls it all comes hand and hand and it can be very enjoyable at times, but I still don't think the highs out weigh how dark and low it can get at times. Almost anyone who gambles money around and gets deeply involved in gambling regularly doesn't have full control to stick to a system that benefits you in any way, not saying you can't win often. I played poker for a living for years and was making 6 figures in my early 20s and got deeply involved in casino games and swung around millions, it's a sick twisted life style and I hope Kane can get away from it and focus on more important things in life.
He seems to be a good father to his daughter and love her and hopefully any decisions he makes moving forward will be for the good of him and his family and his career. People sitting here judging him, just shitting on him like you don't have your own problems, depression, anxiety or any situations in your life where you've made a few mistakes but it's just not in the headlines because you're not a pro athlete? LOL like get real. There are plenty of NHL players who have gambling addictions, coke addictions among many other things and I understand being a PRO athlete it's apart of being a pro to conduct yourself professionally on and off the ice because you never know who's watching BUT these players have lives away from the game. Shit happens, life's good and fucked up all at the same time, everyone has there story... at the end of the day if we are talking HOCKEY, Kane's a good hockey player.
Underaged how good this post is
There is a small percent of people that are crazy. If you get married and you are unlucky because you married someone that is unstable they may try to ruin you if you leave. This man has issues but I don't think the aligations coming from his ex wife are legit.
His wife’s allegation seem bullshit the first claims she made they found nothing so for the newest allegations I’m going to assume that they’re bullshit
I’m going to miss him a lot he was a good player and I wish him the absolute best
Supply and Demand for Ko Kane
He now plays for the Edmonton oilers
@@rachelkemp4510 the prices of Cocaine in Edmonton have reportedly hit all time highs thanks to the arrival of KoKaine!! This guy is a punk, a disgrace to every team he’s played for, a disgrace to the NHL, a disgrace to his ex wives, a disgrace to his family and friends. Edmonton will regret their panic decision to sign Ko Kane, trust me!!
@@KingQonTrump I agree that Edmonton doesn’t need him but that’s because he is an offenseman and like it or not he puts up numbers
@@KingQonTrump slandering someone is a crime just remember that
My truth, i can’t really get into that.
Wow, this guy can talk. Very good in front of the camera with pressure. I'm not sure what to beleive, but there is too much smoke with past allegations to believe he is a stand up guy.
He’s burned every bridge on every team.
I mean I agree that there is smoke everywhere he goes but the one interesting thing he pointed out is that the courts have given him full custody of his kid over the mother, that really does say a lot about that situation, and about how much of the bad press that has come out has come from a very questionable source
@@noahdavis8866 it says he was the better option as a parent, that says less about his character and more about his partners character. I am less interested in that part of his personal life though, and more interested in how the person he is will effect the team.
@@danobrien3760 yes it is about the character of his partner, and that same partner is the one who made many of the accusations that have kept Kane in the spotlight so negatively over the last year, not saying he is mother Theresa, but he also probably isn't the wife beating, rapist, child abuser, throwing professional sports games to pay gambling debts that he has been made out to be
@@noahdavis8866 for better or worse, the Sharks have had one of the chillest team locker rooms for years. The fact that when Kane was going through all of these personal issues no one stood up for him speaks volumes.
Just look at the Patrick Kane rape accusations years ago. His teammates supported him and stood up for him during that time and the accusations turned out to be false.
People need to get this. Kane is hella good at talking.
His actions needs to speak louder, quite a waste of time honestly
What is wrong with TSN audio? I was watching this video, it switched to a random video and now my neighbors have filed a noise complaint because my volume is on 75.
On average my volume seldom exceeds 30-35, wtf!?!
I’m here to set the record straight, but I can’t talk about it.
Everyone just likes to clown kane for anything he says these days.... this interviewer was being a little too tough on him and he handled it really well i thought
So not answering any questions on particulars re the Covid protocol & denying the other accusations are all false, claiming, incorrectly, that they've been proven false, you call that handling it well?!
They would have established the nature of the questions long before she got on a plane to see Evander. He agreed to every question no doubt -otherwise she ain't flying there..
@Thomas sure, keep living in candy land
nothing wrong with a tough interview
When he played here in Winnipeg he use to go to earls. Rack up 5k tabs then leave the bar . There use to be waitresses in the crowd with signs saying " u owe me 5k " he was garbage
Was garbage
Stand up guy. So happy to have him in Edmonton. I hope he's here for the long run!
You should wait, I wa shappy to when he came to buffalo and literali 1 week later he had already some publick problems with the police.
We definatley felt the same way in SJ when he came here, but as with earlier teams, things started eventually to go downhill.
If he is such a bad person, how come he has sole custody of his daughter? If the tabloids and stories made against/about him were really true, he would be locked up behind bars with 0 chances of seeing his daughter. Be an adult and look at it through the eyes of the justice system. In case you don't know, media is always looking for a headline and with someone who had an addiction to something in such a big league where players get paid millions, the media will always jump on a story and blow it out of proportion for click bait. San Jose, Buffalo, and Winnipeg are all trash hockey markets anyways. Kane will thrive in Edmonton. Come back to these comments at the end of the year and see who's right.
As a Jets fan, this guy is team cancer. The fact that you think he is a stand up guy when he publicly argues with his ex, is a degenerate gambler and has blown millions speaks volumes about you.
@@badtortoise3338 6-2-1 with Kane in the lineup and he has 8 points. 🤡
FACTS or FACTS there is a PROBLEM everywhere he goes! He is a GR8 PLAYER GROW UP BE THE MAN YOU CAN BE! Coming out and admit his FAULT is a BIG STEP🖒
He cant here you. Is a millionnaire 💵
He didn't really admit to anything that was already known.
At this point it is what it is. He has made poor decisions and life choices. It doesn't matter what he says, actions are needed to really change perception. Idk if league and player perception is the same as hockey fans, but I'd assume he as a lot to prove to them as well.
@@celinedelgado243 nice English, but he wasn't talking to him directly and he also gambled it all away. Funny when people like you assume because he has money he doesn't have to listen to REALITY
being white or black has nothing to do with the fact that your team dropped you because of the many serious allegations. im so sick of everyone being so damn stupid
Hopefully things will turn around for him and he will stay in Edmonton. He has been a good fit for the team and maybe the city can be a fresh start for his personal life.
The only thing he seems to be guilty of here is gambling...and that's not a crime..many of us gamble and some of us become addicts...the first step is acknowledging the problem and address it which he seems to have under the control..only the future will tell if he can get his career back on track with the Oilers and I hope he does
I hope all of the allegations are not true
Only time will tell!
Dude still doesn't think anything is his fault. "I got along with everyone"... you were the leading scorer and your team didn't want you back... Now, the personal stuff with his kid seems like a rough situation but he hasn't learned a thing.
nobody knows what happened in SJ.
what issues with his daughter? he has full legal custody of his daughter
@@johanstinson Dude, c'mon :) If you're the best player on the team, the highest scorer and no one wants you back, I think we can dot he math. Also, I was referring to the child support payment issue he had a few years back. Seems like a rough situation.
@@HT-jj5sx who knows what the deal in SJ was. We do you know that Thornton called Kane and offered support after the Sharks pulled their shit.
As for the child support stuff...he got full legal custody of his daughter from a California court so we can out that issue to rest. Men getting full custody of their kid in California is incredibly rare, almost never happens so for it to happen say a lot about the guy.
@@johanstinson Thorton who was out of SJ for the last 2-3 years? Yeah, not sure what you mean here my dude. Yes, the child support stuff is put to rest and I'm glad, especially for his kid. But I'm not sure how you can say that you don't know any specifics about the child support stuff but can assume what happened with the circumstantial evidence, but can't do the same thing with him leaving SJ? Or...the Jets? C'mon dude.
@@HT-jj5sx not sure about SJ bur it's pretty clear that the Jets room has been toxic for a long time with or without Kane. That's a room that also ran Laine out of town.
"I made a mistake but I have no idea what that makes was but I learned from it." In other words, Kane us full of crap!
He handled this so professionally, I applaude him for that
What are u talking about he deflected Everything u nut
@@newaccount1550 No he didn't?
@@Vehmura bruh he literally give the vaguest answers and just basically rephrased the questions
@@timeland8343 his choice to tell what he is comfortable with, and he clearly says that he can't say anything when he chooses not to. And he did not do that for every question so I'd say he handled this really well for himself. Ofc nobody knows the truth but he did well here
@@newaccount1550 u realize legally he can only say so much? he’s giving u everything he can bud
Man I want to root for Evander so hard but he seems disingenuous
It's sad that a woman can get mad and accuse a man of something and people are so quick to believe them not learning the facts first. Men get physically and emotionally abused the same as women. As far as betting on him losing games, he was the best player on his team at that time. Sounds to me like his ex wife is vindictive and vengeful.
This guy is kicking ass right now for the Oilers. Fuck saying go Oilers, Go Evander Kane!!
Gotta say, I was leery of Evander Kane signing with the Oilers, but it looks like he has really turned his life around and has been playing good hockey. Also, you can see that his teammates love him and he may have found his place in the NHL.
It's a good lesson that people deserve second chances and you should cheer for them to not fall back down,.
Hes allways been a good dude and a great hockey player.
Except that this is his 4th chance already.
Bold move; glad he did the interview. Nothing worse than having your personal life public but wish him and his family well.
To be honest it’s no one’s business … your a great hockey player… I’m so glad your playing for the oilers
Say what you want, I think we all can agree that we loved it when he destroyed Matt Cooke !
Well done, Kane 👏👏
stay strong man, public opinion will continue to be expressed by print media... knowing that you put yourself out there for comment, and then deciding to tell your side of the story here, .. i guess you are already on the road to recovery..
Watch the closed captioning and count the ums and uhs. I gave up after a minute
I feel like the interviewer was a little too aggressive. She needs to understand that he can’t talk about everything because there’s an ongoing legal battle. She made this entire interview feel really uncomfortable even though Evander was calm.
no. kane is free to answer the question if he wants. its not the journalists job to protect his legal position, its kane's.
Nah I think she was good. She knows Kansas is probably gonna try to bs his out some answers and she’s there to get real answers
He's done this twice before to clear his name and always ends up back at square one so her questions were tough but fair (apart from asking him about the infidelity rumours that's no one's business).
TSN forget to color grade this video or do you guys need a new video editor? hmu
Wow, he's such a nice dude. He handled himself really well in an interview that was a little less than comfortable, though I do understand that some people want to run interviews certain ways. It's crazy how everyone jumps to these conclusions without the full story or assume that he can't/hasn't changed as a person even though he's only 30. He's gonna love it in Edmonton and show everyone his character growth AND remind them of his immense skill as a hockey player!
Lmao he's such a nice dude yet never right out denies any of the allegations its just .."not outside the law" dudes playing the legal game all interview what a waste of talent
He sounds 100% coached on how to talk(how to answer questions without answering questions) it was a pointless interview.
@22:45 question. Any colour would have caught the same heat. IMO
Yup! Look at Jake virtanen psh it’s a joke.
As a fan, I want him on my team as a person, I will give him a chance at a new beginning. Good interview. Come on people lets move on.
This guy is a master at dodging questions. I stopped watching after 4 minutes as it's evident he's not going to say anything.
Yea all he said was " I can't speak on that"
White house does more crime leave this guy alone I love the NHL
Jeff O’Neill should worry about diabetes rather then other peoples family’s
This guys the Goat
"I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY"
- Michael.. ehm.. Evander Kane
none of the allegation made by his X wife were proven true, its time for Women who make false allegations to be charged with a criminal offense and have a criminal record for their lies of pure vindictiveness without any truth . And usually women escalate everything because they have no accountability and can do whatever its only men who have to own up for anything that happens even in escalated heat of the moment type situations.
lmfao BRO! she fuckin DOVE into these questions!! oh man I was dying. good for her
Agreed.
Sounds like Kane ran into an Amber Heard!…..Glad Depp is opening this stuff up,
How much did TSN pay him for this interview?
So, he filed a report of abuse because she did. So his lawyer told him to do one as well.
I watched some of this on TV and Kayla is way too soft for this type of interview she's use to people agreeing with her and Kane did what he always does, he sweet talked her.
Ur a clown
Lol huh, she literally kept badgering him about questions he said multiple times he couldnt get into
She was actually surprisingly tough on Kaner.
lol wut?
you clown
I feel like people need to learn the difference between allegations and facts. Anybody can say anything but it needs to be proven
Great job Kayla well done! Evander hope u all the best in Edmonton good luck with the rest of your career
Love him as a player but he sure is exhausting personalLy
Kayla was way too aggressive with the questioning smh. I understand she was trying to get specific answers and what not but it was SO clear that he couldnt talk about a lot of specifics but he still tried to give the answers he could. I am glad Evander was able to have this interview and make things clear, obviously many will not want to believe him because of the allegations and all of the problems associated with Evander but, he came off as genuine and personally I do believe his word but would like other perspectives for full belief regardless I do hope for the best in Evander’s future and am fairly excited for his future on ice endeavours since he is an incredibly talented player.
Kayla was right to push him (the only question that was out of bounds was the infidelity because that's really no one's business). This is the third such interview he's done over the years "to get his side of the story out there" (after leaving Winnipeg on FS1, after declaring bankruptcy on ESPN, and now) where she was right to push him hard.
“I got along with everyone”
Leading goal scorer on SJS.
Team doesn’t want him back.
Speaks volumes!
meanwhile Kane is loved by his Oilers teammates and is crushing it in the playoffs.
how are the Sharks doing?
Vocal fry is most annoying...
Mckegney, a great great player, but not a hall of famer. Coming from a buffalo fan.
I'm glad he's back Hockey needs Kane
Thank good he left his ex wife Anna she was crazy
Wait what happen?
This went off course fast.
We just gonna gloss over the multiple sexual assault accusations and the fact that EVERY team he’s been on has hated him and wanted him gone? Alrighty then.
One thing i will stand up for kane is his ex wife allegations. Nothings been proven as far as I know but I think there’s a reason he got custody of his kid and apparently doctored deemed his ex mentally unfit so I can’t say for sure but it seems fishy from his ex’s side.
Good Job Edmonton !
This was a great interview. Kaner's hilarious
No it wasnt. He lied A LOT
Kane handled that very well but holy man that reporter is so annoying
I upchucked a little when he stated it was over the rona "protocols".
Thought he genuinely did something... 🤮
It always amazes me how people like this truly don't understand why everywhere they go, people are assholes to them without coming to the conclusion that they're the asshole.
23:56 I had to look up who Tony McKegney was. He had 639 points playing mostly in the 80's when everyone was scoring. That's not hall of fame caliber.
As soon as he played the race card, that was a wrap for me. You're just reaching at this point.
this man did nothing wrong y’all are weird
Youre so gullible its cute lol
WHY WOULD YOU COME ON AND THEN YOU CANT TALK ABOUT STUFF
All most as good as Jon Jones
Scratching my head….. so he hasn’t done anything alleged over the years?? But he understands why people would question him?
Yes, he understands why people would question him because of his past of gambling and his Covid protocol situation with the NHL. But with the alleged allegation of sexual assault and domestic violence, it’s just false. If for some reason you do believe that these allegations are true, ask yourself “why did the judge allow him to have custody of his child?”
Yeah because we live in a society where the mere accusation of some wrongdoing makes you guilty in the court of public opinion. That's how cancel culture works and kane understands that
That's perfectly rational. If you're accused of misconduct, you deny them, and people don't believe you. Isn't it perfectly reasonable for you to understand why people doubt your denial?
@@loui5h128 Probably because his wife is an unstable nut. But that doesn't make himself a great person per default. Most likely both are trash.
When you are in a bad relationship, everything becomes 10 to 100 times harder, the fact that he got sole custody of his daughter and none of the allegation made by his X wife were proven true.... it is enough for me to say this man deserves a clean slate to get on with his career. I hope he has turned a new page, and look forward to seeing him on the ice. The debt he has to pay off for the rest of his life will be punishment enough, please give this guy and the oilers break. live and let live.
except for when the majority of his wrongdoing and allegations come from before he even met that chick..
I don't know 100% of the story. But I do know the law somewhat well. Were the allegations proven to be false, or were they just not substantiated?
@@FerrisWheel4 @Jacob Ferris Depends on what you mean by that.. The only allegations I have seen to be proven false were the ones perpetrated by his ex-wife that shares his last name, and from a man who sued Kane for assaulting him. The rest seem to be pretty substantiated..
(comments containing links will not work for some reason so I will post keywords to google for the specific articles)
There was this time he was arrested and let go with a warning:
Headline of article - "Evander Kane charges dropped if he can behave for six months"
There is the Rachel Keuchle case which is an ongoing civil matter, police did not charge him for that incident. That may have been from a lack of evidence or because he was innocent. The fact remains he still is fighting this lawsuit, his counter defamation suit has been or is about to be dropped by his trustee responsible for his bankruptcy. I would personally regard this as the most egregious particularly in combination with the previous above story. There are lots of news stories covering this but no information given aside from that the case will be moving ahead.
google anything to do with 'kane keuchle', or specifically 'kane keuchle lawsuit resumes' or 'kane trustee dropps defamation suit' for more recent updates.
Then there is the case where he told an ex-girlfriend he'd pay her to get an abortion (details are worse than that), and then decided not to pay her. This is another ongoing civil suit.
google 'kane abortion lawsuit resumes' (not to be confused with allegations by his ex-wife)
Don’t dumptruck me you always gotta stand
His ex wife sounds psycho. I bet she’s a smokeshow. The pretty ones are crazy 😜
Edmonton l8ves you EK. So stocked to have you for 4 years
I can't prove it but some of the questions it looks and sounds like he's straight up lying like being bombarded that the sharks terminated his contract without telling him first it may just be me but he slightly panics and then responds
"I am ready to come clean"
Proceeds to tapdance around and not answer a single question. A true hero haha! An absolute joke as Ruff would say.
I miss the days past, when sports was about sports and not about the athlete's private life.
Plus, believe all women, right? So, what's the point of asking Evander his side?
Liar, you can tell by his eyes and body language. So many tells when he lies
Good for him for doung this interview. I like this guy!
Save Camaro eh
I’m very happy he’s an Oiler now!
Me too I hope he turns his life around and shut up all the haters like god no one lives a perfect life we’ve all done some stupid shit
@@ryans413 He says he's learned lessons then he denies everything that is said about him. What lessons has he learned? He says "I am a guy who made a lot of mistakes" but then only admits one; gambling. Gambling is one mistake, he used the term " a lot" of mistakes. He's trying to say the right things but I still hear a guy who likes the victim card far too much. He might be great in Edmonton but if he stays there I would not be surprised if the same old crap takes over again.
@Thomas Ah the race card. The accusations definitely existed and I belive were dismissed but "absolutely" false? Sounds like you are making a really for sure I was there kinda statement. Were you there. In any case repeated accusations does become problematic. Cuz he's black, you say? That's such a nice fall back. I could care less what colour he is, I have friends of all colours, it's never been even a passing consideration. I am a pretty good judge of character and unfortunately Evander doesn't pass the test for me. I would have been thrilled if it worked out in Winnipeg, the guy is immensely talented. But does that mean he is not a jerk? Sorry, there are white jerks, black jerks and every colour in between jerks -I don't play favourites but I think maybe you are. Are you giving him a pass because he is black?
He's perfect for Edmonton
Yup, he's a burning tire just perfect as a log on the tire fire franchise.
just mad cause the oilers destroyed your team for 5 years straight
@@LEV1ATHYN lol. this comment aged very well didn't it?
clown
@@badtortoise3338 losing continues?
is that right?
Evander recently gained full custody of his child, suffice to say butter wouldnt melt in his wife's mouth, all the false allegations she has spread about him.
People don't like being preached to. Hockey is starting to bring in more and more Black players but for a controversial figure like him to talk about it, it comes across as deflecting. I had no problem with him because the NHL had Sean Avery among other "Bad Boy" types and so I had no problem with him. I would even dare to say that he would have been a good fit with my beloved Boston Bruins.
He did a good job showing a side of him that the people public hadn't seen before. He even mentioned the fact that he has addressed his mental health issues, which is sorely lacking in the NHL. I was on this guy's side (Possibly one of the few people outside of Edmonton) then he had to play the race card. He should thank his lucky stars that he gets the second chances that he gets. He's an agitator, nothing more. He's a decent goal scorer but his dirty play disguises that.
He brings up Tony McKegney. I liked him a lot but he had a few single digit goal scoring years and he was a journeyman...like Kane. McKegney played for 7 teams and Kane is already on his fifth and that wouldn't have happened if he hadn't been cleared of insider trading.
Kaner lost the ability some time ago to use the race card. The first few times, yeah, he can blame the negative perception on racial prejudice (not unlike P.K. Subban and the undue scrutiny he got in Montreal). After a while though, that defence fades especially since other players like Wayne Simmonds and even P.K. himself are not talked about like Kane is talked about.
@@kiroolioneaver8532 Some of P.K's scrutiny was warranted in Montreal as he was a dirty player. When he played for the Bleu, Blanc et Rouge Subban was a dirty player who looked like he was out to hurt players. I admit that I'm a biased Bruins fan but I remember in one game Subban kept attacking David Krejci. After a while Andrew Ference came up to fight Subban because Krejci was a finese player who didn't fight. Once Ference started trying to fight Subban, PK Turtled into his sweater. I lost a lot of respect for him that night. Of course, now, I would like to see PK don the Black and Gold. With my luck the Black and Gold that he'll wear will be for the Pittsburgh Penguins and he'll become another Pemguin who ends a Bruins' career. First it was Cam Neely then it was Marc Savard. Who next? David Pastrnak?
I remember Bruins fans got heat for being racist for one racist tweet by someone claiming to be a Bruins fan. He ended up being a New York based Rangers fan who hated the Bruins.
The only real racism that I knew of in the NHL was when Wayne Simmonds, then with the Flyers, scored a shootout goal to beat the Red Wings in Detroit. The fans (I'm sure it was a small number of fans) threw bananas onto the ice. That was utterly disgusting. On the other hand it was good to see the Red Wings players blast the idiots who did it.
@@kencoakley3959 To be fair, (maybe because you're an American, I'm assuming?) the critique of Subban wasn't his dirty play mostly (at leas in Canadian media). A lot of it was character attacks for his "swagger" (despite, at around the same time, players like Patrick Kane actually criminally crossing the line like assaulting a taxi driver and getting sexual assault allegations). Darren Pang on TSN even made a Freudian slip where he compared Subban to Pietrangelo and said "he needs to play hockey the white way, right way" and Mike Milbury critiqued P.K. singing along to arena songs in warmup and dancing as someone needing to "settle him down" whilst players like Brett Burns did the exact same thing.
And with all due respect (and forgive me if this comes off as confrontational, it's not intended to be lol) as a Bruins fan to say "The only real racism that I knew of in the NHL" was the banana incident when racist tweets by Bruins fans towards Joel Ward and P.K. when they both scored overtime playoff goals (yes, a minority but to the point where the Boston Bruins organization had to condemn that behaviour by their own fans) and you had the "basketball" chants towards Davante Smith-Pelley in Chicago that got a fan banned from the United Center? Granted no black NHL player (In fact all have said) has said they've experienced racism from teammates and coaches at the NHL level but there's still a double standard sometimes.
The issue with Kane is he's passed the point where he can blame solely race issues.
@@kiroolioneaver8532 I don1 like Patrick Ka ne based on the sexual assault allegations and what he did to the cab drive,r (I made a joke about it on Facebook when a FB friend gloated when the Blackhawks beat the Bruins for the Stanley Cup in 2013). The racist333 e 3333 e 32333336333 e 33333 tweet333333423333333333 e 2352333 i3s a about Subban after the playoffs were discovered to have been a Rangers fan in New York. I don't doubt that there is racism among certain Bruins fans as well as the other 31 34432 13th 23343 3-D 3
@@kiroolioneaver8532 I certainly don't condone what Patrick Kane did to the cab driver or the sexual assaults (if he did it). Subban was disliked here in Boston because of the color of his jersey (Bleu, Blanc et Rouge) and because of his penchant for cheap shotting finese players and backing down from fights with non finese players. His brother, Malcolm, now in Vegas, was a Bruins 1st round draft pick and no one complained about it. Sometimes it goes the other way. During the 1990-91 season the Bruins had a Black player named Graeme Townshend and all the kids in Boston made him sound like the next Wayne Gretzky. "Townshend is an awesome player. They should put him with Neely and Janney." Of course, they would have to switch him from RW to LW to do that.
He was a decent checking forward.
I think Bruins fans would embrace PK Subban if he came to Boston. Unlike Kane, Subban hasn't done anything wrong off the ice and hasn't done anything bad on the ice since he played in Montreal. I would love to see Subban play here in Boston. I didn't like Msrty McSorely when he came to the Bruins and after the Brashear incident I was proven right.
1,20mins into the interview where Evander wants to open up and tell his side.."no i cant tell about that"... okay sir im out here :D
I think the major takeaways from this are clear. Evander is a young man who has made mistakes and I think personally he holds himself accountable. The second thing is I think he is misunderstood a bit and maybe unfairly judged to an extent. It feels like he just wants to move on and hopefully can really flourish. He has so much potential and everybody makes mistakes. I'd say most of us have made poor choices that we learn from. Athletes and celebrities are no different regardless of how high regard they are held. His child has undoubtedly made him mature and that is a positive. Cut the kid some slack folks
Bad decisions/poor choices are better words than "mistakes." Mistakes is "I accidently got Pepsi Max instead of Pepsi Zero Sugar."
@@kiroolioneaver8532 well what I really wanted to say was F@#$D up lol mistakes was just simply a UA-cam friendly alternative.