For the second time in less than a year, the Buffalo Sabres are addressing potential legal troubles involving winger Evander Kane.
As the NHL Draft was about to get started at the Sabres' home rink Friday, a report emerged that Kane is being investigated for physically harassing two women at a Buffalo bar. Head coach Dan Bylsma and general manager Tim Murray didn't have all the relevant information as the draft wrapped up Saturday, and will wait to see what emerges from the investigation.
"I'm not pleased to see the headline," Bylsma admitted, according to John Vogl of The Buffalo News.
"I've heard the stories," Murray said. "The very first part of it that came out didn't sound very good.
"The police will investigate. There'll be evidence or there won't be evidence, and they'll either go forward or they'll go away."
Kane was the subject of an investigation into a possible sexual assault back in December, but no charges were laid.
Murray alluded to the fact the team will sit down and deal with Kane either way.
"If it's true, then we have to deal with it the way we have to deal with it. If it's false again, then I guess we have to come up with a different plan of attack on how to make sure that these accusations that may not be true, how we stop them."
