Evander Kane spent his summer focusing on hockey and only hockey, he told media on the first day of Buffalo Sabres training camp.
Kane was sued in July by a woman who alleges the 25-year-old assaulted her in the hotel room where he lives. He countered with a lawsuit of his own, claiming the woman filed hers solely to harass him.
But the forward is keeping his sights solely on 2016-17.
"I'm just focused on this season and trying to have the best season of my career," he told Jon Vogl of The Buffalo news.
Kane said he hasn't heard from the NHL or discussed the case with Sabres management, Vogl added.
"These situations are what they are," he said. "They happen to athletes or people in a position such as myself. Those are things you have to deal with and kind of come with the territory. In saying that, you have to be a little more away and kind of put yourself on a higher pedestal than you maybe think you are."
In July, Kane was arrested and charged with harassment after he was in an altercation at a downtown Buffalo bar. He's been at the center of a number of off-ice issues that have had an impact on his career and reputation.
Sabres captain Brian Gionta gave his thoughts on Kane earlier Thursday.
"I would hope that he'd want to stay a little more low profile," he said, according to Sabres reporter Paul Hamilton.
