Is it cynical to think the owners will protest the promotion of individual players by the league because "WhY iS tHe LeAgUe PlAyInG fAvOuRiTeS"? It will be seen as promoting the team the player is in (in this case I'm assuming you mean Edmonton). Personally I'm all for it, but there's the potential for unnecessary bitchiness
Well, apparently he wasn't too conductive to a positive team environment
https://info.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/evander-kane-reportedly-the-source-of-significant-friction-with-sharks-teammates
Kane has responded. At this point there's a lot of spite firing in both directions and honestly outside of those involved nobody knows what's really going on (and most likely it's a blend of both sides). Once actual evidence starts to emerge I'm seeing this as a broken marriage dying in a mess of spite and retribution. Only in public because of who he is
Vegas seems prone to rash decisions based on individual incidents. I wouldn't be surprised if they based this decision on that one bad pass against Montreal