from Mike Imrem of the Chicago Daily-Herald,

So, I ask, could the Hawks and should the Hawks have managed Kane in a more effective manner?

The Hawks have been Chicago's model professional sports franchise on and off the ice. But that doesn't mean they don't make mistakes.

Kane has at least three embarrassing prior incidents that signaled a dangerous life path.

Hawks ownership and management presumably scolded Kane about his behavior and urged him to clean up his act.

The Hawks have leverage with hockey players. They want to come here to play; those already here want to stay.

Kane wants to play for the Hawks, so maybe they could have demanded that he get help.

Did the Hawks ever insist that Kane allow a professional to evaluate him before they signed him to an eight-year, $84-million contract extension?

Or did the Hawks simply believe what they wanted to believe: That Patrick Kane had become a new and improved person?

more