The brand, the titles and the sweater go hand in hand as far as the Hawks are concerned, but no one player is bigger than the team and the Hawks and their litany of sponsors do not want to be known as a group that values winning above decency.
They do not want to be the Baltimore Ravens after the Ray Rice debacle, so the Hawks find themselves painted into a corner and Kane is holding the brush.
So you wonder just how angry the Hawks must be that they are forced to ponder the unthinkable as it applies to Kane's future, not to mention the hit they'll take on the ice if they have to move one of the league's best players and the hit they'll take off the ice if the details of this case are ugly.
Again, this all takes a back seat to real life and what it means for the accuser and Kane, but there are also questions being pondered on West Madison that go beyond hockey.
The guess among NHL folks is that the Hawks probably know more about this than the rest of us and are planning accordingly.
The guess is they have spoken to the commissioner about their options.
The guess is they have probably fielded calls from teams already interested if the Hawks move on from Kane.
The guess is they are considering everything from absolutely nothing to a trade, and all possibilities in between.
-Barry Rozner of the Chicago Daily-Herald where you can read more on this topic.
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