So, Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane got arrested for fighting with a cabbie in Buffalo over the weekend. He was initially charged with felony robbery, but I don't think that dog is going to hunt. Even the cabbie's attorney admitted that today.
I think Kane is guilty of tremendous stupidity. He should be embarrassed that he put himself in this situation. He's done severe damage to his reputation. Beyond that, I think this whole incident is rather trivial.
Getting in a fight over a silly cab fare is idiotic. But there are other idiotic things at work here as well, such as the Sun-Times asking whether Kane is still a part of the Blackhawks future. The answer to that question is an emphatic 'yes.' He may not be as big a part of their marketing efforts, but he's still a big part of what they want to do on the ice.
The media and public reaction to this thing has also been absurd. Even the cabbie's attorney admitted it was way overblown. If this is such a big deal, why are the cabbie and his attorney not pursuing the felony robbery charges? Probably because this is a trivial matter.
It was a dispute over pocket change. Nobody died. Nobody was seriously injured. The cabbie had scrapes and a broken nose, but he was sufficiently recovered to make the rounds on Chicago talk radio today. He seems to be enjoying his 15 minutes of fame. He'll also enjoy the check Kane cuts him as part of a settlement. This will likely all be forgotten in a matter of days.
Of course, I've broken every rule of modern journalism in authoring this blog post. I am downplaying a screamy, sensational story. I am declining to make a mountain out of a molehill, and my rhetoric falls well short of the usual judgmental, self-righteous, holier-than-thou moral bullcrap you hear in situations like these.
I'm going to wait and see what comes of this situation before I condemn Kane and begin the process of trying to run him out of town. I know, I know. That goes against all journalistic code. Might as well fire me now.
Typical stuff from you, JB. You fit right there with a stereotypical Chicago sports fan in defending an athlete who committed a crime. I wonder how would you feel if Kane was a Red Wing. This just proves me to this blog has zero ethics not to mention this is too homerish for my liking.
What Kane did was wrong, and there was a picture of an old man who got beaten up with the welt that was displayed on his face. I am not sure why would an old man get his 15 minutes of fame (that was whitesox901's words and I will get to him in a second).
This is nothing trivial about it. If anyone assaulted someone, they would be sent to prison and they would get fired in the real world. Patrick Kane is no different than anybody else. I don't give a damn if he is an athlete or not. That's the problem in this world. Athletes of any kind get away with this type of stuff, and fans endorse it.
I tell you what, JB. I would love to see someone hit you one day in that type of fashion, and let's see how you like it. Maybe it won't be that funny after all as I have been witnessing at this blog, but also at JaytheJoke and WSI.
You want to mention the guy is not making a big deal about it. Guess what? The guy is not making a big deal about it because he is getting compensated well to keep his mouth shut and not press charges by Kane. I don't think it's admirable. I think it's cowardly and gutless.
Here's hoping the league does something about it, but it won't happen because the Blackhawks are the NHL's darlings (gee what a clever nickname I got for the Blackhawks). If Kane was playing for the Stars, he would be getting it big time by Bettman.
I also want to make a comment to our residential idiot, whitesox901. I read his comments at Motown Sports, which is a board I stopped going since he posted his nonsense. This guy actually thought it was funny that the cab driver got hit not to mention the car driver made it up. It just shows me what an idiot that person is.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself too, JB. I expected nothing less from you. At least, HEATHERFROMCHICAGO had the decency to say nothing about it at WSI. It was one of the smartest things she ever done.
ROTFLMAO!
My sentiments exactly Jason. Had Kane of been a Wild I'd love to hear Timberwolf defend him to the end like I did at motownsports. And secondly Timberwolf, when did I ever say it was "funny"?. If you're going to slander me at least use words I actually said against me. It just proves more how Timberwolf fails at everything. And if you're going to question my intelligence, do we need to go through the list of stupidity, idiocy and redeclaration you spew on a daily basis whether its here, motownsports, the wissy or anywhere else? I thought not. I still don't know why you even bother trolling here. I hope its not because you "call out people who are homerish, and come in to set things strait", because time after time you come here and you always look more stupid then before
You want honesty, whitesox901?
I will give you honesty.
I think Kirby Puckett is an embarrassment for cheating on his wife and then hitting his wife. I lost a lot of respect.
I got no use for Randy Moss for being a malcontent with the Vikings, and I was glad to see him go.
I was fed up with Daunte Culpepper long before the Love Boat took place with him, and he was sent packing after that season.
I was glad when Clem Haskins got the boot after forcing his players to cheat during that great run in 1997 with the Gophers basketball team. I think the guy is a scumbag for what he did.
I have zero use for any guys that cheat or embarrass themselves for a team that I root for.
I don't think I am trolling whatsoever. I feel strongly Kane embarrassed the Blackhawks organization and the NHL for what he did, and he should be punished like any human being would have done. I am just amused how the driver is the bad guy from most Chicago sports fans never mind Kane has no business drinking at a young age not to mention he shouldn't be up in the wee hours of the morning acting stupid.
I don't think I say anything stupid or anything. I tell like it is, and Chicago sports fans don't like to hear it.
HEATHERFROMCHICAGo once told me Chicago sports fans are sophisticated and such, but I don't consider defending Kane to sophisticated. I call it stupidity.
New York sports fans are sophisticated. When Plaxico Burress had that incident at the Latina Quarterly nightclub, Giants fans wanted him out of town after that. They did not defend Burress whatsoever, and that garnered respect on my part with NY sports fans. Somehow, I expect Chicago sports fans to defend Burress if he played for Da Bears.
According to the Sun Times Poll 58% said we should cut our losses with Kane. So it appears almost %60 of people think Kane did wrong and should be cut. Yeah, people from Chicago and their stupid morals.
I'm pretty certain I offered a minority opinion by saying that we should wait to see how all this plays out.
Polls means diddly squat. I read by message boards particularly JaytheJoke and WSI, and last time I checked, people laughed it off. I don't think anyone is in the minority here about Kane whatsoever.
Since I am accused of going after Chicago teams, I will go savage Rick Porcello and Rick Pitino to make sure I have no intent of trolling.
I am glad Porcello got suspended for being selfish after hitting another Red Sox batter.
I also think Rick Pitino should be fired for pulling that stunt with a mistress by having sex while committing adultery in the process not to mention paying that gal to have an abortion. That Rick Pitino is such a swell guy. Hard to respect him after offering abortion.