Evander Kane shirt tossed after Jets' overtime loss
Winnipeg forward to have season-ending shoulder surgery
The Evander Kane saga reached its lowest point on Friday night at the MTS Centre.
After the Winnipeg Jets announced Kane would undergo season-ending shoulder surgery earlier in the day, a fan threw a No. 9 t-shirt jersey — or shirsey — onto the ice following the team’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
The shirt toss took place within seconds of Brandon Saad's game-winning goal at 3:01 of the extra frame.
According to multiple reports on Thursday, including CBC News, the Winnipeg forward failed to show up for the Jets' game in Vancouver this week following an incident involving teammate Dustin Byfuglien.
It was reported that Kane missed a pre-game meeting, and that he couldn't be reached until approximately an hour before the start of the game, when Kane answered his cellphone and said he wouldn’t be playing against the Canucks.
A few hours after the reports surfaced, the Jets placed Kane on the injured-reserve list.
The report also said that, earlier in the day, Kane showed up to the arena wearing a track suit instead of a suit — a violation of the team's dress code — and that Byfuglien later threw those clothes into the shower.
Jets head coach Paul Maurice has yet to give his official reason for benching Kane.