The Sharks reportedly could move to void Evander Kane's contract in June. A bankruptcy judge granted Kane and the team's request to move this week's deadline for a motion to reject his contract by 90 days to June 7, The Athletic reported. The Sharks signed Kane to a seven-year, $49 million in 2018, ensuring the winger would forego unrestricted free agency. A creditor source told The Athletic it's "unclear" why Kane would want to void the contract, but Kaplan and Kurz wrote that "given the emerging vitriol between the parties, Kane may want to deprive creditors of their main source of financial redress." Kane filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy in January, listing nearly $27 million in debt to various creditors. Several of those creditors recently filed a motion to convert Kane's chapter 7 to chapter 11 bankruptcy, which would enable Kane's creditors — including Zions Bancorp, whom Kane reportedly owes $4.25 million — to have the $29 million lenders say is remaining on Kane's contract available to them. A hearing on the creditors' request will be held this month, according to The Athletic.
