The only thing I will add to your post is that I've always found Kane's shot to be weak -- like he's holding a cardboard stick. So if he's not going to go into the dirty areas and he takes shots from outside, his shot isn't good enough to consistently be effective. So if he's a distraction off the ice, and not really effective on the ice, then yes, if I were Lou Lamoriello, I would kick him to the curb. If that means take little in a trade, then so be it.