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Evander Kane can’t win, on the ice or off it.

No, really.

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Thursday, he called out his Buffalo Sabres for becoming a “joke” around the NHL because they can’t score goals.

He was pointing at himself as much as anyone. He was being honest. But he was still scolded on a national sports network for speaking out of turn, an all-too-common reaction from media who cover hockey.

Anyone ripping him, and there were many, got it wrong but chalk it up as reason No. 28 Kane would be an awful fit in Vancouver.

Because with Kane, no one is willing to give him the benefit of the doubt anymore.

If he’s having issues navigating the media in Buffalo, just imagine what would happen with a couple of sparks in the powder keg that is the Vancouver Canucks’ situation.

There may be worse places for Kane to end up — like, say, Las Vegas — but there aren’t many.

And there may be worse ideas than the Canucks trading for him.

Actually, I can’t think of any.