At the age of 29, Kurtis Gabriel died for the first time. After bouncing between three teams in six years, Gabriel was over the moon, signing his first one-way contract with his hometown Toronto Maple Leafs.
Evander Kane has always been one of the NHL’s most polarizing figures. His career started with Atlanta/Winnipeg and ended in a messy split. A move to Buffalo brought more turbulence, including an investigation stemming from an incident at a local bar.