TORONTO -- Zach Bogosian has known Evander Paul Stastny Youth Jersey Kane since Day 1 of the winger's NHL career. Both were drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers one year apart, they moved to Winnipeg via relocation and were traded together to Buffalo.In short, no other current or former teammate is in a better position to assess the sometimes controversial Kane after eight seasons together.And what Bogosian, 25, points to is that behind the bright lights persona and the tweets and the social media image, there's a player that cares about his craft."I think if you look at his work ethic, and if you got to know him, the other stuff that maybe comes out about him, you would probably have a little different outlook on him as a person and a player," Bogosian said Monday before the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime."He has that persona that people like to Dougie Hamilton Kids Jersey dis on social media or anywhere, whether it's verbally attacking him or whatever, but if you get to know him, he's a good person. He works hard and that's one thing I'm sure a lot of people don't know about him. People see the flash and the bright lights, but if you really got to know him, he wants to win, he wants to score, he wants to work hard. You're kind of looking at two different ends of the spectrum as far as the way he's perceived in a media way, a social media way, and as far as how hard he works."There was Kane on Sunday in Buffalo, the first on the ice working on his shot ahead of an optional team practice. And looking at him off the ice, you can tell the man takes cares of his body.But if he's going to win over his critics, he has to be on the straight and narrow for a long time. Last month's NBA All-Star Game flap in which his much publicized partying in Toronto and subsequent practice no-show earned him a one-game suspension from the Sabres, the scorn of some fans and the disappointment of an organization that gambled so much in trading for him a year ago."Like we said before, we were disappointed in some of the things that happened, it's on him to show us that he's making improvement and he's shown that," veteran Sabres captain Brian Gionta -- he of the Lou Lamoriello-New Jersey Devils mold -- said Monday of Kane's recent misstep.Kane also made headlines in late December Tony Kukoc Womens Jersey for a sexual assault allegation, which the player strongly denied and which still has not led to any charges.As for Kane, he sounded contrite after the NBA All-Star brain cramp. But he knows his words won't matter, only his actions will."That was all on me, that was my fault. It's my responsibility," Kane said in an interview with ESPN.com Monday. "I messed up. And what I said was true, it's not going to happen again. I know it's about me going out and walking the walk. That's what I've tried to do since that incident and that's what I'm going to try to do."Kane is a polarizing figure, I mean, just look at his dramatic exit out of Winnipeg. His lack of maturity at times mixed with playing in a fishbowl in Winnipeg was not a good combination.But I also know this is a league http://www.officialsanfranciscogiantsshops.com/WOMENS-GAYLORD-PERRY-JERSEY.html where some people get uncomfortable when a player isn't your boring, cookie-cutter sort we're so used to, a player with personality and the audacity to be different.Now, with maturity you hope that the 24-year-old Kane will know when to pick his spots.
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