Sabres’ Kane expects trade before deadline

Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane says he fully expects to be dealt before the NHL’s trade deadline hits Monday. Kane says he’s been preparing to be dealt all season long. The only question is when the trade will take place and where he’ll be headed. Kane is in the final year of his contract and not considered a long-term fit for the last-place Eastern Conference team. Kane’s 19 goals rank second for Buffalo. He has scored 20 or more in each of his previous two years since being acquired by the Sabres from Winnipeg in 2015. The 26-yearold was selected fourth overall by the then-Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 draft.