You know John McDonough and the Blackhawks are beyond pissed right now, whether he gets charged or not. They were pissed at Crawford for getting drunk at the Rise Against concert and getting hurt. Yeah even if there are no charges filed, everyone will assume he paid her off or she didn't choose to go after him because of the media hoopla involved. The only way that Kane gets through this relatively unscathed is if the DA or police publicly announce that Kane is completely cleared of any wrongdoing and this was a baseless accusation.