Four years after he arrived, it appears that Evander Kane’s time with the Edmonton Oilers is drawing to a close. The team looked to trade him ahead of the NHL’s Trade Deadline, and while it didn’t work out then, it always felt as though it were a deal to be made in the off-season. Kane appeared at No. 6 on Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli’s latest Trade Targets list, and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported there would be a market for the power forward this summer. Kane is entering the final season of a four-year deal paying him $5.125 million, and has a 16-team no-trade list that will, to a certain extent, complicate things, but there should be options available. Let’s dive into a few with all salary cap details from our friends at PuckPedia. Kane clearly has a desire to win a Stanley Cup, made clear by not only signing with the Oilers in the first place, but by inking a four-year deal. And while most contenders are tight to the cap, unable to take on the full brunt of his contract as the Oilers will wantRead More
Six teams who make sense as landing spots for Oilers’ Evander Kane
