Why Bringing Evander Kane Back Makes Zero Sense for the Oilers
Evander Kane returning to the Edmonton Oilers just doesn’t make sense. Between his $5M+ cap hit, the Oilers’ roster needs, and better ways to spend that money, a reunion feels off the table. Here’s why a Kane comeback in Edmonton is basically dead.
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I would like to formally decline
3 team trade and the third party can retain?
bro is not coming back 😂
Kane was good for the Oilers. Dont get the hate
Shouldn’t have gotten rid of him in the first place, guy could score and hit!! And fight!! He did take dumb penalties though .
Trent Fredric has not even been close to as effective as Kane was. Even in the playoffs he was more impactful than Fredric.
Bring him back, need some toughness
Debrusk
id rather a kane than a fredric and mangiapane theyre paying 2 players 7 million who have a total of 14 points this season kane can score hit and fight his biggest flaws are the fact that the refs dont like him and hes getting old
I don’t care he still goes beast mode some games. You never know could just rip a hat trick out of nowhere right.
Decline no way
I would prefer to have Kane over mangipanie personally if they could make it work cap wise.
I would 1000% get rid of of mangiapani and Henrique for Kane are you kidding?
Get them to retain half and take Trent. So you free up 3.8 for 7 more and take half of 5 for 1. So you get Kane instead of Trent plus 1.5 m cap space and next year you have space for something good.
I'd rather of taken Kostin back instead. Hes less offensive but makes up for it in even more size and grit and way less the cap hit.
Kane, 2026-27 AD, @ 1.5 for one year.
Unless he is cheaper it makes complete sense but most likely unlikely 😂😂
yes he scores
LOVE HIM BACK , but hes not in our cap hit
Does he even want to leave Vancouver?
a third team could take Kane, and retain salary in the deal, then trade Kane to the oilers.
NOPE. HE CAN STAY THERE. 😅
Pretty sure if Vancouver retained salary on Kane, traded him to a team other than the oilers and then that team traded Kane to the oilers, Kane could play for the oilers at less than his $5 mil cap hit
Gross, no thanks
This isnt 2022 Kane, hes not the same player
Unfortunately no🇨🇦😁
Federic was a terrible signing for oilers.kane should have been kept.another bad decision by jackshit and bowman
I would trade away the Fredric contract for Kane in a heart beat. Kane cost us some dumb penalties but at least he scores and offers some sand paper. Never understood the Fredric contract. There is almost zero contribution. At least with Kane, his contract is up soon. We are stuck with a paper weight for 8 years with Fredric.
If they take Frederic sure 😂
The OILERS lost a lot of Grit when they lost Perry and Kane. if Evander is 100% healthy it could be a good move. I like the fact he can score and he can get under the skin of his opposition