NHL Insider Hints At Evander Kane Leaving Edmonton Oilers

Kane has a long history of wearing out his welcome with NHL clubs. His latest incident came when he San Jose Sharks terminated his contract for violating the NHL's Covid-19 policy. Now it looks like history may be repeating itself.

Kane's relationship with the Oilers has slowly been deteriorating this season. Recently, he was a healthy scratch after he was seen arguing with Leon Draisaitl on the Oiler's bench in a 6-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Furthermore, Kane has out up one of the worst seasons of his career this season, at least according to analytics models.

Kane has 21 goals and 39 points in 68 games with the Oilers this season. However, he's been particularly bad defensively, much like the rest of the team. Additionally, his off-ice concerns have seemingly caused a rift in the Oilers Locker room. According to Frank Serravalli, his welcome with the Oilers is all but gone at this point.

Kane has been particularly cold lately, highlighting his off-ice problems. It is one thing when he's scoring and being productive, but when his on-ice results are bad, the off-ice issues take center stage, leading to unnecessary drama for his team. He's been getting less ice time in recent games and has failed to find the back of the net in over a month. He has just 4 assists in his last 13 games.

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