Terrible news struck the Edmonton Oilers as Evander Kane was absent from today's practice in Florida ahead of game two. The Oilers hit the ice this morning and, unfortunately for their fans, Evander Kane was nowhere to be found. Per Renaud Lavoie: <q>Evander Kane was not on the ice at @EdmontonOilers morning skate.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/renlavoietva/status/1800191079242977607'> </a></blockquote></div> Kane played a physical game one on Saturday, going after both Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett, two of the Panthers' toughest players in the playoffs: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/OilersNation/status/1799630179528237212'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/KylePuma/status/1799619764332974389'> </a></blockquote></div> However, he's also been dealing with a sports hernia since before the start of the playoffs, which could also explain why he wasn't on the ice today. Kris Knoblauch should share more details in his press conference. If he does not, we'll have to wait until tonight before knowing Kane's status. Do you think Evander Kane will play in game two tonight despite missing this morning's practice? Stay tuned for more updates ahead of tonight's game.