Insider confirms Evander Kane's return from injury
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Breaking news in Oil Nation as Edmonton Oilers insider Bob Stauffer just announced an important injury update on Evander Kane. According to Stauffer, the Edmonton Oilers can expect Evander Kane back in the lineup as early as March.
«We are looking at likely a March return for Evander Kane at the absolute earliest»
-Bob Stauffer
-Bob Stauffer
Evander Kane has missed all of training camp and regular season so far recovering from surgery.
According to Daniel Nugent-Bowman, Kane had corrective surgery for six different problems: four different abdominal muscles and two hernias.
As per Liam McCormick, While there may have been some rumours about Kane's future with the Oilers, the player and the organization seem intent on him getting healthy and back in the lineup as soon as possible.
Evander Kane could come back as early as March
The Oilers have been sorely missing Kane's physical presence in their lineup, and could easily use his goal scoring at the moment. Even when Kane was playing through these significant injuries, he still lead the Oilers in hits.
-Oilers Daily
-Oilers Daily
Although the Edmonton Oilers have been getting some explosive offensive performances the past few games, it's no secret that Evander Kane's scoring prowess has been missed.
Now that the Oilers have a clear indication when Kane will return, Stan Bowman can start addressing the elephant in the room -- Jeff Skinner.
It's no secret that Jeff Skinner hasn't exactly panned out for the Oilers so far.
Clearly, the Jeff Skinner's acquisition is only hurting the team. His steep $3 million AAV per season price-tag is proving too costly for his current level of production, and that money could be spent elsewhere.
Personally, its tough to say wether or not Skinner would be interested moving, but waiving his NMC and embracing a change of scenery could help spark his offensive groove.
At this stage, the only viable solution for Evander Kane's return seems to be taking Skinner out of the lineup.
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