“Went even better than I expected” – Evander Kane uncertain about future with Edmonton Oilers
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Ace forward Evander Kane has stated that he is unsure about his future with the Edmonton Oilers in the upcoming National Hockey League (NHL) season. The 30-year-old ice hockey player had earlier signed a one-year contract with the Oilers on January 27.
Kane, whose contract was terminated by the San Jose Sharks, can now become an unrestricted free agent on July 13. The Vancouver native Kane had 39 points (22 goals, 17 assists) in 43 regular-season games playing alongside this year’s leading-scorer Connor McDavid on the Oilers’ top line.
“I thought it went really well [in Edmonton], probably even better than I expected to be honest,” Kane said, as quoted by NHL.com. “So I have nothing but good things to say on that. There’s so many different variables. We just finished the season yesterday, and there’s lots to sort through and figure out before I start thinking about that.”
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“Edmonton was interested in me and I was interested in them”
Evander Kane, 30, had 17 points, including an NHL-leading 13 goals, in 15 games in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. However, he was suspended for Game 4 of the Western Conference Final, when the Oilers were eliminated with a 6-5 OT loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
“I’ll go back to when I was in a similar, but very different, situation a few months ago, where I had the opportunity to kind of pick where I wanted to go, and Edmonton was interested in me and I was interested in them,” Kane said. “The way I looked at it is, you’ve got two of the best players in the world (Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid), you’ve got a team that wants to win now and is primed to win now.”
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