Good AAV for the level of hockey player that he is. But with Kane, it's never about that.
When they signed him last year, I had no doubt he would help in the short term - of course he was going to play nice after all he had been through, and now getting another chance with a new team.
But that was the short term. Toxicity takes time to cause damage. Now that he has a 4 year deal, the real personality will start to percolate to the top. That team already seems like there is some tension between the haves and the have nots, once Kane settles in, I expect it to get significantly dicier.
I welcome this signing for the Oilers!
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