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Originally Posted by trackercowe
Oilers will likely deal Kane? I would think another team would take him on his current deal. He's a cancer in the room, but on a relatively team friendly contract. I think his time in Edmonton has come to an end.
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Team friendly contract? Two years ago, yes. Now? Not in my opinion.
He just had his second worst PPG season in his 15 years in the NHL. And he will be 33 next year, and he has MILES on him. He used to be fast, but isn't anymore. His points pace (per 82) in his 3 seasons in EDM (where his points are bolstered by playing with Draisaitl) are: 74, 56 and 46, i.e. falling off a cliff. His PPG in the playoffs were 0.4.
If he were a UFA this summer, would you offer him $5M? I sure wouldn't. Completely ignoring his cancerous presence, and just looking at his production, I would expect he is a 30 point player next year, and on any other team, I would probably take the under on that.
If they trade him, it's as a cap dump.