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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
Would the Oilers pull a dick move and terminate Kane’s contract on a ginned-up charge, with Evander spilling the tea in retaliation?
Maybe we should stock up on popcorn.
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Well, they forced an adamant and vocal Mike Smith to retire and never be heard from again, they'd easily do the same for Kane if they wanted. Those same under the table cash payments to retire and sign a NDA, like Smith probably did, certainly will work for Kane, if the Oilers want to do that.
Kane is familiar with legal documents. He also knows the Oilers already have shoved some of his issues under the rug from the SJ days so it's be wise for him to keep his mouth shut...but again, he will get paid to do so if they do terminate his contract.
All that said, as mentioned above, this was a orchestrated plan between Kane and the Oilers, together. Thick as thieves.
Kane gets paid, gets fixed up with probably mostly elective surgery on a very casual and elongated timeline and doesn't have to play until the playoffs. Oilers get an extra player all year thanks to the cap circumvention.