The explanation seems pretty straightforward.
1. Boeser is gone, they are short of wingers who can credibly play top 6 minutes and pot >20 goals.
2. Evander Kane is from Vancouver and played for the Vancouver Giants in junior so it's a "hometown guy" thing. Aquilini loves hometown guys no matter how toxic they are: see Virtanen, Jake.
3. The contract year thing etc etc. Kane for 5M on a one year deal is probably what he's worth as a UFA.
Note that explanation /= justification.
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