LeBrun: Evander Kane close to signing, will happen by the weekend per his agent (EDM, FLA, TB top 3 choices)

[MMC]

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

24 hours... 6 hours... weekend. Come on, my fantasy team needs help! (I know, I know, you don't care)

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

maybe Floria would be a good fit. Kane seemed to behave himself when Jumbo and Marleau was in the locker room in San Jose. Kane needs an old vet to keep him in line.

 

[CupInSIX]

Could just be a coincidence, but in the past 24 hours VGK cleared out a contract & Kane's old teammate Eichel just arrived in Las Vegas unexpectedly to practice & do a presser.

 

[E D]

 

[violaswallet]

Tim Peel on Twitter: "I’m hearing Evander Kane will be signing in the next few hours. Destination: Edmonton Oilers. @EdmontonOilers #nhl #HockeyTwitter" / Twitter

 

[Rastin]

Whoever signs this guy will be my new least favorite team.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Is that his legitimate account?

 

[Empoleon8771]

Kane to Edmonton makes so much sense that I'd be shocked if it didn't happen.

The exact kind of homerun they need to be going for.

 

[Del Preston]

Is that his legitimate account?

It is.

 

[fasterthanlight]

Florida might make sense as a dark horse, too. Joe Thornton is buddies with Evander.

 

[Gentle Man]

I thought Kane said contenders?

 

[CaptainCrunch67]

So, they're going to sign a pretty toxic individual, they'll still be horrible defensively, with bad goaltending and have pretty much eaten up what's left of their cap space. This isn't as much an improvement deal as it is a Holland screaming look I'm helping move, now get off of my back.

 

[CycloneSweep]

looking forward to finding all the oilers fans who completely shat on the Mailloux pick and read all their outrage about this potential signing

I’m one who is furious about potentially signing Kane and the Mailloux pick. If the Oilers sign Kane I hope they get absolutely shit on for the rest of the year.

 

[Doc5]

I haven't been following his story closely but was his contract terminated because of his gambling habits?

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

If he lands in Edmontons does he become available at the deadline

 

[CupInSIX]

The strangest thing out of all of this is somehow Tim Peel has credibility.

 

[TheBeard]

So, they're going to sign a pretty toxic individual, they'll still be horrible defensively, with bad goaltending and have pretty much eaten up what's left of their cap space. This isn't as much an improvement deal as it is a Holland screaming look I'm helping move, now get off of my back.

When you consider what they're getting for like a million bucks, it's a huge improvement. Doesn't cost them pieces and it's not like that million was going to improve anywhere else on the team.

 

[MMC]

 

[jetsforever]

Cool that he's apparently signing, but is that disgraced referee Tim Peel?!

 

[Empoleon8771]

I have no clue why people are acting like this would be a bad move for Edmonton. Have you seen their forward depth? Their bottom-6 is just as heinously bad as their goaltending is, and it is way worse than their defense.

Adding Kane pushes one of the Oilers top-6 players into their bottom-6, which drastically helps their depth. If Kane can play like he has in the past, they're also adding a really damn good player. They could run with something like this as their top-9 and have 3 really solid lines:

Hyman-McDavid-Puljujarvi
Kane-Draisaitl-Yamamoto
Foegele-RNH-Kassian

Will this solve all of their issues? Of course not, but it's a big step in the right direction.

 

[jetsforever]

When you consider what they're getting for like a million bucks, it's a huge improvement. Doesn't cost them pieces and it's not like that million was going to improve anywhere else on the team.

The Tony DeAngelo special

 

[MinJaBen]

The strangest thing out of all of this is somehow Tim Peel has credibility.

Rumor management.

 

[Canuck Luck]

I like Hyman.

Derek Ryan was a gamble that did not pay off.

He also tried, but failed, to land a goaltender. So he knew it was going to be bad, but couldn't find a way to get a trade done.

You’re saying he couldn’t offer more than a 3rd for ned? So he tried to get a starter but wasn’t willing to pay more than a 3rd for a starter

i think the answer is he only tried the ufa market and didn’t bother trying to trade for a goalie until the carousel had stopped

 

[Henkka]

Probably picking between Vegas and Tampa.

Getting Kucherov + E.Kane back at same time would be insane.

Same for Vegas playoff roster, adding Kane now and Eichel to 3rd line later on...

Nathan MacKinnon would be pissed off.