Bringing back Evander Kane to the Edmonton Oilers: Part 2

Bringing back Evander Kane Part 2

Jun 2, 2022; Denver, Colorado, USA; Edmonton Oilers left wing Evander Kane (91) and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) battle for position in the first period of game two of the Western Conference Final of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /

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OK, so per my last blog I have Kane hypothetically signed, now the Edmonton Oilers need to clear some cap space for him.

There’s no question the Oilers are a bit up against it but they should still be able to make a Kane contract work if they move out a few guys.

At this point the Oilers have just over $7 million in cap space, and with that they have to re-sign Ryan McLeod, Jesse Puljujarvi, Kailer Yamamoto, Brett Kulak, and maybe even a goalie with that space depending on whether Mike Smith retires or not.

None of those players will be all that expensive to re-sign on their own, but when all of them need to be re-signed at once it tends to evaporate the cap space rather quickly.

There are a few players who can be moved out to make room that should be easily able to be replaced with cheaper players. Let’s see what we could do on that front now.

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