According to Frank Seravalli, the Oilers have checked in on Patrick Kane, but the star winger isn’t ready to leave Chicago just yet. “I think the Oilers have checked in on Patrick Kane, but right now he’s not ready to move,” – @frank_seravalli on the @DailyFaceoff Show — x-Oilersnation.com, Oily From ’07 (@OilersNation) July 13, 2022 Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Kane is entering the final season of the massive eight-year, $84 million contract he signed with the Blackhawks in July 2014. His cap hit is $10.5 million and also includes a full no-movement clause. The Blackhawks are headed for a complete teardown after a miserable 2021-22 season in which they went 28-42-12. Chicago traded Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators and Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for draft picks, indicating the team has its eyes on the future. Now 33, Kane is still an elite winger at the NHL level. He scored 26 goals and 92 points in 78 games for the Blackhawks last season and averaged 21:49 per game. Kane, the No. 1 overall pick from the 2007 NHL Draft, has spent his entire career thus far with the Blackhawks. While his plan once may have been to spend his entire career in Chicago, the Blackhawks turning to a multi-year rebuild may not be how Kane wants to spend the final seasons of his career. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Given Kane’s massive $10.5 million cap hit, moving him at the trade deadline makes more sense than during the offseason.
