Why the Evander Kane trade is a win-win for both the Canucks, Oilers

Evander Kane announced in a post on X on Wednesday morning that the Edmonton Oilers have traded him to the Vancouver Canucks for a fourth-round pick in 2025.

“It’s an honor to become part of an organization and team I grew up watching as a kid,” Kane wrote. “Vancouver is a city that lives and breathes hockey, I’m looking forward to the opportunity to play in front of my hometown as I did many years ago as a Vancouver Giant.”

On Wednesday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk discuss the trade and what Kane could bring to a Canucks squad that’s hoping to make the playoffs.

Tyler Yaremchuk: What do you make of the Oilers able to get out of Kane’s full cap hit?

Frank Seravalli: Pretty tidy work. It highlights just how good of a player Kane is. The fact the Oilers were able to get something in return at all from Vancouver indicates there were other teams that were involved in the mix. It was obviously a priority for the Oilers to clear out salary cap space. That was their thought process, that’s still their thought process, with what’s to come with Viktor Arvidsson.

When it comes to moving Kane, he’s not an easy guy to trade. He had the no-trade list, and he’s a guy whose been a mercurial player in terms of locker rooms over the course of his time, whether it’s been any place, any stop that he’s been in through his career. With that baggage, people had said “Isn’t the Mason Marchment trade to Seattle the framework?” I mean, yes, except it’s Evander Kane.

The fact he is trending towards being healthy for the first time in awhile, I think that stands out as important business for the Canucks. They’re hoping to get a very motivated Evander Kane in a contract year that they can plug into their top-six, in an effort to find goals, which have been very hard to come by in Vancouver.

You can watch the full segment and the rest of the episode here…