Edmonton Oilers fans got some unexpected news this morning that may have a profound impact on the team's trade deadline plans.

It remains unclear when Kane, who hasn't played for the Oilers since June, will be able to make his season debut.

According to TSN’s Ryan Rishaug, the Edmonton Oilers have a long list of laundry items they’d like to tackle ahead of Friday’s NHL Trade Deadline. Unfortunately, there isn’t much time or cap space to do everything they’d like.

Evander Kane may have put his current team in a position that will force them to make a difficult decision over the course of the next few days. On Saturday night, National Hockey League insider Elliotte Friedman revealed that the Oilers may now be looking to move on from Kane in an effort to clear up

Sitting right up against the salary cap, it’ll take some clever manoeuvring should the Edmonton Oilers wish to add ahead of the trade deadline and push for the Cup.

The trade speculation surrounding Evander Kane as the deadline approaches is starting to look like more than smoke or just rumors. The amount of talk surrounding Kane’s status with the Edmonton Oilers resembles a fire ready to ignite.