Kane's full no-move clause shifted to a 16-team no-trade list on March 1, as reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman on Saturday. With that, Edmonton has gained some flexibility in finding a trade partner, but Kane’s injury timeline remains a concern if they cannot trade him.

Evander Kane has always been a bit of a wild card in his NHL career, and now there's reportedly some friction developing between the forward and the Edmonton Oilers.

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

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.