As per the latest update, Evander Kane has been shut down for the rest of the regular season, and if healthy will likely only return in time for the playoffs. <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-oilers-provide-evander-kane-update' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The Edmonton Oilers will not be getting any reinforcements</a> as they push for the playoffs to close out the season. <h3>Definitely no regular season action for Kane, but maybe in the playoffs</h3> Forward Evander Kane has been ruled out for the remainder of the regular season after the team's medical staff determined he won't be ready to play, the Oilers announced Friday, confirmed by NHL insider Elliotte Friedman. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1898112817737224253'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/nhl-insider-elliotte-friedman-reveals-a-concerning-return-date-for-oilers-evander-kane' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The 33-year-old is on long-term injured reserve following knee surgery</a> in January. He has not seen the ice this season after also undergoing abdominal surgery in the fall, which caused him to miss the early part of the season. In January, <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/evander-kane-8475169' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Kane</a> told reporters that his knee issue cropped up a few weeks after his abdominal surgery and required surgery to have something removed. However, he explained that no structural repairs or damage were required. According to the team, his rehabilitation from the abdominal surgery goes on under the supervision of the Oilers' medical staff. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1898112248402325839'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Last weekend, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported that Edmonton was looking for trade options for Kane to dump <a href='https://puckpedia.com/player/evander-kane' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>his $5.125 million cap load</a>. The veteran right wing has one year left on his contract after signing a four-year, $20.5 million deal before the 2022-23 season. But the Oilers were unable to trade him before Friday's 3 p.m. ET deadline. Kane played three years with Edmonton, accumulating 62 goals and 49 assists for 111 points in 161 games in the regular season. In the playoffs, he has contributed 20 goals and 10 assists in 47 games.