Reason behind Edmonton Oilers scratching Evander Kane Revealed
The Oilers dropped back-to-back games over the weekend, and one of the biggest stories was their handling of Evander Kane. Now we know more on why it happened.
Given that argument, it was clear that no one believed Kane was scratched for 'maintenance' like Kris Knoblauch announced, and now Elliotte Friedman has revealed his thoughts on the situation.
EF on 32TP about Kane's scratch:
«Kris Knoblauch came out before the Ottawa game on Sunday night and said Kane is out for maintenance you could tell the reporters who were there didn't believe it. I wondered about it too, is this a healthy scratch that they're keeping quiet. I wonder if the Oilers were just saying, we wanna do something here but we don't wanna pour gasoline on the fire... but that scratch a day after McDavid and Draisaitl getting roughed up a bit and Kane being a guy who can definitely do something, it had people wondering.»
«Kris Knoblauch came out before the Ottawa game on Sunday night and said Kane is out for maintenance you could tell the reporters who were there didn't believe it. I wondered about it too, is this a healthy scratch that they're keeping quiet. I wonder if the Oilers were just saying, we wanna do something here but we don't wanna pour gasoline on the fire... but that scratch a day after McDavid and Draisaitl getting roughed up a bit and Kane being a guy who can definitely do something, it had people wondering.»
Evander Kane has been a solid, physical presence for this team during his time in Edmonton, but after how Toronto manhandled their two biggest stars, it makes sense that their Head Coach is upset with Kane.
The Oilers battle a tough, playoff ready Winnipeg Jets team on the road on Tuesday, so many fans will be keeping an eye on the lineup there to see whether or not there's more to this story.
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