Kane has been one of the top power forwards in the sport when healthy and motivated. His play down the stretch after signing with the Oilers as a free agent in January 2022 was next level. He scored 22 goals in 43 regular season games and added 13 more in 15 playoff games.

After confirming he had been dealing with a laundry list of injuries that required “having a lot done,” it appears Evander Kane is on the mend.

Oilers forward Evander Kane will miss training camp and the start of the regular season following surgery for an unspecified injury, GM Stan Bowman said.

The Edmonton Oilers are looking for revenge after their brutal Game Seven loss in the Stanley Cup Final. They signed Leon Draisaitl long-term, and picked up Jeff Skinner, but are also dealing with an injury to Evander Kane.

The Oilers will be without Evander Kane "for a while" as he is set to undergo surgery for multiple injuries over the next few days.

Kane will miss the start of the Oilers season Oilers forward Evander Kane will undergo surgery in the next few days to repair two torn hip adductor muscles, two hernias and two torn lower abdominal muscles.

Evander Kane is set to undergo surgery to repair multiple injuries sustained during the 2023-24 season, sidelining him for what will likely be months.

With Evander Kane set for surgery, will he become the Oilers’ Mark Stone, spending the entire season on LTIR only to emerge from the dressing room for Game 1 of the playoffs? It’s certainly one of the possibilities.