As we move closer to Evander Kane's decision on where he plays next in the NHL, the Edmonton Oilers are emerging as a serious player for his services.
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10. Bob Clarke dropped bombs on Cam Janssen and Andy Strickland’s podcast, taking a big run at former Philadelphia GM Ron Hextall. If anything, that confirmed the huge divide between Hextall and the Flyers’ alumni -- a power struggle that played a major factor in Hextall’s firing. My main takeaway from the timing of Clarke’s comments is that the heat is on, and Comcast is deciding what direction the team should go. Clarke would want current GM Chuck Fletcher to rebuild the team if that’s the chosen path. By taking this route, he’s trying to make sure that happens. He’d do anything to defend someone he likes.
11. Asked about Clarke’s comments, one scout laughed, “It was Heiskanen, not Makar. Close enough.”