What could be the reason for Evander Kane's contract delay? -NHL Update
Carolina Hurricanes’ top rookie, Jeff Skinner, signed his six-year deal a day after reports emerged about the Eastern Conference franchise making him the offer, but in the case of Evander Kane and Winnipeg Jets, all is quite as the player is yet to make
it official.
Jets offered Kane a six-year, $29 million deal recently and showed that they were committed to keeping the player on the club for years to come but after seeing Skinner’s deal was worth more, the 21-year-old just might be looking to boost it up a little.
Kane’s three-year, entry-level deal worth a total of $2.7 million came to an end this year and definitely has him on the radar of a number of teams as they wait to see whether the restricted free agent will defect from his team.
Some analysts have even gone to the extent of terming this delay as one in which Kane is in negotiations with other teams under the table and could possibly be leaving the Winnipeg Jets for the upcoming season.
Kane was a part of the original Atlanta Thrashers team before it became Winnipeg Jets prior to the 2011-2012 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season. He was picked up as the fourth overall back in round-one of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Not being able to secure Evander Kane now could mean trouble for Winnipeg Jets and general manager, Kevin Cheveldayoff, as Blake Wheeler, Bryan Little, Zach Bogosian and Toby Enstrom will also need to be signed on in the upcoming year. What is popular about
Kane is that he is stubborn on what seems to be befitting for him and is unwilling to compromise, which could be a problem for Winnipeg in the future as it will set a precedent.
Kane had his best season yet with Winnipeg Jets but is still yet to play a full 82-game hockey year. Last season, Kane put up 57 points (30 goals, 27 assists) in 74 games played for a total of 63 goals, 63 assists in 213 career games.
Updates on the player should be expected in the upcoming days.
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