The Edmonton Oilers are at a crossroads with Evander Kane, as he is on LTIR and unable to play, however, Stan Bowman has begun calling teams for trade interest. As the clock ticks away towards the NHL trade deadline, <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/oilers-have-reportedly-called-a-canadian-team-about-two-forwards-to-fix-penalty-kill-per-pierre-lebrun' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>speculation and rumors continue to swirl across the league.</a> With less than a week remaining to hit the Friday 3 pm deadline, trades are heating up, with clubs making their moves. In the past week alone, several moves have transpired, and there will be more to come as the clock runs out on the deadline. The greatest story is the Edmonton Oilers and veteran winger Evander Kane. Sportsnet's <a href='https://x.com/FriedgeHNIC' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Elliotte Friedman</a> reports Oilers General Manager Stan Bowman has started calling teams on Kane's mutually agreed trade list to find out what teams are interested in picking up the veteran winger. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HelloHockeyShow/status/1895965466621067590'> </a></blockquote></div> That means the Oilers will listen to teams who are willing to acquire Kane if they believe the right opportunity presents itself. <h3>Kane can only be traded to 16 teams</h3> Kane is 33 and no longer has a full no-movement clause, which grants him veto power over trades to only 16 clubs now. He hasn't played a game this season while recovering from a series of surgeries. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/OilersFanaticYT/status/1896598391603523960'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/evander-kane-8475169' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Kane</a> has one year remaining on his current contract, which pays him $5.1 million annually. This is not the first time that the Oilers have been speculated to have contemplated shipping Kane out. There was speculation during last year's NHL draft that the team had asked him to waive his no-movement clause. In light of the recent struggles of the Oilers, trading Kane could offer some much-needed defensive help if the Oilers were to acquire a defenseman in exchange. The next few days will be very, very interesting.