It appears we are getting closer and closer to Evander Kane being dealt from the Vancouver Canucks, as the team has given the forward’s agent, Dan Milstein of Gold Star Hockey, permission to facilitate a trade for his client. This courtesy of Rick Dhaliwal of Donnie and Dhali — The Team.

With the team’s permission, Milstein can now talk to other teams to find a fit for Kane, maybe even in the long term with an extension. Kane’s current contract has a modified 16-team no-trade clause, so Milstein will likely work within the 16 approved teams, but it’s possible that an unapproved team may be able to offer Kane a better situation, and that he’d agree to waive in order to go there.

Kane is in the final year of his four-year contract with a $5.125 million cap hit, and is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of his contract. According to AFP Analytics, Kane is projected to get a one-year contract at a salary just below $3 million for his next deal.

The Canucks are currently sitting in last place in the NHL by a wide margin, as their 39 points from a 17-30-5 record put them eight points behind the next-closest team. With them so far behind the rest of the league, selling at the trade deadline is their only option, which is why they’re looking to move on from Kane. They’ve already dealt captain Quinn Hughes and power forward Kiefer Sherwood, with Kane, Elias Pettersson, Conor Garland, Jake DeBrusk, Teddy Blueger, and Lukas Reichel all rumoured to be on the trading block, or at least players whom the Canucks are open to hearing offers about.

Kane has struggled with the Canucks this season, as his nine goals and 15 assists for 24 points in 51 games is his lowest point-per-game pace since his rookie season in 2009-10. Vancouver acquired Kane from the Edmonton Oilers in the offseason, with a 2025 fourth-round pick going to the Oilers, which they used to draft David Lewandowski.

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