Buffalo Sabres: Should They Be Interested in Evander Kane?

July 11th, 2014 by Matt Clouden Leave a reply »
In the past few days, the seemingly ever-present rumors about Evander Kane moving on from the Winnipeg Jets have hit a fever pitch once again. 

After going on Team 1040 in Vancouver, via Illegal Curve, on Tuesday, Kane seemed to all but demand a trade from Manitoba. After being asked if he wanted to be a Winnipeg Jet, Kane acknowledged the constant speculation and said he would "carry on as if he were a Jet."

Not the answer pro-Kane Jet fans wanted to hear. 

So, as one could expect, Kane's name has flooded the Twittersphere, and the rampant speculation has begun once again. So, the question is whether or not Tim Murray and the Buffalo Sabres are interested.

The answer is simple: yes. 

This is not your run-of-the-mill aging superstar trade. This is a trade that will net you a 22-year old 30-goal scorer, who is locked up at a relatively cheap $5.25 million cap hit through the 2017-18 season, per CapGeek. 

The price will be very high, as acknowledged by Craig Custance of ESPN, but there is some recent history that shows that a deal like this can happen.

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