Overview
- Agent Dan Milstein has permission to contact teams and explore a move for Kane, with no trade reported imminent as talks progress toward the Feb. 4–22 roster freeze and the March 6 deadline.
- Kane is in the final year of a four-year contract with a $5.125 million cap hit and holds a modified 16-team no-trade clause.
- Dallas and Colorado have been linked as leading suitors, and reporting indicates some Eastern Conference teams have also engaged.
- Vancouver is willing to retain part of Kane’s salary and is seeking a prospect and/or draft pick in return, according to league reports.
- The veteran winger has 9 goals and 15 assists in 51 games during a disappointing season, and he downplayed the speculation with a pointed remark to assembled media.