Oilers and Evander Kane in disagreement on serious injury

It remains to be seen what the future holds with Evander Kane and the Edmonton Oilers, but it's safe to say that the honeymoon is over between the two sides.

Frankly, this sounds a lot like what happened between the San Jose Sharks and Kane. And the Buffalo Sabres... and the Winnipeg Jets...

It's almost as if Kane runs himself out of town wherever he goes.

Earlier this offseason Oilers President Jeff Jackson mentioned that Kane had an 'ongoing issue with his hip', while Kane himself denied that saying that he has a sports hernia injury.

Oilers insider Jim Parsons pointed out this apparent disagreement recently saying:

“What makes him such a wild card is that it’s hard to read from day to day and interview to interview where Kane stands health wise. CEO Jeff Jackson mentioned an “issue with his hip,” and the nature of his injury and recovery path remains unclear. Meanwhile, Kane called it a “sports hernia” that was bugging him most of last season. Is it a hip? Is it a hernia? Is it a bit of both? Do either keep him out to the point he’s unreliable?”

- Jim Parsons

It's not clear exactly what the issue is with the Oilers and how things will play out, but it's clear that these parties aren't on the same side.

Read below for our earlier Oilers report on the retirement of defenseman Oscar Klefbom.

Former Edmonton Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom hasn't played a professional hockey game since 2020 and now it appears he'll never play another game again.

The 31 year last suited up for the Oilers when he was 27 years old and looked like he was going to be a mainstay of the team's core moving forward. But a chronic shoulder injury forced him to miss the entirety of the 2020-21 season, then the 2021-22 season and so on and so on. It's now been nearly five years since the Swedish blueliner played a game and today he officially announced his retirement in an interview with Swedish publication Hockey Sverige.

"Now it's over," Klefbom said in the emotional interview. "It's hard to talk about it."

"It was a choice I made,"Klefbom said. "I talked to Edmonton that I wanted to lay very low with what was going to happen and what the situation is. They were perfectly fine with that. From my side, it was also because I thought it was so difficult to talk about it."

The smooth skating blue liner with a bomb of a shot finishes his career with 34 goals and 122 points in 378 NHL games, all with the Oilers.

"I am very happy with my career. I'm just grateful that I got the chance to play as many games as I did - even though it was as an injury. I gained a lot of trust, got to take part in a fantastic journey. There are really two sides to the coin – because although I am grateful, I would have liked to be (on the ice) today.

At just 31 years old, Klefbom wants to remain in the sport but he isn't sure exactly in what role just yet.

A heartbreaking announcement, but an expected one to be sure. All the best to Klefbom in the next phase of his life.