Kane was a key physical presence for the postseason Oilers<\/a> at times, and did provide some timely goals.<\/p>\nAnd now, Holland must be thinking that Kane can do the same for the Kings, who find themselves in the running for a wildcard spot in the Pacific Division.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s no doubt that the Kings need some offensive assistance. They\u2019ve got a -10 goal differential on the season, and through 47 games, only two Kings have passed the 30-point threshold (Adrian Kempe with 37 and Kevin Fiala with 33). One might question whether or not Kane is truly any solution to that problem at this point in his career, but we suppose Holland would have a more informed opinion on that than most. If he believes Kane will help his team, then at the very least that\u2019s a bet he\u2019s been right on before.<\/p>\n
That also probably means that, whatever offers the Canucks do get for Kane, the strongest is probably going to come from Los Angeles. So what might the Canucks expect to get back?<\/p>\n
Anyone who has memories of the Kings being named as the team with the best cupboard of future assets in the NHL, and who might be salivating at the possibility of picking up a choice prospect, should pump the brakes. The Kings\u2019 system is not what it used to be, and it never really delivered on all that promise, anyway.<\/p>\n
Their true quality prospects are all a little too rich to fit into a Kane trade, including recent first rounders Liam Greentree and Henry Brzustewicz (brother of Hunter) and goaltender Carter George. Beyond that trio, they\u2019ve got a couple other goalies that would be of middling interest in Hampton Slukynsky and Erik Portillo. Other than that, it\u2019s a handful of moderately interesting offensive prospects like Kristian Epperson (a draft re-entry selected in the third round last year), Vojtech Cihar (an 18-year-old playing in the top Czech men\u2019s league), and Koehn Ziemmer (a former Prince George Cougar making his pro debut). None of these names are particularly exciting, but any of the forwards could probably make for a reasonable return for Kane and hold at least a chance of panning out at the NHL level. Each has the approximate value of a third round pick.<\/p>\n
One might expect the Kings to have a bunch of other young, borderline NHLers around the periphery of their roster, but they don\u2019t, really. That promised LA pipeline never yielded much hockey oil, and so if it\u2019s not a prospect being returned for Kane, it\u2019s probably just actual draft picks.<\/p>\n
On that front, the Kings are well-stocked, at least. They\u2019ve got their own first rounders for the foreseeable future, though no one is expecting one of those back for Kane. Nor are they expecting a second rounder, even though the Kings have two this year.<\/p>\n
But the Kings do also have two third round picks in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, and at that point, we\u2019re getting into the right sort of range for Kane. If the Canucks can\u2019t pry the Kings\u2019 own third loose for Kane, maybe they can at least get the Dallas Stars\u2019 third, which projects to be later in the round.<\/p>\n
If the Kings plan on making multiple acquisitions, they may want to shed some salary somewhere along the way, and the Canucks could theoretically help them out with that. Maybe taking back a bad contract, like the expiring one attached to former Canuck Andrei Kuzmenko, could be a way to increase the value offered.<\/p>\n
At worst, the Canucks might have to settle for breaking even, as in trading Kane for a fourth round pick<\/a>, just as they paid for him at the start of the year. But given the Holland connection, one can hope for just a little bit more. A third sounds pretty good, and so does one of those forward prospects with the same rough value as a third.<\/p>\nThe Canucks can\u2019t expect to get the moon back for Kane. But let Kane\u2019s old GM kick tires long enough, and they could still wind up getting more back than they paid for him in the first place, and that would be a minor victory.<\/p>\n
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