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Life can come at you fast sometimes, especially in the National Hockey League. <\/p>\n
If one year ago, somebody would have told you that Corey Perry and Evander Kane would be playing for the LA Kings in 2026, most fans would have said you\u2019re beyond crazy. <\/p>\n
Soon after being hired as LA\u2019s General Manager last offseason, Ken Holland did what many thought was the unthinkable \u2014 he signed Perry as an unrestricted free agent. Truth be told, after a summer of hand-wringing and social media posturing, it\u2019s turned out to be a good addition to coach Jim Hiller\u2019s club. <\/p>\n
Could Holland be on the verge of attempting to strike gold again by adding another former Oilers forward to the Kings current group?<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s still a rumor \u2014 something we don\u2019t normally spend too much time on, but this was just too intriguing to not stop and give it pause for a few minutes \u2014 two separate sources over the past week have said they believe Holland is kicking the tires on a potential Kane trade.<\/p>\n
This is a guy who has 27 points (13G, 14A) in 37 career regular season games against the Kings. That isn\u2019t why Holland would add somebody like Kane to LA\u2019s roster. An acquisition like that is all about the playoffs. <\/p>\n
Putting aside the fact the Kings have stumbled their way through the Pacific Division for much of the last six weeks. Just briefly, assume they qualify for postseason play. <\/p>\n
With that in mind, perhaps there is a little bit of \u2018if you can\u2019t beat \u2019em, join \u2019em\u2019 going on with this thought process. Warren Foegele helped beat the Kings in the playoffs when he was with the Oilers. Ditto for Perry. Both are now in LA, as Holland has all but been given a mandate of \u2018Beat the Oilers\u2019 in the playoffs at just about any cost necessary. <\/p>\n
Standing 6-foot-2 and checking in at 220 lbs., Kane plays a hard and heavy game. He was a nuisance to the Kings long before his four-year run in Edmonton. Now 34 years old, he\u2019s also spent time with several other organizations over the past 15+ years, including Winnipeg, San Jose, and Buffalo.<\/p>\n
Kane has been a central figure in the Kings-Oilers playoff matchups each of the last four years. Even after missing all of the 2024-25 regular season due to injuries (and being on LTIR), there he was in the playoffs. Late April saw his return to the Oilers lineup, just in time to meet up with the Kings. <\/p>\n
With LA up 4-3 heading into the third period of Game 3 \u2014 and leading the series 2-0 \u2014 it was Kane\u2019s goal that tied things up and helped springboard Edmonton to a crucial victory. <\/p>\n
He also played an important role in Game 5. The Kings jumped out to a 1-0 lead, but it was Kane who tied things up just a few minutes later. The Oilers never looked back, winning the game and later closing out the series. <\/p>\n
Fast forward to just a few days before July\u2019s free agency window opened, Edmonton traded Kane to Vancouver for a fourth-round pick. He\u2019s currently in the final year of his contract, which carries an AAV of $5.1M. That\u2019s a number Holland and LA can easily absorb given their current cap space<\/a>.<\/p>\n With the Canucks now openly talking about entering a rebuild, Kane\u2019s name will most certainly start to gain attention in the rumor mill. Keep in mind, he does hold a 16-team Approved Trade List<\/a>, so he\u2019ll have some input into where he ends up should he be on the move again soon. <\/p>\n Could a reunion with Holland, Perry, and Foegele be in the cards? The whispers are there, we\u2019ll have to see where it goes between now and the NHL Trade Deadline in early March. <\/p>\n Follow @mayorsmanor<\/a><\/p>\n MORE LA KINGS NEWS:<\/p>\n Perry Injury Could Cost Him $250k (or More), Provides No LTIR Relief for Kings<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Note to webmasters\/reporters: When recapping news or interviews from this site please remember to include a link to www.MayorsManor.com<\/a><\/p>\n