The Edmonton Oilers will miss Evander Kane at the start of the season. His head coach, Kris Knoblauch, outlined what the team would miss during Kane’s absence and emphasized the importance of Kane’s physicality on the ice.

Evander Kane had successful abdominal surgery last Friday. He will be out at least five to six months according to the Edmonton Oilers. “Recovery from the procedure is expected to take a minimum of five to six months.

The Oilers were hit with tough injury news on Evander Kane, who underwent surgery this month and will start the season on LTIR.