“Probably pretty small I would imagine,” said Seravalli “you’re talking Patrick Kane and if we were to handicap it at this point, like a 10% chance maybe? I don’t know that everyone in the Oilers front office as much as they may be intrigued by the idea is all that sold on the idea that he’s the ideal fit for this team moving forward”

“Honestly, I think there are some that think he makes more sense as a fit. I don’t know if he’s interested and that’s the thing you have to weigh out with Kane and Toews. They both hold all the keys in terms of where they go or frankly don’t go. They have to be intrigued and interested in the opportunity. On a short-term basis, I don’t know who wouldn’t be intrigued or interested in the opportunity to play on a team with 97 and 29 given what they accomplished in the playoffs. If that’s going to be the case again, they’re going to be knocking on the door of a Stanley Cup.”

Players always want to know and players talk. The interesting part is that these conversations occur now or in the summer, like “hey, what’s it like in Edmonton, how was the coach? What was the team like? How was the room? Is it a good enough place to live or hang your hat for bit? I wouldn’t be surprised if some of that groundwork was already laid by someone like Duncan Keith.”

“I could see Bo Horvat being a really smart fit for the Oilers… even on an expiring contract, I think it could make a lot of sense, even without the guarantee of him resigning longer term. He would really add a dimension to your team and make you so much harder to play against”