NHL Insider Links The Boston Bruins To An Unexpected Forward Ahead Of The NHL Trade Deadline

Heading up to the NHL trade deadline, the Edmonton Oilers are in a unique position that separates them from every other NHL team.

On March 1st the Edmonton Oilers had Evander Kane submit a 16-team list he would approve a trade to. Elliotte Friedman on Saturday's headlines, he reported that the Oilers are going to see if there is a market for him ahead of the NHL trade deadline.

With that being said, The Hockey News has listed the Boston Bruins as a top spot to land Evander Kane. The Hockey News speculated that the Boston Bruins would be a team on the 16-team trade list Kane submitted to the Edmonton Oilers.

Evander Kane plays the brand of hockey the Boston Bruins look for in players, and them acquiring Kane seems like a match made in heaven.

If the Boston Bruins were to acquire Evander Kane, he would fill into a similar role that Milan Lucic use to have for the Boston Bruins before he left the organization due to a altercation with his wife.

The Bruins are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games, but sit just two points out of a wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference, and acquiring someone like Kane, especially with the injuries the Bruins are dealing with right now he could play a big part in the Bruins making the playoffs.

With Hampus Lindholm being on LTIR, the Boston Bruins have $5.793 million in cap space ahead of the NHL trade deadline. This would allow the Boston Bruins to be able to acquire Kane at the NHL trade deadline without having to retain any salary.

The reputation the Boston Bruins organization holds, Evander Kane could easily be a target the Bruins are looking at, at the NHL trade deadline.