The Edmonton Oilers have traded forward Evander Kane to the Vancouver Canucks. The Oilers announced on Wednesday that they will receive a fourth-round pick in this week's draft in exchange for the 16-year veteran, one week after Edmonton lost to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.

With the deal, the Oilers clear Kane's $5.125 million cap hit off their books.

In an Instagram post, Kane thanked the Edmonton fans who have rallied behind him and his teammates for the past three seasons. 

"As my time with the @EdmontonOilers has now come to a close, I want to take a moment to sincerely thank the entire organization, my teammates, and the incredible community of Edmonton," the 33-year-old wrote.

"To the Oilers Ownership, front office, coaching staff, and trainers-thank you for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to be a part of such a respected and passionate franchise. Your support meant everything, and l'll always be grateful for the chance to compete in the blue and orange.

"To my teammates-thank you for the battles, the friendships, and the memories. I'll always remember the playoff runs, the highs and lows, and the pride of going to war with a special group of guys.

"To the fans-thank you for embracing me and showing unwavering support throughout my time in Edmonton. Rogers Place was always electric, and I'm proud to have played in front of such a passionate hockey city. My family and I have built some incredible relationships that will last forever."

Kane arrived in Edmonton in 2021 after three-plus seasons with the San Jose Sharks. The veteran was drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2009 before they became the Winnipeg Jets and remained with the franchise for six seasons. He spent two-plus seasons in Buffalo before landing in San Jose. 

Kane dealt with a laundry list of injuries and missed the entire 2024-25 regular season. In September, he underwent surgery to repair two torn hip adductor muscles, two hernias and two torn lower abdominal muscles. The injuries stemmed from playing through a sports hernia in 2023-24. Kane also underwent knee surgery in January before returning in the postseason and led the Oilers in goals per-60 (1.12) at five-on-five. 

He scored six goals and had six assists and racked up 44 penalty minutes in 21 postseason games, as the Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Kings, Las Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars before running into the Panthers. 

The Vancouver native signed a four-year deal worth $20.50 million with the Oilers in 2022. He now joins a Canucks team coming off a 38-30-14 season, having missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five years.

"Evander is a physical power forward who will add some much-needed size and toughness to our group," Canucks GM Patrik Allvin said. "We like the way he wins puck battles along the boards and handles himself in the dirty areas in front of the net. Evander moves well around the ice and has proven to be a productive goal scorer in the National Hockey League. We are excited to bring him back home to Vancouver and our staff looks forward to working with him this coming season." 

The Anaheim Ducks have traded center Trevor Zegras to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for forward Ryan Poehling, the 45th pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a 2026 fourth-rounder. The Athletic reported the trade on Monday after sources from both teams confirmed the transaction.

Zegras has long been rumored to be a trade candidate after tallying 12 goals and 20 assists in the 2024-25 season. Aside from the Flyers, the New York Rangers were also a rumored candidate to trade for the 24-year-old, per The Hockey News. Poehling had nearly identical numbers with 12 goals and 19 assists in his sixth NHL season. 

The Ducks selected Zegras with the ninth pick in the 2019 NHL Draft. He has since scored 67 goals and 112 assists for 186 points in his 268 NHL games. 

The draft pick acquired by the Ducks on Monday originally belonged to the Columbus Blue Jackets, who originally traded it to the Flyers in a three-team swap in 2023 that also involved the Los Angeles Kings. 

Monday's trade is the second major exchange between the Ducks and Flyers in two years after the Flyers traded prospect Cutter Gauthier to Anaheim for Jamie Drysdale and a second-round pick in 2024. 

The Ducks finished with a 35-7 record this past season, while the Flyers went 33-39.  

The Dallas Stars are parting ways with head coach Pete DeBoer after he led the team to three straight Western Conference Finals appearances. 

On Friday, the team announced it fired DeBoer despite having one more year on his contract. The coach had been in charge of the Stars since 2022. 

“After careful consideration, we believe that a new voice is needed in our locker room to push us closer to our goal of winning the Stanley Cup,” general manager Jim Nill said in a statement. “We’d like to thank Pete for everything that he has helped our organization achieve over the past three seasons and wish him nothing but the best moving forward.”

The Stars scrapped their way through the playoffs after a 50-26 regular season. Dallas beat the Colorado Avalanche in seven games and the Winnipeg Jets in six. They took a 1-0 lead over the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference finals before the opposition rallied through the next four games.

Days before DeBoer's dismissal, team owner Tom Gaglardi spoke to the Dallas News and rejected speculation about DeBoer's job being in jeopardy.

“Are you kidding me? He’s a top-three, top-five coach in the league,” Gaglardi said. “I’m just one voice in the discussion but I don’t see [firing] Pete being on anyone’s agenda.”

Before arriving in Dallas, DeBoer had stints with the Vegas Golden Knights, San Jose Sharks, New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers. With two Stanley Cup appearances to his name, DeBoer made the Conference Finals in six of his last seven seasons with three different teams.

DeBoer, who holds a 9-0 record in Game 7s, did not have the smoothest of exits from his tenure in Dallas. After ending the regular season on a seven-game losing streak and squeezing through the first two rounds, the veteran coach made questionable decisions that led to their elimination.

After winning the first game in the conference finals, the Stars lost the next four games on a 19-4 goal deficit. DeBoer benched starting goalie Jake Oettinger after the Oilers went up 2-0 in Game 5. Edmonton went on to win 6-3, eliminating the Stars for the third straight season.

“I didn’t blame it all on Jake, but you know, the reality is if you go back to last year’s playoffs, he’s lost six of seven games to Edmonton, and we gave up two goals on two shots in an elimination game," Deboer said postgame.

"So it was partly to spark our team, and partly that the status quo had not been working," he continued.

DeBoer leaves Dallas with a 149-68 record.