The Edmonton Oilers will have an extremely important salary cap decision with Evander Kane's return from injury, and new reports from an NHL Insider suggest Kane will return after the regular season.

"Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane underwent successful knee surgery on Thursday in Edmonton," the Oilers statement read. "It is expected that he will require four to eight weeks of recovery time.

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Kane is insistent that he’ll suit up for the Oilers this season, but when that’ll happen is still anyone’s guess.

The Edmonton Oilers will be without Evander Kane for even longer. According to Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, Kane underwent knee surgery on Thursday and is set to miss 4-8 weeks.