Evander Kane Seen Doing An Odd Pre-Game Ritual After Losing A Bet

The Edmonton Oilers had a turbulent beginning to their season. As a fun way to try and motivate the team to get back on track, Evander Kane made a wager with the other players. If they could go on a five-game win streak Kane would wear two Rolex watches during warmups.

Once the Oilers made a coaching change things began to click again. So much so that they went on a fantastic run. During this stretch of games, they sped right past the five-game win streak. Kane a man of his word took his lumps and wore the rolex before a recent game.

With Kane's complicated past with betting this story does lose a bit of its fun innocence. Regardless it seems to have been a way for the Oilers to let loose leading to their current success.

After starting their season at the bottom of the Pacific Division the Edmonton Oilers needed a major turnaround to save their season. With the firing of Jay Woodcroft, many believed this season was lost for the Edmonton Oilers.

A few months later the outlook for the Oilers is completely different. They are playing some of the best hockey they ever have and are back in a playoff spot. While many of their offensive players had horrific starts to the season many players including Evander Kane are back on track.

If the Oilers go on to make the playoffs or even make a deep run in them the turnaround they have had will be talked about. As part of that discussion, this wacky action by Evander Kane should be part of the conversation about improving the chemistry within the locker room.