RWJC Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Where Will Patrick Kane Sign? September 4th, 2023 at 12:15pm CST • By Josh Erickson When Patrick Kane said he’d be undergoing a hip resurfacing procedure in June, it became clear he wouldn’t sign a new contract anywhere until deep into his recovery, closer to the start of the 2023-24 season. That’s exactly what happened – more than two months into free agency, the three-time Stanley Cup champion remains unsigned but, if you ask him, is ahead of schedule in his return to playing health. Now, in the dog days of summer, rumors have been ramping up about where the longtime Blackhawks winger might end up. The Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars and New York Islanders were named as potential suitors by The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta last month, while the Chicago Daily Herald’s John Dietz reportedyesterday a desire to reunite with former teammate Alex DeBrincat may influence Kane to sign with the emerging Detroit Red Wings – if they come calling, that is. There’s been no reporting to suggest Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman has interest in acquiring Kane. What remains a complete unknown is what Kane is willing to take in terms of payment on his next deal. He won’t receive anywhere close to his previous $10.5MM AAV, but how low is he willing to go on a one-year deal to join a potential contender? He’s also one year away from being eligible for a 35+ contract, meaning he cannot receive performance bonuses on a contract signed for this season. The answer to that question could very well determine his options. If he wants something with more significant compensation, Colorado or Detroit will be his two options among the reported potential destinations. The Avs still have around $2MM in cap flexibility as captain Gabriel Landeskog is destined for LTIR, per CapFriendly, while the Red Wings have slightly over $5MM in space remaining. Dallas or New York wouldn’t be able to accommodate much above the league minimum $775K salary unless a corresponding trade is made. The Buffalo Sabres, Kane’s hometown team, remains a wildcard option. There’s been nothing concrete connecting the two parties throughout the offseason, however – it remains just speculation. Signing Kane would give Detroit a bonafide core of four top-six wingers with him, DeBrincat, David Perron, and Lucas Raymond, but is Kane still going to be able to handle first-line minutes on a playoff team without the star-studded help he had around him with the New York Rangers post-deadline last season? Given his pre-injury decline and recovery from such a severe procedure, it’s a fair worry to have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Los Angeles Kings? If they can make the numbers work? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Gordon Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Rumors of Kane going to Buffalo have been prominent lately. Cap space is in short supply everywhere so it will be interesting to see where he finally lands. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AriGold Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Colorado has 80M with a full roster, aka 8M in capspace with Landy out for the season. Kane to Colorado for 6M on a 1 year is my guess. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post singing chef Posted September 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2023 probably on the dotted line.................... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 The Red Wings are emerging? I suppose they can only go up from here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 20 minutes ago, Citizen Erased said: The Red Wings are emerging? I suppose they can only go up from here. Yup. Relying on “Slo” Mo Seider to take on the hard minutes left by Hronek getting stolen by us puts the Wings in serious trouble. Alf’s empties predict Yzerboy is fired in 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 26 minutes ago, Alflives said: Yup. Relying on “Slo” Mo Seider to take on the hard minutes left by Hronek getting stolen by us puts the Wings in serious trouble. Alf’s empties predict Yzerboy is fired in 2024. Oh, that ain’t working. That’s the way you do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 Here’s another team interested in Kane: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 34 minutes ago, Alflives said: Yup. Relying on “Slo” Mo Seider to take on the hard minutes left by Hronek getting stolen by us puts the Wings in serious trouble. Alf’s empties predict Yzerboy is fired in 2024. Wonder what Alf would do if Toronto traded Nylander and they picked up Kane? Wonder if Alf's secret love affair with Toronto would change. Clearly he doesn't understand "forsaking all other teams" when he lusts after the Leafs. Especially in the playoffs. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Erased Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Wonder what Alf would do if Toronto traded Nylander and they picked up Kane? Wonder if Alf's secret love affair with Toronto would change. Clearly he doesn't understand "forsaking all other teams" when he lusts after the Leafs. Especially in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PhillipBlunt Posted September 5, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2023 Taxi drivers in Buffalo 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Pettersson Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 I think he'd be a perfect fit in Buffalo. They could also give him up to a 1 year, $9 million deal. They could even sign him long term as they have lots of cap space available next year too... Skinner Thompson Kane Olofsson Cozens Tuch Greenway Mittelstadt Quinn Girgensons Jost Okposo Samuelsson Dahlin Power Jokiharju Stillman Clifton Johnson They are a goalie away from being a legit playoff team. Plus, they also drafted Zach Benson, so who knows how good he will be. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 If we didn’t have 5000 wingers I’d honestly think about it, but I highly doubt we would. And in all honesty, if he knew as much as Toews did about the Beach situation, then he should be getting the same treatment that Toews is getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 14 hours ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Wonder what Alf would do if Toronto traded Nylander and they picked up Kane? Wonder if Alf's secret love affair with Toronto would change. Clearly hey he doesn't understand "forsaking all other teams" when he lusts after the Leafs. Especially in the playoffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCNeil Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 It would be great if the Kraken took him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/4/2023 at 8:30 PM, Ghostsof1915 said: Wonder what Alf would do if Toronto traded Nylander and they picked up Kane? Wonder if Alf's secret love affair with Toronto would change. Clearly he doesn't understand "forsaking all other teams" when he lusts after the Leafs. Especially in the playoffs. I think Yzerboy knows he’s done. He’s not going after Kane. Having Kane would only show even more how bad Slo Mo (following the same path as Chaos Giraffe) is without Hronek taking all the hard minutes. Kane will be a Leaf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilunga Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 On 9/5/2023 at 3:27 PM, Elias Pettersson said: I think he'd be a perfect fit in Buffalo. They could also give him up to a 1 year, $9 million deal. They could even sign him long term as they have lots of cap space available next year too... Skinner Thompson Kane Olofsson Cozens Tuch Greenway Mittelstadt Quinn Girgensons Jost Okposo Samuelsson Dahlin Power Jokiharju Stillman Clifton Johnson They are a goalie away from being a legit playoff team. Plus, they also drafted Zach Benson, so who knows how good he will be. Don't forget Benson's line mate Savoie as well. Kulich, Ostlund, secondary kids like Rosen, Wahlberg, Poltapov. I believe UPL has had some growing pains, he is only 24, Levi has looked unbelievable, in 7 games, however his college numbers are pretty damn good. In a couple of years you could be looking at a Swayman - Ullmark situation, or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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