Patrick Kane Completely Writes Off One Metropolitan Division Team
Patrick Kane this, Patrick Kane that.
The Chicago Blackhawks legend has been a mainstay in the news all season. Trade rumors, injury speculation, and a question in motivation represent just a portion of the discussion around Patrick Kane this season. Most of it can best be described as speculation.
We do know a couple things for certain, however. For one thing, Kane admitted his displeasure when the Vladimir Tarasenko/NYR trade broke. For another, Kane did not play his best game in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Toronto; a team he is reportedly interested in joining.
In 15:13 of ice-time, Kane had 3 shots, no points, and was a non-factor statistically. Per Natural StatTrick, 5v5 scoring chances favored Toronto 15-12 while Kane was on the ice, and he ended the game with a 36.21 expected goals-for percentage. Meaning 36% of the expected goals during Kane's 5v5 ice-time belonged to Chicago; 64% for the Leafs. Plus this beauty of a back check.
We now know one more tidbit of information with regards to Patrick Kane. According to Stefen Rosner of NYI Hockey Now, Patrick Kane has 'no interest' whatsoever in joining the New York Islanders. Assuming Lou Lamoriello has watched Kane play defense, the likelihood that the feeling is mutual is quite high.
If Patrick Kane gets traded, whoever lands his services probably won't need to pay a ton to get him. He's 34, an unrestricted free agent at season's end, is dealing with a nagging hip injury, and doesn't play defense.
Hardly a valuable asset, save for a 'cup of coffee' cup run.
| POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 17 | 285 ANSWERS Patrick Kane Completely Writes Off One Metropolitan Division Team What is Patrick Kane's trade value? | ||
| 1st round pick, plus | 86 | 30.2 % |
| 2nd round pick | 88 | 30.9 % |
| 3rd-4th round pick | 67 | 23.5 % |
| 5th rounder or later | 44 | 15.4 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jake Debrusk | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Connor McDavid | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clayton Keller | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Roman Josi | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kirill Marchenko | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Kyle Palmieri | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Evan Bouchard | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||