{"id":135810,"date":"2023-02-23T11:26:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=135810"},"modified":"2023-02-23T11:26:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:26:36","slug":"nhl-rumour-metropolitan-division-team-eyeing-patrick-kane-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/02\/23\/nhl-rumour-metropolitan-division-team-eyeing-patrick-kane-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumour: Metropolitan Division Team Eyeing Chicago Blackhawks Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

A large chunk of the big names are off the board, but that does not mean quality talent isn’t out there. One team that will be generating a ton of buzz is the Chicago Blackhawks. Even though long-time captain Jonathan Toews<\/a> will not be moved, one player is still in the fold. It is not Max Domi<\/a>, but it is Chicago Blackhawks Forward Patrick Kane<\/a>. Today’s NHL rumours discusses a possible Patrick Kane trade.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metropolitan Division Team Still Eyeing Patrick Kane Trade<\/span><\/h2>\n

Rumour: Larry Brooks for the NY Post mentions the Rangers are still in play for Patrick Kane<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane is still very much in play. However, he does hold a no moment clause that he would need to waive in order to accept the trade. Another hurdle is his $10 million cap hit which will require retainment in order to facilitate the move. One team that is very much in on Patrick Kane is the New York Rangers<\/a>. This is even after they made the trade<\/a> for Vladimir Tarasenko<\/a>. It is no secret that the Rangers are Kane\u2019s preferred destination, and general manager Chris Drury<\/a> is going for it all. But given the circumstances how can Drury make this a reality? <\/span><\/p>\n

The Hurdle To Trading for Patrick Kane<\/span><\/h3>\n

As we saw with the Ryan O\u2019Reilly trade, the same scenario would have to play out for Kane. His cap hit is much higher, and retaining salary is a must. Drury may need to take a page out of Kyle Dubas\u2019 book. Dubas managed to get a third team to retain a salary in order to acquire O\u2019Reilly. As mentioned by Brooks<\/a>, Minnesota Wild General Manager Bill Guerin<\/a> acquired a fourth round pick in exchange to retaining his salary. Drury may need to do the same, but the retainment value will be higher given the salary. <\/span><\/p>\n

Why Make a Patrick Kane Trade?<\/span><\/h3>\n

It is no secret that Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane is having a down season. Kane currently has 16 goals, 29 assists, and 45 points. However, he has been cooking lately and has 10 points in his last four games<\/a>. His stock is rising and showing why trading for him is the right move. <\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of the Rangers, going for Kane makes sense in Drury\u2019s going all-in approach. With cap constraints and three young guns due for new contracts, going all in while you can makes sense. While already having Tarasenko and newly acquiring Tyler Motte<\/a>, adding Kane makes the group much more dynamic. Joining a top-six group of Mika Zibanejad<\/a>, Chris Kreider<\/a>, Artemi Panarin<\/a>, Vincent Trocheck<\/a>, and Tarasenko would make that one of the deeper top-six groups in the league. With the East loading up, the Rangers aim to keep pace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Main Photo: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A large chunk of the big names are off the board, but that does not mean quality talent isn’t out there. One team that will be generating a ton of buzz is the Chicago Blackhawks. Even though long-time captain Jonathan Toews will not be moved, one player is still in the fold. It is not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4194,"featured_media":135811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27,4547,4548,4321],"tags":[5981,6725,299],"class_list":["post-135810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blackhawks","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-rumours","tag-chicago-blackhawks-rumours","tag-chicago-blackhawks-trade","tag-patrick-kane"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4194"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}