CREATED BY SPORTS BETTORS FOR SPORTS BETTORS
LET’S HEAR YOUR STORY
Patrick Kane is open for business.
The former Blackhawks winger is a free agent this offseason. He played the back half of last season with the New York Rangers, who were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
But now, rumor has it he might be interested in joining a rival of his former Blackhawks team.
"Watch for Patrick Kane to sign with the Detroit Red Wings," the Daily Herald's John Dietz tweeted. "Someone who knows Kane very well said Kane told him he wanted to follow Alex DeBrincat if/when he was able. Of course, there has to be mutual interest, so we'll see if Detroit extends an olive branch …"
DeBrincat, 25, signed a four-year deal with the Red Wings this offseason worth $31.5 million. He played 82 games with the Ottawa Senators, who the Blackhawks traded him to the offseason prior, and scored 66 points. He notched 27 goals and 39 assists while with the Senators.
Kane and DeBrincat were a dynamic duo on the Hawks' front line since the latter entered the league in 2017. DeBrincat recorded two seasons with over 75 points during his time with the Hawks. Kane averaged over 85 points per season during the years DeBrincat donned a Blackhawks sweater.
The Red Wings haven't made the playoffs since the 2015-16 season, when they were eliminated in the first round. That season marked the first after the Hawks' final Stanley Cup of their historic championship run in the 2010s.
The Red Wings' unsuccessful state might be, ironically, a lure for Kane, who's looking to win another Stanley Cup before calling it a career. If he can revitalize the Red Wings, who have gone seven seasons without a playoff berth, he would liven and solidify his legacy as one of, if not the best, American hockey players in the sport's history.
Kane is currently rehabbing from hip surgery he underwent over the offseason. However, his recovery has been remarkably fast. Kane was videoed doing shooting and skating drills three weeks after he went under the knife.
On the status of his injury, Kane said this: "Could I come back early? Yeah, probably," Kane told reporters recently. "It's a lot better than I was last year."
Where will Kane land this offseason?
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.
