Yesterday, in a rare high-profile signing in the month of November, the Patrick Kane free agency saga finally came to its conclusion as the former MVP decided to sign with the Detroit Red Wings on a one-year, $2.75MM prorated contract for the remainder of the season. After recovering from off-season hip surgery, Kane took to the ice for the first time today with his new team, in hopes of being ready for game action in the near future.
Commenting on exactly that, Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press reports that Kane will more than likely make his Red Wings debut next Tuesday, as the team takes on his hometown Buffalo Sabres. With three games in between, Detroit will conveniently match up against both of Kane’s former teams, playing the New York Rangers tonight, and the Chicago Blackhawks tomorrow.
Even when he does begin playing in regular action, it will likely take some time for Kane to get readjusted to the speed of the game, especially against a high-flying team such as the Sabres. After appearing in 74 games last season, Kane has not skated in an NHL game in over 200 days, as his last game came with the Rangers in the 2023-24 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Other snapshots:
- In a very mysterious and convoluted report from yesterday, the Chicago Blackhawks held a press conference regarding the team’s decision to terminate the contract of Corey Perry. After having been on unconditional waivers for the last 24 hours, Chris Johnston of TSN is reporting that Perry has officially cleared, and is now an unrestricted free agent. Although he is now free to sign with any team, it is incredibly unlikely that Perry will find a new destination given that his contract was terminated ’with cause’.
- In June, long-time Commissioner of the Western Hockey League, Ron Robinson, announced he would be stepping down from his position at the conclusion of the 2023-24 WHL season. Seemingly having found their replacement as league Commissioner, Darren Dreger of TSN is reporting that Dan Near will be taking over the role, and the league will announce the decision tomorrow. Near, who has been serving as a Global Senior Director with Adidas since January of this year, has previously served in the NHL’s league offices from 2006-2016.
Godspeed Patty Kane, give Buffalo something to cheer for! LOL
So. Did Chicago say anything material in the press conference that they didn’t say in the press release?
Lemme see… it’s the Blackhawks. No.
Wonder how long it will take for someone to report the truth about Perry situation.
Other insiders already say Perry is getting offers………………
Perry misbehaved in some manner at a team gathering and he had been drinking, That’s all I have gathered thus far.
That’s what Wilf’s gathered boys, let’s pack it up. Case closed.
But he’s still under concussion protocols. Are you sure?
Wilf is on the case, you can all breath a sigh of relief now. ;D
Just relaying what I have gathered via the media.
And once again I was right, You are all welcome!
Re: Perry. Evander Kane was released with cause and he quickly found a new home.
I’m thinking Perry did something like buy Bedard alcohol or took him or another “minor” to a club or something where the legal age is 21 and not just 18.
Davidson did say it didn’t involve other players or family members, they didn’t mention coaches. he may of had a heated or physical exchange with someone on the staff, or maybe he took some kind of drugs
Gosh Mr. Perry, I’ve never had alcohol before. (The drinking age in Saskatchewan is 19 and Connor would never break the law.) Next thing you know, Bedard is passed out on Danny Wirtz’s lawn. I’m thinking of Long Duk Dong from Sixteen Candles.
Davidson better hope that his assertion that Perry’s wrong doing having nothing to do with any teammates or their families, damn well better be lock solid. Otherwise, it could be career-a-cide for him, not to mention another 5-alarm mess for the ‘Hawks and one would expect the PA to intervene if it sees fit. There are a few vids on YouTube discussing this, including one from the BT crew, where Sid drops the old grenade in the Blackhawks’ lap — “It’s the worst organization in pro sports.” And when you get to the NBC Sports Chicago clip, keep the paddles handy, because you may flat-line hearing GMKD’s, repeated “It’s a workplace matter” junk.
BT crew?
@wreckage — Their show is called “Breakfast Television”, so they have a “BT” logo on the screen. If we were a tech channel here, I would’ve spelled it out, to avoid confusion with Bluetooth. Naturally, it would have been cited if the topic here was tech-related. It was in the YT list first, and I recognized Sid, so that’s why I watched it.
The mindless speculation being made is borderline psychotic not to mention dangerous. Not only is the speculation about Bedard ridiculous, You morons realize providing minors with alcohol is a felony right? So if it was even remotely true. The other stuff about peoples mothers needs psychiatric participation. Get help. Please.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And speaking of help, get some regarding your grammar.
Bad grammar is a felony…….to some. LOL
And where there are Internet trolls shooting off their bazoos, there’s not. I will cheerfully apologize if someone can cite a single credible, reliable source for the worst of the rumors, but I’d wager a grand against a dime that the trolls pushing the mom angle are either ignorant of the fact that a certain rookie phenom’s family lives in *Vancouver*, or knows that “But I saw it on social media somewhere!” is what passes for “fact checking” these days.
you’re 100% right here, there also was no police reported. especially all the disgusting and false rumors of Perry sleeping with Bedards mom is just wrong. they said it didn’t involve players or families, they never mentioned that it didn’t involve any coaches or staff, people mention alcohol too but maybe he might have a drug problem which could be why the team is choosing not to make public in respect to the team and to Perry
The Blackhawks mysterious handling of this matter has made it all worse. All it’s done is create an awkward & unfounded circumstance around Bedard. Poorly handled.
So your solution would be for them to trash Perry’s privacy and possibly get sued for Libel or at worst have to pay his full salary because they blurted out the reason? Whatever the reason, Perry is protected by the League and the Players Union at least in this matter. I’m sure there are rules about what exactly they can or can’t say. It doesn’t matter what he did, He deserves the same rights that any idiot here deserves if they got fired for cause. Companies are bound by what they legally can or cannot say, Or doesn’t anybody here know that? Idiots.
Please. How long you been sitting on that canned answer? If the rumour was that Perry had slept with the mother of the young phenom on the team, I’d be real careful to dismiss that nonsense. You feel it’s ok to hang the kid out to dry? You’d protect Perry over your superstar? Try your nonsense elsewhere – better luck next time. Poorly handled.
Mike, I completely agree with you message. Your delivery could be softened a bit. But that’s just my opinion. Have a good one!
I don’t think it’s a simple matter of protecting one or the other. How an organization handles situations like this is followed by players around the league. Showing respect for all parties involved is not only the right move, it’s also how you build some credibility. This is a mess that no one would want to deal with.