2026-27 General Trades & Signings

[YYZ]

Patrick Kane returns to Blackhawks on two-year deal

The Buffalo, N.Y., native signed a two-year, $16 million contract worth $8 million in average annual value with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

www.sportsnet.ca

Shit...but the Leafs couldn't touch a $8m AAV.

Would have been cool.

 

[Bender]

Patrick Kane returns to Blackhawks on two-year deal

The Buffalo, N.Y., native signed a two-year, $16 million contract worth $8 million in average annual value with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

www.sportsnet.ca

Shit...but the Leafs couldn't touch a $8m AAV.

That's absolutely crazy. Good for Kane, but man that's a lot of money for a guy two years older than Tavares.

 

[Frank E]

That's absolutely crazy. Good for Kane, but man that's a lot of money for a guy two years older than Tavares.

I figure that's what it took for him to choose Chicago, given they're going likely nowhere near contention the next couple of seasons.

 

[dappleganger]

Chicago needed to get to the salary cap floor. (j/k)