Patrick Kane Speaks on The Difficulties Leaving The Chicago Blackhawks
After spending 16 years with the Chicago Blackhawks, Patrick Kane finally received his happy ending when he was acquired by the New York Rangers in exchange for a conditional 2023 second-round pick and a 2023 fourth-round pick. The condition of the trade states that the second-round pick will become a first-round pick in either 2024 or 2025 if Kane helps the Rangers win two playoff rounds this year.
As with any player transitioning to a new team after a lengthy career with a single NHL franchise, Kane acknowledged that it would take some adjustment moving from the "Windy City" to the "Big Apple." Nonetheless, he's excited for the opportunity to join the Rangers and contribute to the team's success in the playoffs.
"I would say I'm comfortable," Kane told NHL.com last week. "After the first four or five games I felt like I was getting somewhere and now it's like kind of at that place where you're in the mode of you feel you should still try to take over."
"I know they've had a lot of success here, so I'm viewing these 21 games to just get myself settled in, figure out the way I need to do things, figure out the way I need to play and then make sure everything is dialed once the playoffs start,".
"You get into a routine for 16 years with things you're so used to, so accustomed to that you don't really have to think about it," he said. "Then you come here and all of a sudden you have to think about it, like how you're going to do your pregame warmup or where you're doing it, or what's you're going to need from the trainers. It's all things like that. They may not seem like meaningful things but they're things you have to dial in to have a routine."
"I know they've had a lot of success here, so I'm viewing these 21 games to just get myself settled in, figure out the way I need to do things, figure out the way I need to play and then make sure everything is dialed once the playoffs start,".
"You get into a routine for 16 years with things you're so used to, so accustomed to that you don't really have to think about it," he said. "Then you come here and all of a sudden you have to think about it, like how you're going to do your pregame warmup or where you're doing it, or what's you're going to need from the trainers. It's all things like that. They may not seem like meaningful things but they're things you have to dial in to have a routine."
Source: Hockeyfeed.com
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