It is also strange for Patrick Kane.
It was on him when he first reached Chicago.
“When you fly back to the city, go back to the city, looking at Skyline and everything like this, it is a little more hit from the house,” told reporters at Ritz-Karlton on Sunday morning.
Kane first returned to Chicago as a Detroit Red Wing, waiting for him with a series of new experiences: staying in a hotel in Chicago, looking at his former Chicago BlackHox teammates, walking in the locker room of visitors at the United Center.
Ken said, “Somebody was telling me yesterday that he did not just walk in the blackhox room.” “You have to turn right at some point to go to the visitors’ room. It will be slightly different. I never stayed in the room in addition to one or two days in the training camp, (when we) were red and white scrimpus.
“It won’t be slightly different, but it is just trying to treat it like another road game. I know it is not, but hopefully settled quickly and play tonight tonight.”
“When you fly back to the city, go back to the city, see Skyline … it hits a little more from home.”
Returning to Chicago for the first time as a Detroit Red Wing pic.twitter.com/krai4yug6L
– Philip Thompson (@_phil_thompson) 25 February, 2024
Sunday represents several milestones for the cann.
This is his first game against Hawks, his first step in the joint center as opposition and his successor clear, his first matchup against Connor Bedard.
“I don’t know that I am nervous,” said Kane. “I am just looking forward to everything, in general excited about the whole night.”
Kane said that he would have a contingent of 20 to 25 friends and relatives.
All this comes against the backdrop of jersey retirement for Chris Chelios, the only player hockey can make a reasonable argument that there is a slightly stronger case compared to Kane because the greatest American hockey player in history is.
She is happy to share the spotlight with disciples: “It’s good Cheli takes me a little burden.”
Kane said, “Even knowing Cheli, she is such a big supporter of USA hockey.” “Not only this, but he has been a great friend for me. Even when I was going through the whole process in this summer, it was very beneficial for me to check with him and talk to him about some situations.
“So, for me, another friend is getting a great honor tonight. You add to the top of how much he matters to BlackHox and USA hockey and is just the legend that he is and how long he played, it is great. It goes by hand in hand. ,
“Later he said that he wanted to give us 5 -on -3 so that we could make a playoffs that year. … Of course, my mother said about it like a mad, ‘He is like my age, what is he doing on you?’
—The Petic Cane cross-checked him in 2008 on Chris Chellios pic.twitter.com/ieneuzz20n
– Philip Thompson (@_phil_thompson) 25 February, 2024
Kane could one day see his number 88 raised for rafters, probably not long when he decided to hang his jersey for the last time.
He and Hawks agreed in the last season that 16 seasons and three Stanley Cups together, their run was over.
He played his last domestic game against Vegas Golden Nights on 21 February 2023. He scored two goals and pair a support in his final game as Hawk in Dallas.
They came for a mutually beneficial decision: Hawks traded a playoff contender-nuyork Rangers-and as part of the package, Hawks received a 2023 second-round draft pick, which he selected as Winger Martin Misiyak.
“We were playing San Jose and I was just getting ready to play another game and New York was able to speed up the process on a business, so I had to take a decision within 24 hours if I wanted to go or not and decided to take a challenge, it was really quick,” Kane said.
“Even after that Chicago is returning, (Jonathan Toz) was back here, and maybe someone else was skating and was walking out a little with them and I felt that I was going around for a few more days and the business was very quick, so I was getting up and going.
“Everyone has different circumstances, whether between free agency or business or season, and it was something different, so it would be good to come back and just share moments with everyone.”
Kane’s run with Rangers ended with the first round playoff necklace for New Jersey Devils.
Subsequently, he had to decide about his future.
He underwent hip response surgery in June.
During his recovery, Kane weighed his options with several teams, and on 28 November, he signed a year, $ 2.75 million contract with Red Wings, re -mixed them with former Hawks Linmet Alex Debrinkat.
Kane bowed to Chelios and others for advice.
He said, “I was just trying to learn more about the organization. … My time in Chicago was probably finished when it was finished and it was just the same way, so I do not think that anyone was going to complain on the situation in which it was really in. ,
Kane’s signature was too late to play in shape for the Red Wings’ home game against Hawks on 30 November.
This gave him enough time for his uniform – once a hated Nemasis marks – not to feel so strange now.
“It’s getting very normal now,” said Kane. “I have been lucky to play in some teams with the great jersey and is at the top of the Detroit League.
“It’s been very good, my time – not only playing again with debrinks, but there are a lot of youth in the team who work hard. … It has been very good in Detroit in the situation that they are, competing for a playoff spot and looking at the standing every night and looking at where you are.”
Kane has scored 11 goals and 15 assistance in 26 matches for the Red Wings team, which is 31-20-6 and is in a wild card position in Sunday’s match against Hawks.
“This is a fun ride,” Kane said. “I am really happy with my decision and cannot say enough positive things about the organization.”
“Sharpi always made fun of me and used to say that I was fed silver-spoon because I was the first overall pick and all these opportunities. I will always tell him, ‘Hey, you should work hard when you have a child.’
Ken Kane on Patrick’s sharp pic.twitter.com/0fd99889j2
– Philip Thompson (@_phil_thompson) 25 February, 2024