This will take some getting used to: Patrick Kane is a New York Ranger.
The Chicago Blackhawks sent the former league MVP to the Blueshirts after he spent his first 16 seasons in the Windy City, according to multiple reports.
The move has been in the works for several weeks, and got down to business in the last few days. The Rangers had to make several changes to the roster regarding salaries to make it work under the league’s salary cap.
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Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks controls the puck against the Vegas Golden Knights during the first period at the United Center on February 21, 2023 in Chicago. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
At 34, Kane is no longer in the Hart Trophy conversation and was playing on a rebuilding Chicago team. So the Stanley Cup contenders Rangers jumped at the chance to acquire him.
Kane has 45 points (16 goals, 29 assists) in 54 games this season. But he’s been red hot recently, scoring seven goals and adding three assists in his last four games.
The trade may be the finishing touch after a flurry of moves by the Rangers. They re-acquired center Tyler Motte and also traded for St. Louis Blues legend Vladimir Tarasenko.
Chicago received a conditional 2023 second-round pick and a 2023 fourth-round pick for Kane.
Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrates raising the Stanley Cup after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 in Game 6 to win the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the United Center on June 15, 2015 in Chicago . (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
The Rangers reached the Eastern Conference finals last year, losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
As it stands now, the 33-15-9 Rangers are set to take on the Hudson River rival New Jersey Devils in the first round of the playoffs.
Kane was the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Draft and has lived up to every ounce of publicity, becoming arguably the greatest American-born player in NHL history.
In this April 3, 2021 file photo, Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane (88) skates against the Nashville Predators during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Nashville. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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He has scored 446 goals and dished out 779 assists in his career, winning three Stanley Cups (2010, 2013, 2015) in the process. He scored the Cup goal in overtime in 2010 against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Kane is expected to suit up for the Blueshirts on Wednesday night in Philadelphia.