"It's fun," the forward said. "I ran into a couple of guys in the hallway, a bunch of staff. It was good to see some familiar faces."
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While some things are familiar, the success of his former team isn't. The Sabres (16-6-2) are in second place in the Atlantic Division, one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning. They will try to win their 10th straight game, which would match the longest streak in their history, against the Sharks on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; SNE, SNO, SNP, MSG-B, NBCSA, NHL.TV).
Buffalo finished with an NHL-low 62 points last season. The Sabres were 87-106-34 with Kane over the past three seasons before he was traded Feb. 26 for forward Danny O'Regan, a conditional first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.
Kane had 118 points (60 goals, 58 assists) in 196 games with Buffalo.
"I wish during my time here it would have been the way it is now, obviously," he said. "Nobody wants to lose consistently. ... That's never fun, that's never what you want as a player. At the same time, I'm happy where I am. I'm enjoying my time in San Jose and so far, it's been fantastic."