Patrick Kane said he was disappointed when the New York Rangers acquired forward Vladimir Tarasenko from the St. Louis Blues last week because he had some interest in being traded to the Rangers. He didn't have the same reaction when the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Ryan O'Reilly from the Blues on Friday, though.
"I don't think there was, at least that I know of, much discussion of that being an option," Kane said after he had a hat trick, the ninth of his NHL regular-season career, in Chicago's 5-3 win against the Maple Leafs at United Center on Sunday.
"I think there's a lot of different reports out there and not all of them are true. Got to be careful what you listen to."
Kane is still mulling what he'll do before the NHL Trade Deadline. He's in the final season of the eight-year contract he signed with the Blackhawks on July 9, 2014, and has a full no-movement clause.
Kane said he's been having discussions with Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson and his agent Pat Brisson "pretty much every day for the past few weeks" and that the impending deadline is not weighing on him.
"It is what it is," he said. "It's just the situation that it is, so it's like, what are you going to do about it? That's kind of where we're at."
Davidson said Sunday he expects a decision by Kane "soon." -- Tracey Myers, staff writer