Kane hopes to be with Blackhawks after NHL Trade Deadline

CHICAGO -- Patrick Kane said it would be "a privilege and an honor" to finish his NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks but he is aware of the business side of hockey with the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline approaching on March 21.

"There's probably a lot of time to determine what's going to happen in that regard, but let's be honest," the 33-year-old forward said Wednesday. "I love Chicago, I love the city, I love the fans, the organization's been amazing to me and my family.
"I think there's always business decisions. In the game of hockey, there's not many guys that play their whole career with one team. So it would be a privilege and an honor to do that. But I guess we'll see how it all plays out."
Kane has one season remaining on the eight-year contract he signed with the Blackhawks on July 9, 2014. Selected by Chicago with the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NHL Draft, he is third in Blackhawks history with 1,141 points (420 goals, 721 assists) in 1,079 NHL games, behind Stan Mikita (1,467 points; 541 goals, 926 assists) and Bobby Hull (1,153 points; 604 goals, 549 assists).
Kane helped Chicago win the Stanley Cup in 2010, 2013 and 2015.
"Any time you can have someone of Patrick's caliber and experience in your organization, then that's something that's very valuable," Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson said Wednesday. "Again, we're going to have very honest conversations going forward and he'll know what we're thinking; I'm sure we'll know what he's thinking and we'll go from there. But having those people around is always a good thing."
The Blackhawks (19-27-8) were seventh in the Central Division entering Wednesday, 19 points behind the third-place Minnesota Wild. On Tuesday, when Chicago announced Davidson would remain GM, he said the Blackhawks are rebuilding. On Wednesday, Davidson said he was hesitant to consider any player untouchable.
"I don't necessarily subscribe to the untouchable theory, because whether it's realistic or not, there's always a situation where you might get offered something that you can't turn down," Davidson said. "I guess in reality, other than those who are contractually obligated to be untouchable, that no one is. But we're not in a position where we can hold anything back, I don't think.
"And I'm not saying that everyone's available, that's definitely not what I'm saying. But we just have to be open-minded. We have to consider anything that someone comes to us with, and we will do that. I don't think that necessarily means we'll be proactive in every sense, but when you announce something like a rebuild, it's only natural that people come to you with a lot of different ideas. So we're open to listening and we'll evaluate from there."

Kane was selected as of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017. He won the Calder Trophy, voted NHL rookie of the year, in 2007-08, when he scored 72 points (21 goals, 51 assists) in 82 games. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy voted most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2013, when he scored 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in 23 postseason games. In 2015-16, he won the Hart Trophy, voted NHL most valuable player, and the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL leading scorer when he scored an NHL career-high 106 points (46 goals, 60 assists) in 82 games.
Asked about a rebuild, Kane said it's not a focus.
"As a player, you're always trying to be in the moment," he said, "and I think when you're playing the game you're not thinking about, 'Well, this is going to take three years or five years or whatever it is.' You're always thinking about winning that game, right? Or helping the team win that game. That's really something you don't think about as players.
"Whatever the lineup is, whatever the team looks like, you're going to go on the ice and try to win. That's something I think as players you don't worry about too much."