Patrick Kane's Last Chance At Hockey Glory May Come With Team USA, Not The Red Wings

This time it’s Patrick Kane who has an uphill climb to make the U.S. Olympic team

The Hockey News’s Adam Proteau suggests that Patrick Kane won’t win a Stanley Cup with the Red Wings, and as such, the last “shot at glory” he could earn is a gold medal win if and/or when he makes the U.S. Olympic hockey team: At 36, Kane can still be a solid contributor, posting 21 goals and 59 points last season. But Kane signed only a one-year, $3-million contract for this coming year on a middling Red Wings team that will compete hard just…

Patrick Kane's Last Chance At Hockey Glory May Come With Team USA, Not The Red Wings

No matter how dominant they may be, veteran NHL players rarely, if ever, get to end their playing careers on a perfect note.