{"id":28802,"date":"2025-07-01T03:20:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T03:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/28802\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T03:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T03:20:08","slug":"patrick-kane-re-signs-with-red-wings-on-1-year-contract-full-of-bonuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/28802\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Kane re-signs with Red Wings on 1-year contract full of bonuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Athletic has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/live-blogs\/nhl-free-agency-2025-live-updates-deals-rumors\/QiqI61gqTGuX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live coverage of NHL free agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>DETROIT \u2014 It came down to the buzzer \u2014 again \u2014 but the Red Wings are keeping star winger Patrick Kane in Detroit for another year.<\/p>\n<p>The future Hall-of-Famer signed a one-year contract extension with the team Monday, just hours before he was set to become an unrestricted free agent. The deal has a base salary of $3 million, and like last year, also carries up to $4 million in potential bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>The benchmarks for those bonuses are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$2.5 million for 10 games played<\/li>\n<li>$250,000 for 30 games played<\/li>\n<li>$250,000 for 50 games played<\/li>\n<li>$500,000 for reaching the playoffs<\/li>\n<li>$250,000 for a round 1 win<\/li>\n<li>$250,000 for a round 2 win<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If Kane plays at least 50 games, the deal will pay him $6 million, with another $1 million in bonuses tied to the team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p>Kane has become a key piece for the Red Wings since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5095789\/2023\/11\/28\/patrick-kane-red-wings-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first joining the team<\/a> midway through the 2023-24 season. At the time, he was coming off a hip resurfacing surgery with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5106531\/2023\/12\/05\/patrick-kane-red-wings-hip-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">little precedent<\/a> for a highly impactful return to play.<\/p>\n<p>But Kane has changed that, scoring 41 goals and 106 points in 122 games with Detroit. He remains one of the game\u2019s most dangerous playmakers and has a sublime feel for the big moment, as evidenced by his 13 game-winning goals in that span.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jacked up to be back! Let\u2019s go! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aBoDEkTCkv\">https:\/\/t.co\/aBoDEkTCkv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick Kane (@88PKane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/88PKane\/status\/1939852370290110868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Playing alongside former Chicago Blackhawks teammate Alex DeBrincat, Kane has brought significant offense to a team that sorely needed it. He\u2019s also been a driver on one of the league\u2019s top power plays, which last season finished fourth at a 27 percent conversion rate.<\/p>\n<p>Kane has liked playing in Detroit, and his young son, Patrick III, has become a fixture outside the team\u2019s locker room on game days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been great,\u201d Kane said late last season. \u201cObviously really appreciative of Steve (Yzerman) and the organization to take a chance on me coming back from the surgery, and I think even last year it maybe didn\u2019t so much feel like it was home, or like it was my team, or the team I played for. But coming into this year, and especially now, I definitely feel like a Red Wing now. It\u2019s been a great place for me to continue my career, and I\u2019ve really enjoyed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s deal ensures he remains a Red Wing for at least another season.<\/p>\n<p>What it means for the Red Wings<\/p>\n<p>Detroit already needed an upgrade in the top-six this summer, so losing Kane would have only compounded that. By keeping him, they retain one of the smartest players in the sport\u2019s history, a clutch performer, and a highly-respected veteran in the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p>Kane has largely been deployed in a second-line role in Detroit, and finished the most recent season playing alongside DeBrincat and breakout rookie Marco Kasper, whose blend of speed and edge fit perfectly between the flashy wingers. It would certainly make sense for Detroit to keep that trio together to begin the season.<\/p>\n<p>Just as importantly, it means the Red Wings are retaining their entire top power-play unit, which last season was arguably the team\u2019s biggest strength. \u2014 Max Bultman, Red Wings beat reporter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">(Photo: Gregory Shamus \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Athletic has live coverage of NHL free agency. 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