Details of Kane's Potential New Contract Revealed
Patrick Kane is about to hit the market-and we may already have an idea what his next deal will look like.
The longtime Chicago Blackhawks stalwart may not be the dynamite player his previous $10.5 million AAV (average annual value) contract warranted, but according to DailyFaceoff, he'll still cost a decent amount of money for whichever team ponies up for his services in July when he officially becomes an unrestricted free agent.
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According to insider Frank Seravalli, citing data from AFP Analytics, Kane is expected to command a $5.75 million AAV contract over three years. This is only $500K more than the AAV fellow UFA Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to fetch using those same metrics.
Kane - a former two-time 100+ point scorer - put up 57 points in 73 regular season games last season between the Blackhawks and his eventual trade to the New York Rangers, while also going nearly a point per game in the Rangers' seven-game first round series against the New Jersey Devils.
Does Patrick Kane still deserve that type of money?
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