We learned a huge development in the last few minutes.

Eklund, from Hockey Buzz, reported that "Kane will play for a contender", and that "he already knows the team too".
Wow, this is major.
Not only does this confirm the return of Kane, it reveals that he already knows where he'll sign.

Kane announced earlier in the summer that he'd wait before signing with a new team. It's surprising that he already knows where he'll play.
If that's the case, he might sign earlier than we thought.
Where do you think he'll end up?
| POLL | ||
AOÛT 17 | 1192 ANSWERS Patrick Kane Has Reportedly Already Chosen His Next Team Where do you think Patrick Kane will end up? | ||
| Edmonton | 393 | 33 % |
| Los Angeles | 158 | 13.3 % |
| Toronto | 181 | 15.2 % |
| Other | 460 | 38.6 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
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YESTERDAY
MAY 25, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Michael Matheson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jackson Blake | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Demidov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jake Evans | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Jankowski | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | - | 1 | 1 | |
| K'Andre Miller | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | - | - | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
| William Carrier | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||