Patrick Kane can retire today and he’ll be hailed as one fof the best players to ever play the game at this point in time. He has three Stanley Cup trophies to his name, a handful of MVPs, and a lot of records set in his glorious run in the NHL that seems to be quite the promising resume for an Hall of Famer at this point in time.

So when Kane returned to action coming off an injury for the Detroit Red Wings, one can say that he is actually showing a lot of hope in his games with the way he has played – 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in his past 13 games for the team. That’s just absurd considering that he’s already 36, not that we’re discounting how impressive Alex Ovechkin has been in his chase for the NHL’s record in most goals scored.

Detroit remains a competitive team in the Eastern Conference, and Kane is definitely living up to his “Showtime” nickname with the way he has impressed night in and night out for the team, which says a lot about what should fans expect from him as he moves towards a deeper push in his career.

Pushing His Limits

One can easily forget that Kane also had a hip resurfacing surgery back in 2023 – that is just one among so many injuries he suffered in his career. The star had hip impingement, grinding bone on bone – which saw the femoral head trimmed and capped with metal, and no player has ever managed to excel in their return after that kind of surgery – save for Kane.

For head coach Todd McLellan, this is just another display of elite hockey play from Kane, who aspires to be one of the legends of the game, despite having a strong case for that end.

“I just think that he loves playing hockey still,” Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said. “He comes and he wants to play, and he wants the puck and he wants it to make plays. Does it always go perfect? No. But he can’t wait to get back on the ice again, and that excitement to play remains there in a player that could just say, ‘I’m full. I’ve got my Cups. I’m going to the Hall of Fame.’ He knows that. We all know that. He could say ‘I’m secure in my life.’ But the hunger’s still there.”

Last season, Kane finished with 47 points in just 50 games, coming off 20 goals and 27 assists. This season? Kane has similar numbers at 46 points on 17 goals and 29 assists in 56 games as of the time of writing. He did sit out two games – but both correlated to his upper-body injury and not the hip issue.

Adding to a Legendary Career

For those who don’t know, Kane already has 1,330 points on 488 goals and 842 assists in 1,287 games. He already has the chance to become the highest scoring American player in the history of the league as he also trails two Detroit legends in Brett Hull, who had 1,391 points, and Mike Modano, who had 1,374 points.

Considering the pace that Kane is riding on, one can expect that he will be coming in for those numbers, and he can certainly keep on going considering how well he has performed in every single game for the Red Wings, who are pacing on the 11th spot with a 32-29-6 record so far.