Patrick Kane returns to the Detroit Red Wings for another year. The 36-year-old signed a one-year contract [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings/latest-news/patrick-kane-staying-with-red-wings-on-one-year-deal]with Detroit [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings] for an average annual value of $3 million on Monday. He avoided becoming a UFA on Tuesday, July 1. Kane can also earn up to $4 million in performance bonuses, according to Chris Johnston of TSN and The Athletic [https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1939843011330117855?t=gMsScDSLUmfN_bO7dJ7LCg&s=19]. That includes $2.5 million for playing 10 games, $250,000 for 30 games played, another $250,000 for 50 games played, $500,000 for making the playoffs and $250,000 each for a first-round and second-round win. This past season, Kane recorded 21 goals and 38 assists for 59 points in 72 games. It was the most points he had in a season since his 92 in 2021-22 with the Chicago Blackhawks. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/chicago-blackhawks] In 1,302 career games, Kane has 492 goals and 851 assists for 1,343 points. He needs just 32 more points to beat Mike Modano for the most by a U.S.-born player in NHL history. He also has 53 goals and 138 points in 143 playoff games. Kane's won the Stanley Cup three times, all with Chicago. His individual accolades include winning the Hart Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award, Art Ross Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy and Calder Trophy. Patrick Kane (Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/47719cdf-d1f5-4251-ac44-0a79930b6bb5.jpeg] Patrick Kane (Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images) Kane's re-signing comes during a busy day for the Red Wings. They also re-signed pending RFA Jonatan Berggren to a one-year contract with a $1.825-million cap hit and Albert Johansson to a two-year deal worth $1.125 million annually. Before that, they traded Vladimir Tarasenko [https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/red-wings-trade-vladimir-tarasenko-to-the-wild-his-sixth-nhl-team-in-over-two-years] to the Minnesota Wild [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/minnesota-wild/latest-news/how-newly-acquired-vladimir-tarasenko-fits-on-the-minnesota-wild] in exchange for future considerations. The Red Wings now have about $17.21 million in projected cap space, according to PuckPedia [https://puckpedia.com/team/detroit-red-wings]. They have four pending UFAs who hit the market tomorrow if they don't re-sign, including defenseman Jeff Petry and goaltender Alex Lyon. Elmer Soderblom is a pending RFA. Get the latest news and trending stories by following The Hockey News on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] and by subscribing to The Hockey News newsletter here [http://eepurl.com/i7OC4I]. And share your thoughts by commenting below the article on THN.com.
