The Detroit Red Wings are seemingly content with their goaltending room after trading for Josh Gibson. Now, Patrick Kane and company are watching a teammate leave for the Buffalo Sabres.

Patrick Kane is back for a third season with the Detroit Red Wings. Kane and the Red Wings agreed to a $3 million extension on Monday, one day before the start of free agency. Kane spent the 2024-25 season skating opposite former Chicago Blackhawks teammate Alex DeBrincat on Marco Kasper's wing on the Red Wings' second line.

It has been a big month for all-time great Chicago Blackhawks players. Jonathan Toews returned to the NHL by agreeing to a contract with the Winnipeg Jets, Brent Seabrook joined the Calgary Flames organization,