Even though the NHL announced a plan for pro hockey to return this summer, for now we’re still left to watch classic games on our couches, remembering the good times.
Men’s Journal spoke with Patrick Kane recently to rehash some of those good times, including his high-powered offensive years playing alongside Artemi Panarin.
Last month, Kane made waves by saying skating on the same line with Panarin was the "funnest hockey" he's ever played.
How could that be when he'd won three Cups with other teams and linemates, but he never even won as much as a single playoff series alongside the Breadman?
“After I said that I thought about it a little bit and I didn’t want that to-- I don’t know if that came across the right way,” Kane said. “Those years from 2009-2015 for me, that was so fun… playing on winning, Stanley Cup champion teams, that’s as fun as it’s going to get.
"When I was playing with Panarin I felt like, for me personally, that was like ‘this is how hockey should be played.’ This was just two players combining their talents and having the chemistry... it wasn't like anything was planned or set in stone. We just figured it out on the go. Then after 10 or 15 games you figure out the spots you want to go to.
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“It became pretty natural playing with him. It was really, really fun hockey playing with him for those two years. For me personally, that was the most chemistry I’ve probably had with someone, just natural, instinctive chemistry to play that hockey with someone.
“I’m glad I got to do that with him.”
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