MLive’s Ansar Khan spoke with Red Wings forward Patrick Kane and coach Todd McLellan about the Four Nations Face-Off. While Kane would love to be in Boston this week, playing for Team USA, Kane’s played very well with the Wings of late:
“He’s reminding me a lot of the 28-, 29-, 30-year-old Patrick Kane, some of the things he’s doing,” McLellan said. “We double-shifted him down the stretch, the last 6-7 minutes (in the 6-3 loss to Tampa Bay Feb. 8), had him on different lines. He skated well. Some of the older players find ways to have legs on nights when you don’t expect them to.”
Kane spent some time in Cabo San Lucas in Mexico over the break, but he was watching the Four Nations Face-Off from afar:
“It was nice to get away,” he said. “We were by the pool, on the beach, hanging out with my kid. Just kind of enjoying the time and relaxing. My kid goes to bed at like 5 o’clock with the time change. I was rushing, putting him in bed and then going to the TV and watching the 4 Nations. The weather’s incredible down there — 75, 80, sunny every day.”
That’s a bit different from what he returned to this week.
“I like coming in and seeing that it’s not too warm here, seeing the snow on the ground and knowing that it’s still hockey season,” Kane said.
