Chicago Blackhawks RW Patrick Kane could miss 6-10 weeks

Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane could potentially miss 6-10 weeks with an injury sustained in last night’s 3-2 win at home.

The Chicago Blackhawks had plenty to celebrate last night after they snapped a disconcerting three-game losing streak at home as they defeated former Blackhawks center Dave Bolland and the Florida Panthers.

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Unfortunately, there celebration could be cut short by some incredibly bad news that could have some incredibly serious implications on the Blackhawks impending push to the post season.

As most of you are aware of right now, Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane was forced to leave the game midway through the first period after Kane took an awkward fall, crashing into the boards, as a result of a cross check from behind by Panthers defenseman Alex Petrovic.

If you were watching the game, you could tell from the moment that Kane made his way to his feet that there was something incredibly wrong as the pain on his face was plain to see.

It was announced at the beginning of the second period that the Blackhawks would have to continue on without Kane for the remainder of the game.

Today, the news just keeps getting worse and worse for the Blackhawks organization. According to Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune, the word is that Kane could be looking at missing 6-10 weeks with what is being said is a broken collarbone.

The bad news has not yet been confirmed by the Chicago Blackhawks or the National Hockey League, but if Kuc’s sources are correct, this means that Kane could potentially miss the remainder of the regular season and the early weeks of the Blackhawks post-season play.

The only bright side in all of this is that Kane could be able to return to the ice at some point if the Blackhawks progress to the later rounds of the post season and any potential run at the Stanley Cup Finals.

As you can imagine, this is a huge blow to the Chicago Blackhawks’ offense. Kane is currently the National Hockey League’s leading point scorer. Kane has played 61 games with the Hawks this season, and in that time he’s netted 27 goals and 37 assists for a league-leading total of 64 points along with a plus-10 rating.

Kane also leads the Blackhawks in goals, assists, and points. In other words, he is the man in all matters scoring. Whether the injury is less serious than originally anticipated or if Kane does wind up missing 6-10 weeks, this is definitely a huge blow to the Blackhawks scoring prowess.

We here at FanSided would like to wish Chicago Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane a speedy recovery. We hope to see you back out on the ice soon.

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