#KANE DEBUT PHOTOS SERIES#

Undertaker believed his brother had died in the accident. (Fans would later discover that Undertaker had started the fire and that Paul Bearer was Kane's father, among other, sordid revelations.) The blaze killed his parents and left Kane scarred, both physically and mentally. The premise was that Kane was The Undertaker's kayfabe brother, and when Kane was a young boy, he started a fire in their parents' funeral parlor. Isaac Yankem, D.D.S., who was billed as Jerry 'The King' Lawler's personal dentist.īut then, WWE began a multi-month storyline, exploring the rift between the Undertaker and Paul Bearer.

#KANE DEBUT PHOTOS SERIES#

Panarin couldn’t help but joke that he was “pissed off” when he heard the Rangers had traded for his former linemate.The Kane character is performed by wrestler Glenn Jacobs, who went through a series of failed gimmicks before he became Kane. There certainly were encouraging signs for the potential resurgence of Kane’s chemistry with his former teammate, Artemi Panarin, who first skated on a line with Kane during their two seasons together with the Blackhawks. Kane will get another game Saturday afternoon in Boston before a four-day stretch of practices to further acclimate. Finishing with four shots on goal in 19:36 of ice time, the 34-year-old was positively noticeable at times, but it was obvious just how badly he wanted to come up with a big play in his debut with a new team. Kane, who hadn’t seen game action since Feb 22, looked like a player with some rust and jitters. “I felt like it’d be a good experience and get out of comfort zone a bit and be able to play for a different franchise, different team.” “With this team, with the amount of skill and good players that they have here, it’s just another chance to make a run. Getty Images Patrick Kane walks out to the ice during introductions for his Rangers’ debut. A Rangers fan holds up a sign in support of new Blueshirt Patrick Kane. “And you know, when the option was still there to possibly make a move, it wasn’t the easiest decision, but I’m just really excited to be here. “You go back and forth in your head a bunch of times about a trade, but I just feel like this is such an amazing opportunity with what they have going on here in New York,” Kane said in his first press conference as a Ranger Thursday afternoon. For at least the next two months - but the Rangers hope it’ll be more like three and a half - Kane will be in Rangers blue. It takes some getting used to.įor so long, however, Kane always came back to the red, white and black Blackhawks sweater. It’s an amazing place to play.”įor Kane, putting on a Rangers jersey kind of felt like all the times he played for Team USA at the World Championships or the Olympics. “Warm-ups, the pregame introduction, it’s pretty cool. “The guys were kind of whispering about it around the room a little bit, but I didn’t really know what it was going to be like until I got out there,” Kane said after the Rangers fell 5-3 to the Senators. Rangers’ new-look lineup will need time to jell

Patrick Kane is cheered on by the fans during his Rangers’ debut. The next, he was headed to New York.Īnd in a blink of an eye, Kane was skating out to a thunderous applause Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. One day he was in Chicago, where he spent all 16 years of NHL career.

For Kane, the more appropriate time frame in question is probably the last week. Most players who are traded are asked about their last 24 hours. How could he not be? After weeks of hearing his name in trade speculation, fielding questions about it and then sitting at home while the only team he had ever known played three games without him, the inertia of Kane’s life only sped up once the deal was called in to the league office and he officially became a Ranger on Tuesday. Patrick Kane said he was more nervous for this regular-season game than he’s been in a long time. This Hall of Famer is exactly what Rangers need in new head coach NHL star may not be ready for start of season after undergoing hip surgery Hall of Famer not a candidate to be Rangers’ new coach as two front-runners remain The real Stanley Cup history that could await Peter Laviolette as Rangers coach

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