Chicago Blackhawks superstar Patrick Kane cemented himself as one of the league's five best players this season. His year ended with a Conn Smythe Trophy after his team won its second Stanley Cup title in four years.
The 24-year-old forward is now six years into a career that has been filled with ups and downs on and off the ice.
Coming into the 2013 season, Kane's legacy was difficult to assess. He was a Stanley Cup winner, an Olympic silver medalist and one of the most electrifying players in the world. But even after all the success he achieved in his first five seasons, the Blackhawks still needed more from him.
He tallied only 66 points last year despite playing in all 82 regular-season games, which would be a phenomenal campaign for a normal player. But a player of Kane's caliber is expected to be more productive than that.
Inconsistency negatively impacted his performance in 2011-12. To his credit, Kane was exceptionally consistent this year. He went more than two games without tallying a point just one time and contributed to the score sheet in 37 of his 47 games.
The resu ...
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