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Next up, Best Newbie, and I will present this award
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We have the nominees, Patrick Kane, JT Comfer, and Alex Lyon. And the winner of this award goes to Patrick Kane
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I mean, really, there's not... Patrick Kane, he came in, you know, not at the beginning of the season
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but, you know, if he was here all season, he would have put up pretty good numbers
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and lifted the team multiple occasions throughout. Evan said on other episodes
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I don't know where the Red Wings would be without him on the team. And I agree with that for sure
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I don't know what to where the Red Wings would be. They were close to the playoffs because of the goals they scored and the offense he provided
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So, definitely deserving of this award. I voted for him for the Best Newbie, so I'm glad he won it
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All right, over to you guys. What do you think about Patrick Kane winning this award
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I loved it. I think he was, you know, Showtime was here and it was great
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And everyone in Motown loved it. Just electric. We haven't seen that kind of skill set since, you know, Datsuk retired. He's..
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I hope he comes back, but I just don't want him to come back. So this is one of those awards you start crying about
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And yeah, I mean, it was fun. It was a fun ride
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And if that was the end of it on this roller coaster, then so be it. But still hoping he resigns because it was a lot of fun this year in Motown. Yeah
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I agree. Patrick Kane was kind of an unexpected addition to the team
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But boy, is he kind of the source of a lot of fun moments throughout the season
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He was my second choice for Best Newbie. I'm the only reason why this wasn't unanimous
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So if you're upset with this not being a unanimous decision as well
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throw your tomatoes at me. My pick was for Alex Lyon. I gave it to who is essentially their starting goaltender throughout most of the year
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Have a lot of appreciation for what Lyon brought to the team. And he signed for another season
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So he, you know, as long as nothing crazy happens, he's going to be back next season
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So maybe that swayed me a little bit that Lyon's set to be a running next year
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Whereas as Evan alluded to, Kane might be a one and done type of deal
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So but for what it's worth, as far as the 2023-24 season is concerned
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I think Kane was a deserving winner. And I think that he brought a lot of eyes back to HockeyTown
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that weren't there for a long time, actually
