HENDERSON, Nev. -- Patrick Kane laughed. Yeah, he needs 32 points to pass Mike Modano for the most in NHL history among players born in the United States, and that's just one of the marks he could hit with the Detroit Red Wings this season.

"The first thing you think of is, if you play long enough, you're going to reach some of these milestones, right?" the 36-year-old forward said at the NHL North American Player Media Tour on Tuesday.

Think about it more deeply, though, and you appreciate what Kane has put himself in position to accomplish. You can reach these milestones only if you play long enough at an elite level.

Kane might be the greatest American player of all time already. He has won the Stanley Cup three times, plus several individual awards. In 2016, he became the first

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