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Nov 22 (The Sports Xchange) - Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said All-Star forward Patrick Kane "absolutely" remains part of the team's long-term plans. Kane came under investigation in August for an alleged sexual assault at his offseason home in Hamburg, New York. On Nov. 5, the Erie County district attorney announced that Kane would not face rape charges because of a lack of credible evidence. Bowman met with the media in Vancouver for the first time since prosecutors declined to charge Kane. "You can't find talent like that," Bowman said Saturday. "You look at what he's done over the course of his career, whether it's this season, last season ... he's been a game changer. "He's one of those guys that's ... able to elevate his game in pressure moments. Not too many guys are able to do that." The 27-year-old Kane is in the first year of an eight-year, $84 million contract and is off to one of the best starts of his career with 32 points (13 goals, 19 assists) in 21 games. --- The Boston Bruins claimed forward Landon Ferraro off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings and placed defenseman Kevan Miller on injured reserve Sunday. Ferraro, 24, played in 10 games for Detroit this season, recording no points while registering seven penalty minutes. In 17 career NHL games, he has one goal and nine penalty minutes. Miller hasn't played since suffering an upper-body injury on Nov. 17 against the San Jose Sharks. Prior to the injury, he had a goal and four assists in 17 games. --- The Nashville Predators claimed defenseman Petter Granberg off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Granberg, 23, has yet to suit up in 2015-16 due to offseason surgery, but has eight NHL games to his credit with the Maple Leafs, with no points and six penalty minutes. He has played in 126 AHL games with the Toronto Marlies since his first North American professional season in 2013-14, recording 22 points (three goals, 19 assists) and 58 penalty minutes. --- The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned forwards Mike Blunden and Mike Angelidis and defenseman Luke Witkowski to the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League. Blunden, 28, was recalled to Tampa Bay on Nov. 15. He played in two games with the Lightning, recording three shots on goal. Angelidis, 30, was recalled Thursday and did not appear in any games. Witkowski, 25, was also recalled Thursday. He played in two games, recording four penalty minutes and averaging 7:46 in ice time per contest. --- The Winnipeg Jets recalled goaltender Connor Hellebuyck from the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. Hellebuyck, 22, has played in 10 games this season with the Moose, posting a 2-7-1 record, .927 save percentage and 2.41 goals-against average. (Editing by Larry Fine) ))