When Will Artemi Panarin and Adrian Kempe Sign Extensions?
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Period joined SiriusXM NHL Network Radio on Monday with Gord Stellick and Scott Laughlin and was asked in regards to the latest contract negotiations between the Latest York Rangers and Artemi Panarin, in addition to Adrian Kempe and the Los Angeles Kings.
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Scott Laughlin: “Yeah, to that end, Dave, Artemi Panarin, shaved his head, and he initially had a little bit of an offensive response. Then they played the (Latest York) Islanders on Saturday, and it was a house game once more, where the Rangers couldn’t find the back of the web.
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So there’s Panarin and Adrian Kempe, Dave. It wasn’t that way back that all of us sat down with him in Las Vegas on the North American Player Media Tour, asking him in regards to the extension that we thought was forthcoming from the Los Angeles Kings. And as of now, no deal. Any headway, possibly, you think that, close to Panarin with the Rangers and Adrian Kempe with the Los Angeles Kings.”
Dave Pagnotta: “I haven’t heard much on Panarin side. I believe everybody just sort of desires to have an excellent understanding as to what the heck this season goes to appear like. Now, I do know there have been some talks, there have been some backwards and forwards, and I believe the Rangers prefer shorter term. I believe Paarin is mid-term 4 or five years, whereas I believe the Rangers are more comfortable in that three-year range. But I don’t know if that’ll really get things done.
But I also haven’t heard much about those talks picking up, because they still think they wish to determine where they’re at. And you already know, who put this curse on them for getting shut out five or seven times at home? That’s something they’ve got to determine internally as well.
With Kempe, they paused talks in October, they usually thought they thought they were going to resume by the top of the month. They hadn’t, but I checked in a few days ago, and it seems like they’ve resumed those discussions. And my understanding into the weekend was there’s still plenty of work that should be done.
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They’re still grinding away, however the conversation’s back, they usually’re going backwards and forwards. I believe in this example, and Kempe told us he desires to stay. He likes it there. His family likes it there. Perfect World, he gets something done here by the top of the calendar 12 months. At this stage, he had hoped for the beginning of the season. But sometimes these items sort of grind away.
But he desires to make it occur. The Kings intend to make it occur. It’s only a matter of finding that middle ground, finding the precise structure, and so forth. And that’s by the sounds of things, they’re back on the excuse me, not the drafting board. They’re back on the negotiating table, and the conversation is ongoing, as they are saying.”
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