Could Artemi Panarin Test Free Agency?
Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Period was on Sirius XM NHL Network Radio with Steve Kouleas and Craig Button and was asked if Artemi Panarin could possibly be the highest player come July 1st? As well as, he was asked if the Recent York Rangers could trade him in the event that they were out of playoff contention.
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Steve Kouleas: “With Dave Pagnotta, Sirius XM Insider, so we’ve seen plenty of the signings, and we’ve talked in regards to the kids and talked about Lane Hutson as well. So, where we’re without delay with someone like an Artemi Panarin and what the Rangers are going through.
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I mean imagine if this continues one other yr, and he’s now in play. And does he want to depart? Who knows with what happens in Recent York? It’s still very early, and we’re October 15, and also you and I talked about Carter Hart. So where are we with what may occur with Vegas and him and Artemi Panarin and two very front topic subjects?”
Dave Pagnotta: “Yeah, I feel, I feel with Panarin, pending unrestricted free agent, there’s a possibility for him to be potentially at the highest of the UFA class like he was when he first signed with, with the Rangers. I feel plenty of it depends on how their season goes. In the event that they’re a bubble team, and bubble by wildcard standards, in the event that they’re a bubble team, then I feel they take a serious look in the event that they don’t have a sign that he’s willing to remain there, or no less than sign an extension.
I feel in the event that they’re type of hovering, that they’re going to be, or worse, then they’d take a serious have a look at moving him, if he’s not willing to commit there. They usually will want to go in a completely different direction as well, if things don’t work out, and it’s not figuring out with him. Well, chances are you’ll need to rejig your roster a little bit bit and collect assets by moving him, because there can be, again, with teams with extra cap space and more wiggle room there’s going to be a little bit bit more of a game plan into, or, excuse me, of a marketplace for him.
So depending how the Rangers type of game plan this, they might give you the option to money in on generating some solid assets, type of back and again, as I discussed, there’s one other likelihood he’s going to be one among the highest tier guys, if not the highest guy in his free agent pool next July, because we all know that (Adrian) Kempe desires to stay in LA. And people talks are still on pause in the interim, but they are going to reconvene.
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The Sabres and Alex Tuch, they’ve also pressed the pause button on their negotiations. Tough begin to the season for Buffalo again. Let’s just type of cool our jets a little bit bit and see in the event that they can get back heading in the right direction. Reconvene negotiations later, but without delay, those talks in Buffalo are on hold. They’re placed on the back burner. So let’s see type of how these items type of play out.
Martin Necas in Colorado, we all know he’s in search of an enormous ticket, but Artemi Panarin, if he has a great season, and the Rangers are type of hovering, I’d not be shocked in the event that they start taking serious inquiries about that player.”
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