Player Discussion Artemi Panarin

[SA16]

Yeah and strome who was basically a bust adjacent player till he came here, is fine with panarin. I just HATE fasth with them. It just doesn't seem to work to me. He's so .. blech.

Unfortunately I don't see anyone obvious to stick there other than lemieux who is hurt.

you can put Zibanejad back there and move strome to wing but it would completely kill the teams depth.

 

[Inferno]

you can put Zibanejad back there and move strome to wing but it would completely kill the teams depth.

I actually like the strome and center and panarin at wing combo..it just works so well. I think kakko would be ideal for that spot, but he's played very poorly and brings that line down.

 

[Rongomania]

10 points last three games.

When was the last time a ranger did that ?!

Incredible.

 

[haohmaru]

10 points last three games.

When was the last time a ranger did that ?!

Incredible.

Jagr had quite a few 8 in 3 stretches in 2005-6 but I can't remember the last time someone had 10 in 3.

Leetch had 9 in 3 in 91-92.

No idea.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Feel free to put me on ignore then.

If I put people on ignore for being obnoxious I'd be talking to myself here.

 

[Adam Fox Time]

Leetch had 9 in 3 games four times in the 90s: 91-92, 93-94, 94-95, and 96-97.

I'm pretty interested in finding the answer to this haha. Unfortunately hockey-reference.com only has game logs back to 79-80.

Found an answer! Messier had 10 points in 3 games in 94-95 (4, 2, and 4 in April). Did anyone do it after that?

 

[Blue Blooded]

I actually like the strome and center and panarin at wing combo..it just works so well. I think kakko would be ideal for that spot, but he's played very poorly and brings that line down.

He didn't when he played there earlier in the season.

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[excaliber]

That and if Fox could put the shots on net he'd have a few more. Panarin could of easily had 6 assists last night. He was lights out until that one bad pass to ice the game.

If fasth wasn't such a black hole offensively panarin probably has 5 to 10 more points.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

Would it surprise anyone watching panarin’s game everynight now if he played well into his 30s ala a Pavel datsyuk.

Panarin’s a smart smart player who stays in phenomenal shape, has a whole lot less wear and tear on his body than 90% of NHLers his age.

Panarin broke the mold with a UFA. He’s a superstar. Why are we sure we aren’t gonna get 7+ years of top notch play.

It would never surprise me there's just no way to predict it other than taking a shitty guess

 

[QJL]

Players I would take over Panarin this season.

McDavid
MacKinnon

That’s it.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

That's actually not at all what the argument was about.

Look, I get that people have different opinions, and to tell you the truth, I still have long-term concerns about timing and depth.

But if you can't honestly remember what was the source of disagreement, considering the volumes of pages dedicated to this topic, with 90 percent of said pages clearly stating the source, I do have to seriously question if you actually read any of it.

M'Lord @Edge

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

So many intangibles come from having him. He seems to always be cheerful, win or lose. They feel comfortable enough to just let him be, instead of putting pressure on him by stitching an "A" on his sweater. He serves as an elite player who's right in front of the young guys, who's there every day in front of them, for them to aspire to be.

He has inspired Howden to be all he can be even though he's a soul stealing ginger.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

how many of those were actually in their prime stars? Holik was a horrible signing because he was never really elite plus he was a piece of **** Devil, and Lindros, Bure, Fleury were damaged goods or out of their prime already.

Yeah but things are whatever you want them to be on the internet.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

I often joked that the brass would try to sign whoever was on the cover of the EA NHL game whenever they became a free agent.

A lot of our fans would.

There were probably a few people who wanted to bring John Scott back after seeing he won the MVP in the all star game

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Correct. Your captain shouldn't be your best player, it should be your leader.

Colorado has Landeskog, not MacKinnon
Chicago has Toews, not Kane
Tampa has Stamkos, not Kucherov

Then out captain should be Scott Howden

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Cool, when do they start doing that?

Thr rangers have found a way to still overspend within a hard cap.

That amount of Chutzpah deserves an award no?

 

[NernieBichols]

I think calling him Fasth at this point is obnoxious.

It’s his birth name. I’ve always made a point of spelling it that way for that reason

They changed it fast for his jersey dude. What do you think his mail is written to

His name Jesper Fasth. How is it obnoxious to spell it out as it truly is?

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Panarin will not be a captain. I've met him a couple times, he's a shy-ish kind of guy and his English isn't strong enough to do those 'Captain things', and I don't think he wants that responsibility.

Zibanejad will pretty obviously be the next captain of the New York Rangers. His personality, culture and even the way he plays the game is better suited for it.

Idk Rangerstown gonna Rangerstown...

They gave Leetch the C even when he basically said "holy shit please god no i don't want it", and the proceeded to play like absolute shit for most of the time thereafter until the traded him when he said "holy shit please god no i don't want it."

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

What is the longest a team has ever gone without a captain?

The Rangers without Mark Messier

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

If we adjust for scoring he's having a better season than Jags did coming out of the lockout.

I just hope his game doesn't fall off of a cliff by the time the team is ready to contend.

On reality will keep his from reaching what people want

 

[SA16]

He chose to change it. The same way Zuccarello dropped the Aasen and plenty of other players have shortened/Americanized names. I don't really know why you would include the 'h' when it is his decision not to have it. If it was that important to him he would have kept it.

 

[NernieBichols]

As in I'd take each one of those 3 over Panarin.

Then there's Crosby and Pastrnak. I don't think Panarin is top-5.

I think he’s better than pasta. I doubt pasta would be the same player if he wasn’t playing next to the best all around center in the game and the games most talented rat.

 

[SA16]

He’s better than pasta. I doubt pasta would be the same player if he wasn’t playing next to the best all around center in the game and the games most talented rat.

Pastrnak over the last three years has performed better on the second line with Krejci than on the top line with Bergeron.

 

[Inferno]

If I put people on ignore for being obnoxious I'd be talking to myself here.

Oh the irony

 

[offdacrossbar]

panarin is hands down the most talented ny ranger since jagr in his prime.

but even more than that, this guy melds talent with production about as well as any one in the entire league.

he doesnt just make his line mates better, he makes the entire team better.

he is simply a joy to watch.