Is Artemi Panarin overrated?

[JaegerDice]

Nobody doubts the skill, the flash, the passion. But the guy seems to routine turn into a floater in the playoffs, and the last two years have been particularly glaring.

He’ll almost always collect points, but in terms of driving play or taking over games, Im not sure there are many guys in his price range that do it less when the games matter.

Thoughts?

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[Peltz]

As a rangers fan, yes. We’ve been saying it for years though. It’s other fans that rate him highly.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Modern day Alexander Semin

 

[M2Beezy]

Good to see Panarin fail again

 

[MattMartin]

I dunno, I can honestly say as a Islander fan, I like watching him play, except against the Islanders. 18 other guys on the ice on a given night, hard to fault 1 player. Even if he scored 2 in game 7, where were the other 17 guys?

 

[TRASHCAT]

Modern day Alexander Semin

Semin was pretty good in the playoffs

 

[SladeWilson23]

Timo Meier had a big goose egg this series.

 

[StoveTopStauffer]

Super overrated.

 

[JaegerDice]

Timo Meier had a big goose egg this series.

Has Timo Meier ever been held in as high a regard as Panarin?

 

[irishlaxburger2]

He is absolutely god awful in the playoffs. A complete non-factor.

 

[SladeWilson23]

Has Timo Meier ever been held in as high a regard as Panarin?

Good point.

 

[Taluss]

I don’t even know what he’s rated as lol

 

[Big Daddy Cane]

2nd highest paid player by cap hit in the NHL.

 

[Castle8130]

The rangers entire team is to blame. Their top 6 and their top defensemen were horrible. The goaltender can't be relied upon to score goals

 

[Charlie Conway]

Nobody doubts the skill, the flash, the passion. But the guy seems to routine turn into a floater in the playoffs, and the last two years have been particularly glaring.

He’ll almost always collect points, but in terms of driving play or taking over games, Im not sure there are many guys in his price range that do it less when the games matter.

Thoughts?

To be fair, the whole offensive core struggled throughout the series.

For Panarin, he has all the flash and skill, but it's the type of game that gets jammed up in the playoffs. He gets bullied along the boards when he tries his usual method of skating in and making a pass. Your forwards (i.e. Trocheck, Tarasenko, someone) needs to keep the opposing D honest to open up some space.

There's just not that type of space to move, and he's not fast/elusive enough to make it through. Compare that to Zuccarello, who used to be awesome for that. Very agile along the boards.

Panarin is a skilled player, and he has a hell of a lot of ability, but there's a lot of other guys I'd call on in a playoff game when I need something to happen. He also just needs to not hesitate to shoot, because you can predict he'll look for the pass.

Whether it's size or work ethic, I don't know. I'd like to see a little more passion out of him in those games, though.

 

[SI90]

It’s fun to joke and I hate the rags but we all know Panarin isn’t overrated. He had a bad series. It happens

 

[irishlaxburger2]

Timo Meier had a big goose egg this series.

Meier at least was noticeable all series. He generated a ton of shots and high danger scoring opportunities. And played a gritty, annoying game when his shots weren’t falling.

Panarin is a defensive black hole and a turnover-waiting-to-happen when he’s not producing. Literally a detriment.

 

[ThePsychicSaw]

Semin was pretty good in the playoffs

Backstrom was always more disappointing but he never got the bad wrap. The Russians did. Ovi did so much back then and it was always absurd.

 

[Coffee]

Nobody doubts the skill, the flash, the passion. But the guy seems to routine turn into a floater in the playoffs, and the last two years have been particularly glaring.

He’ll almost always collect points, but in terms of driving play or taking over games, Im not sure there are many guys in his price range that do it less when the games matter.

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[Mirka the Turka]

He was fine

It was dudes like Zibanejad that are total trash. Beyond the fact that the Devils players were simply way better than whatever the Rags could offer

 

[LemonSauceD]

Kuzmenko > Panarin

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

If you can game-plan for Panarin or get the Rangers on their heels he disappears. He’s best in open space, using creativity to turn chances into points, but if you ask him to play a complete game or turn the tide- doesn’t seem like the dude for it.

Idk if he’s overrated or just not really a complete player, but his x-factor gets shut down more easily in the playoffs, imo.

 

[JaegerDice]

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But yes

I don’t know how to once the thread has been made.

 

[Jauffre]

Timo Meier had a big goose egg this series.

Created a lot of chances though. Snakebitten + Igor is a bad combo for picking up points.

Panarin was awful.

 

[JaegerDice]

It’s fun to joke and I hate the rags but we all know Panarin isn’t overrated. He had a bad series. It happens

I just dont think it’s limited to this series.