The New Russian Five
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- May 27, 2019
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Yeah, I don't think he came as prepared as he did the previous 2 seasons. I think he knows he didn't perform as well as he could, and I think he sees that the team has a real shot of contending now. I really hope the whole team sees how close they are and really uses this offseason to get ready for a big push next season.Regardless of if he was injured in the playoffs, I hope this run lights a fire under Panarin's ass. Dude came to camp clearly out of shape, and I really think it haunted him all season. He was still a gamebreaker at times, but a diminished version of what he was the prior season, at least to my eyes.