Confirmed with Link: Rangers sign Artemi Panarin (7 years, $11.64M AAV)

[ViD]

 

[Leetch3]

listening to JG & JD talk about how panarin fits the plan and the positive impact that he'll have on all the kids makes me giddy...

obviously we have a bunch of young russians that i'm sure are now thrilled he is here...JD raved about his conditioning/work ethic. and he should also help development whether playing with the young players or taking pressure off them....all potentially good stuff

and as if we haven't had enough pointless discussions over the semantics of the terms 'rebuild' vs 'retool'...JD calls it a 'build' lol

 

[CasusBelli]

Yup.

I wonder what significance 10 has for him, though

Just a solid number. In soccer, the “number 10 player” is the “brains” of the attack, and I bet that meaning spills over to hockey in Russia, where soccer and hockey dominate.

 

[SA16]

Just a solid number. In soccer, the “number 10 player” is the “brains” of the attack, and I bet that meaning spills over to hockey in Russia, where soccer and hockey dominate.

Would you compare Panarin to Lionel Messi?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

JT Miller in shambles

JT Miller getting no 10 was one of the worst decisions the Rangers made. He was never worth it

 

[CasusBelli]

Would you compare Panarin to Lionel Messi?

Maybe Eden Hazard.

Wearing 10 doesn’t make you a or mean you are a superstar; it only means you are the key man of the team’s attack.

 

[will1066]

Would you compare Panarin to Lionel Messi?

No. Cole Caufield compares to Lionel Messi

 

[pld459666]

Ya there’s a 20 minute press conference on YT

Thanks. Interesting listen

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

I don't know if he was just a Ranger killer but every time I've seen him play against us he's looked as good as any player in the league. I remember one insane OT shift of his where he was on for like 2+ minutes straight just skating circles around us last season.

He was absolutely a Ranger killer, but ya, he’s like a top-10 offensive player in hockey.

 

[Leetch3]

with regards to our countless number of loser points last year...we already added a shootout wizard in kratsov. but Panarin in his career is 13 for 20 (65%)

 

[LeetchisGod]

It'll be nice to have a fighting chance 4 on 4 now. OT was a dumpster fire last year.

 

[duhmetreE]

 

[DelZottoHitTheNetJK]

Kakko-Zibanejad-Panarin
Kreider-Chytil-Buchnevich
Lemieux-Howden-Kravstov
Strome-Nieves-Fast

Skjei-Trouba
Staal-Shattenkirk
Fox/Hajek-ADA

I like it

 

[NYRKING30]

Well I’m too busy too catch in on the celebrations today. I didn’t want him to begin with, but I can’t sit here and cry about it now. He is a Ranger and I’m going to cheer for him and hope for the best. With or without Panarin, this offseason has been amazing. I trust in Gorton is all that matters, since day one and I’m intrigued to see how this all will play out.

 

[darko]

the blueline is still a work in progress and likely why we will still struggle next year...but its so much better than last year just by swapping pionk for trouba...not where it needs to be but its clearly moving in the right direction

By the time our blue line is good Panarin will be 30+

 

[darko]

How do we know what the blue line even is and who’s on it?

That's kinda my point. Outside of Skjei and Trouba there are quite few who are unknowns.

 

[JT Kreider]

Kakko-Zibanejad-Panarin
Kreider-Chytil-Buchnevich
Lemieux-Howden-Kravstov
Strome-Nieves-Fast

Skjei-Trouba
Staal-Shattenkirk
Fox/Hajek-ADA

I like it

Nieves over Lias? Also I just dont see how we Kreider isn't a cap casualty at this point. Dont we have less than $10 mill in cap space with 4 key RFA's?

 

[SnowblindNYR]

To the people (myself included) that are worried that the timeline is off.

1) I'm sure Gorton would have preferred a 28 year old (he'll be 28 most of next season) Panarin to be available in a year or two, but that's not the case.

2) Hossa was 30 when he signed with the Hawks. Granted they were already a playoff team by that point and made the WCF but maybe we're getting a jump on things. In 2 years Kakko and Kravtsov could be beasts and our D would have a lot of guys graduating.

 

[darko]

Kakko-Zibanejad-Panarin
Kreider-Chytil-Buchnevich
Lemieux-Howden-Kravstov
Strome-Nieves-Fast

Skjei-Trouba
Staal-Shattenkirk
Fox/Hajek-ADA

I like it

Lias?

 

[bernmeister]

I'll point out that right now the only long term contract the Rangers have is Skjei and now presumably Panarin. We can also assume that Trouba will get one.

It's a lot of money, but the Rangers are somewhat in a place to do that as again, no long term contracts at all at this point. When Kakko, Kravtsov, etc are up for a big raise, a whole lot of stuff will already be off the books.

I dunno how this will turn out but it's not quite as bad as it might look

Montreal should give us their 2020 1st, protected.
But we gotta act now.
Later, they get someone else, it will be too late.

 

[NYSPORTS]

Kakko-Zibanejad-Panarin
Kreider-Chytil-Buchnevich
Lemieux-Howden-Kravstov
Strome-Nieves-Fast

Skjei-Trouba
Staal-Shattenkirk
Fox/Hajek-ADA

I like it

Where is Lias?

 

[NYR94]

 

[bernmeister]

I am not so sure CK is gone just yet.

The smart move is to take less and dump salary of Namest, Strome, along with BSmith and Skjei.

 

[Ghost of jas]

Lias?

Namestnikov isn't there, either.

 

[darko]

I am not so sure CK is gone just yet.

The smart move is to take less and dump salary of Namest, Strome, along with BSmith and Skjei.

Dump Boo too.