NHL Rumors: New York Rangers; Panarin, Trocheck, Soucy, Schneider and Zibanejad
However, Panarin is in full control of the situation and can only demand a trade to a few teams. If that’s the case, the Rangers will have a hard time getting a good return even if they retain 50 percent of his cap hit.
Colorado avalanche
The Avalanche don’t have many trading chips and their biggest priority is at the third-line center position. While they have a first-round pick, they may not have the space to do so. However, the Avalanche pushed hard for him when Panarin was a free agent in 2019.
Washington Capitals
The Capitals want to keep the window open for Alex Ovechkin, a fellow Russian player. The capitals have the assets and capital space to get a deal done. Washington wants to score more, and Panarin complies.
Florida Panthers
Another popular choice recently, as we saw Brad Marchand and Claude Giroux tell their respective clubs at the time, Boston and Philadelphia, was one of the two destinations they wanted to go to. Panarin knows Bobrovsky from their days in Columbus. The problem is the maximum cap space for the Panthers, as Aleksander Barkov is still on the regular LTIR and not at the end of the season. The Panthers would need a lot of cap space to make it work.
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Dallas stars
Another team is waiting to place a player on LTIR after Tyler Seguin tore his ACL, but they have not ruled him out for a return to the playoffs. Dallas could use its scoring boost as they play either Minnesota or Colorado in the first round of the playoffs. However, Dallas needs D, and who are they willing to part with to make it work for the Rangers?
Carolina Hurricanes
Expect Carolina to participate in Panarin, as they have been with other free agents in the past under GM Eric Tulsky. The Rangers and Hurricanes have shown that they have been trading partners in the past. However, Panarin has to be open to it, but there are pieces that work.
Lightning in Tampa Bay
Another desirable destination considering the Russian factor Nikita Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy. However, the Lightning has cap and asset issues.
Minnesota Wild
Wild GM Bill Guerin wants to show Kirill Kaprizov that he is serious about winning. You know he’s going to hunt big game. Panarin would be a good fit with Kaprizov, but the Wild need centers, not wingers. So they go after Vincent Trocheck. They still have a deep prospect pool to make this deal, even with the Quinn Hughes trade.
NHL Rumors: Wild, Trocheck and three term players said to be interested
Detroit Red Wings
A reunion in Detroit with Patrick Kane and Artemi Panarin makes sense. We saw the magic in Chicago with the Blackhawks. Kane was hurt in New York when the Rangers acquired him in 2023. The Wings have the pieces to make it work.
Vegas Golden Knights
Like the Minnesota Wild, the Vegas Golden Knights need a center, not another scoring winger, which they have. Oh yes, the salary cap also plays a role in this. Not to mention that their agricultural system is becoming barren.
Islanders of New York
These rivals don’t make many trades. The Islanders offered him more money in 2019 (when there was a different GM running the show) and he said no. So does the fun the islanders have, which changes Panarin’s mind. There are many Russians there. It is very doubtful that this is happening.
It will be interesting to see how things go for Artemi Panarin and the New York Rangers.
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