Rangers Ignite Surprising Next Chapter After Panarin Trade Shocks NHL Fans
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Artemi Panarin‘s trade to the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday didn’t come as a shock to anyone in the New York Rangers organization.
They began preparing to move into life after Panarin on Jan. 16, when general manager Chris Drury released a letter to the fanbase announcing a roster retool was coming and word spread that he also told the 34-year-old forward the Rangers would not be re-signing him.
The Rangers’ preparation escalated on Jan. 28, when Panarin was first scratched for roster management purposes. He didn’t play in the three games, all losses, before getting traded to the Kings and signing a two-year, $22 million contract ($11 million average annual value).
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