majormajor
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But didn't he say he didn't want to get traded and wanted to finish the season with Columbus? Or was that said to the public so he wouldn't look like the bad guy but privately Panarin or his agent asked for a trade?
From my perspective they went out of their way to say he was happy to play this season as a Blue Jacket. They talked repeatedly about the short term / long term distinction there. Obviously they were trying to keep a good look, but my guess is they wouldn't have gone that far publicly if they were trying to pull off an exit behind the scenes.