Confirmed Signing with Link: [NYR] Artemi Panarin signs with the Rangers (7 years, $11.642 AAV)

[RorschachWJK]

I am a guitar player, too, toured the world and elsewhere...check out my music just google Alvalanker.

You got abducted by aliens? Or descended into the depths of hell? Either way, sounds like a blast.

 

[Shootertooter]

I hope he's near as good as the last #10 we signed

Miller? Lafleur? Larouche?

 

[Rangerfans]

Because Hayes has a bad free agent contract, you feel better about having the highest paid winger in the game? He only needs to score about 40 more points next season to be worth it.

How do you figure? Are you basing this on contract numbers? Because you can’t. A 7 million dollar contract 4 years ago is not the same 7 million today. I feel like people fail to realize that.

What percentage of the cap is it?

 

[Nucks N Canes]

Can we pin this for a couple of more seasons, lol

D will get better but trouba ain't a #1 he's a good #2/3. See how long it takes fox and ADA to solidify the top 4. I like their chances of the cup in 3 years just not this year as they won't make the playoffs.

 

[charliemurphy]

D will get better but trouba ain't a #1 he's a good #2/3. See how long it takes fox and ADA to solidify the top 4. I like their chances of the cup in 3 years just not this year as they won't make the playoffs.

Yeah, I don't think there is any Ranger fan on earth that thinks they have a chance this year. 3 years from now is a different story. Once Miller comes up the defense will take off. As for Trouba, its funny how once he gets traded to the Rangers hes no longer a top line dman. I think we'll take our chances with Trouba, ADA and Fox on the right side for the foreseeable future but thanks for the words of encouragement.

 

[One Winged Angel]

I just think it’s funny how two sources that aren’t considered legitimate on here had this before anyone else.



4 days before the signing happened he said the Rangers had signed him.



Incarcerated Bob had it 11:27am.



Dreger had it 11:45am.

 

[Kale Hulls]

Deal looks better every day.

 

[Edgy]

Deal looks better every day.

How so?

 

[TrufleShufle]

How so?

Inflation.

 

[jetsforever]

Deal looks better every day.

Still has the second-highest cap hit in the league and he's not the second-best player
Obviously NYR had to overpay since he was UFA, but I'm not sure how the deal is looking "better"

 

[Srsly]

Still has the second-highest cap hit in the league and he's not the second-best player
Obviously NYR had to overpay since he was UFA, but I'm not sure how the deal is looking "better"

I agree, I’m not sure why it’s considered a bargain at this point. Let’s wait and see how he does before making that call. If anything the injury(super minor groin injury, but similar injuries have plagued some players in the past) makes it look a little worse.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

I just think it’s funny how two sources that aren’t considered legitimate on here had this before anyone else.



4 days before the signing happened he said the Rangers had signed him.



Incarcerated Bob had it 11:27am.



Dreger had it 11:45am.

The guy who had it 4 days before it happened was just guessing. I’m pretty sure Panarin himself said that he hadn’t made his decision or made it official with the Rangers until pretty late.

 

[Kale Hulls]

I agree, I’m not sure why it’s considered a bargain at this point. Let’s wait and see how he does before making that call. If anything the injury(super minor groin injury, but similar injuries have plagued some players in the past) makes it look a little worse.

Because typically ufas get paid significantly more than rfas. And that is but the case at all.

 

[KarmaPolice]

You got abducted by aliens? Or descended into the depths of hell? Either way, sounds like a blast.

As a fellow guitar player, I'm gonna guess a little bit of both.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Still has the second-highest cap hit in the league and he's not the second-best player
Obviously NYR had to overpay since he was UFA, but I'm not sure how the deal is looking "better"

He got $18M for his previous 4 seasons, and being a PPG player, he was worth 32M at least (8M/year), so he just got compensated for what he had done. Of course, he scored for Chicago and Columbus and got compensated by Rangers, but it's another topic.

 

[One Winged Angel]

The guy who had it 4 days before it happened was just guessing. I’m pretty sure Panarin himself said that he hadn’t made his decision or made it official with the Rangers until pretty late.

He wasn’t guessing. He actually has a track record and other European posters on here have said he’s gotten things correct before in the past. I had to check with others who knew more about him.

Also, why is Panarin going to say he’s made a decision before 7/1 regardless of whether he has or not? No UFA’s do that. You can possibly eliminate suitors that way. No agent would advise of this.

 

[Zats Muccarello]

This is certainly no steal, the Breadman got paid.

However, this deal will get better as the next few off-seasons pass by as UFAs and RFAs will be compensated closer to or above Panarin's contract.

This is of course assuming that he will continue to produce at an elite level.

 

[NinjaKick]

Panarin is the best player that a team added this summer, he is a true game breaker and he's in his prime. Overall I think the Rangers will make a push for Lundqvist, they actually have a very decent team.

 

[Deen]

Panarin is the best player that a team added this summer, he is a true game breaker and he's in his prime. Overall I think the Rangers will make a push for Lundqvist, they actually have a very decent team.

I could see them collapsing just as easily.

 

[greasysnapper]

Panarin is the best player that a team added this summer, he is a true game breaker and he's in his prime. Overall I think the Rangers will make a push for Lundqvist, they actually have a very decent team.

It's funny that a Devils fan would say that. Because I think Hughes was the best player added.

Really interested to see where Panarin fits in the lineup. I didn't think he looked like a good fit where he was playing in preseason, but maybe it was the groin injury, I think they really need to play around with some line combos for him.

 

[BB88]

Panarin is the best player that a team added this summer, he is a true game breaker and he's in his prime. Overall I think the Rangers will make a push for Lundqvist, they actually have a very decent team.

I'd guess they could be deadly in a year.

Similar to Jets few years ago.

 

[Seanaconda]

It's funny that a Devils fan would say that. Because I think Hughes was the best player added.

Really interested to see where Panarin fits in the lineup. I didn't think he looked like a good fit where he was playing in preseason, but maybe it was the groin injury, I think they really need to play around with some line combos for him.

imo its pretty doubtful hughes outplays panarin this year.

long term sure guranteed 7 years of a first overall will prob be the better pickup but this year its the established star. imo

as far as line combos go I think he will be fine . so far we have seen he can play co pilot to a top talent or carry a line , I doubt he has a bad year if he is healthy

 

[Embryo]

dang yo, i want some of what your smokin! by the time williams was 27 (mcneil age) he was well over a 48 WAR player....McNeil is at 5.2

(if you wanna use just their first two seasons McNeil-5.2 Williams 13)

McNeil didn't break into the MLB until his mid 20's doesn't mean he can't hit the ball and put it in play wherever he wants like Williams, which he does, if you actually watched him play and look at his batting AVG

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Quite the start to his NYR career. 30 points in 22 games, on pace for over 110 points. This playing on a line with 4th liner Jesper Fast for more than half the season while Zibanejad has been hurt the last 13 games (returning tomorrow).

 

[ElLeetch]

worth every damn penny so far.

Somebody in another thread said, its better to spend $11M on a player like Panarin (a guy who makes his line) than $7M on a guy like Hayes/Duchene/Pavelski (who needs to be on a line). You get so much more for the incremental increase.