{"id":433213,"date":"2026-01-28T21:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/433213\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T21:48:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:48:25","slug":"elliotte-friedman-confirms-one-team-has-the-upper-hand-in-the-artemi-panarin-sweepstakes-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/433213\/","title":{"rendered":"Elliotte Friedman confirms one team has the upper-hand in the Artemi Panarin sweepstakes: Here’s why"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: Stan Szeto-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Artemi Panarin trade talk just pulled the Los Angeles Kings into the New York Rangers retool, and it’s not a random fit, it’s an extension fit.<\/p>\n

Elliotte Friedman’s idea is simple, if Panarin is presented to L.A. with term, the Kings might actually push their chips in.<\/p>\n

Panarin is still an engine at 19G-38A-57P, so the Rangers know the value is there even in a messy season.<\/p>\n

Elliotte Friedman: One of the things that’s kind of being discussed inside LA is, are we really throwing all our chips in this year; if suddenly Artemi Panarin is presented to you with an extension; I could see both player and team…eyeing each other – 32 Thoughts (1\/23)<\/p>\n

Artemi Panarin gives New York Rangers a real lever<\/p>\n

If L.A. gets extension permission, the return gets heavier, because certainty always costs more at the deadline.<\/p>\n

From the Kings side, the \u00abwhy\u00bb is obvious, they need a true game-breaker on the wing, not just another grinder who chips in once a week.<\/p>\n

This is also where the new playoff cap compliance wrinkle matters, because contenders can’t just hide money once the postseason starts.<\/p>\n

So if the Kings want Panarin, they either pay in futures, pay in retention cost, or pay in roster players that actually help.<\/p>\n

Friedman’s point lands because L.A. feels like a team deciding what it is, and Panarin with term would answer that fast.<\/p>\n

Now we see if the Kings truly \u00abeye each other\u00bb with Panarin, or if this stays a podcast idea that never survives cap math.<\/p>\n

Previously on NY Hockey Insider<\/p>\n

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Elliotte Friedman confirms one team has the upper-hand in the Artemi Panarin sweepstakes: Here’s why<\/p>\n

Do you think Artemi Panarin would be open top joining the Los Angeles Kings?<\/p>\n

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