{"id":442717,"date":"2026-02-03T05:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/442717\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T05:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T05:35:21","slug":"nhl-rumors-3-teams-will-not-give-artemi-panarin-an-extension-in-a-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/442717\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumors: 3 Teams Will Not Give Artemi Panarin an Extension in a Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The trade market around Artemi Panarin keeps tightening, and the biggest wrinkle is still the same one he has been clear about for weeks: he wants a new deal lined up before he approves a move.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With the New York Rangers<\/a> already holding him out for roster-management reasons heading into the Feb. 4 Olympic roster freeze, the pressure is on for teams to decide if they are actually willing to pay both the trade price and the contract price.
\nWhy the extension is the deal breaker right now<\/p>\n

For Dallas, the math is tight because big-money priorities are looming (Jason Robertson), and that effectively blocks them from committing to Panarin beyond this season, even if they love the player.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Colorado is in a similar lane, where the appetite is there for a short-term \u201call-in\u201d swing but not for a long extension that reshapes their future cap picture. They’re right up against the cap, and don’t have much coming off the books next season, with a projected cap space of $8M.<\/p>\n

Graphic of teams interested in Artemi Panarin, per @FriedgeHNIC<\/a>, with or without an extension. Right now, extension is important to him. It\u2019s like free agency #NYR<\/a> <\/p>\n

Extension: WSH\/LA\/SJ\/FLA\/DET\/CAR
No extension: COL\/DAL\/ANA\/CAR<\/p>\n

Carolina interest (ext\/no) depends who you talk to pic.twitter.com\/Esro4nRJpg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) February 1, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Anaheim\u2019s situation is different, but the result is the same, as they are trying to keep flexibility as their young core gets more expensive, so the idea of locking into a massive extension for a 34-year-old winger does not fit their current roster timeline. They currently have a whopping $28M in cap space, and have a projected $39M for next season.<\/p>\n

That leaves Panarin in a spot where his preferred path narrows his realistic market, because the teams that will bid hardest in a normal superstar auction are not lining up to put pen to paper immediately.<\/p>\n

Panarin\u2019s production still screams \u201cfranchise-altering add\u201d<\/p>\n

Panarin has 19 goals and 57 points in 52 games this season, and he\u2019s only a couple of years removed from a 120-point explosion in 2023\u201324.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On the bigger timeline, he\u2019s been one of the NHL\u2019s most productive players of the era, sitting among the league\u2019s point leaders since 2015\u201316. That\u2019s why the Rangers can reasonably demand a monster return and why contenders keep calling even if they are trying to sell themselves on a rental-only arrangement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since he came into the league in the 2015-16 season, Panarin has put up 321 goals and 927 points across just 804 games played.<\/p>\n

Artemi Panarin\u2019s final stats as a Ranger: <\/p>\n

– 482 games
– 205 goals (14th)
– 402 assists (8th)
– 607 points (9th) <\/p>\n

One of the best free agent signings of all time and certainly one of the best Rangers of my lifetime. Thank you for everything #NYR<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/0C3z8U5Y3R<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Lafreniere For MVP (Fire Drury) (@Laf4MVP_) January 28, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

But Friedman\u2019s latest framing makes it sound like the Avalanche, Stars, and Ducks are essentially betting they can talk Panarin into a short-term Cup chase without the security blanket, while the extension-willing clubs are the ones that can truly stay in the driver\u2019s seat when the final decision lands.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit:\u00a0Stan Szeto-Imagn Images<\/p>\n