Rangers fans what say you

How do you end up with Panarin at somewhere near 45% rentained and a 1st that would be higher than Carolinas next year out of this? Flames pass

Theyll say no but the value is fair imo. Just doesnt make sense for their timeline imo

Panarin has regressed for 3 years in a row, is 31 and only has a few good years left. If NY was selling id say this works quite well

Rangers say no and thankfully so

This is awful for Carolina. Panarin is a noted playoff ghost, he doesn't address goal scoring woes. Selling the farm for him is fine, but then INCLUDING roster pieces? No.

Please, tell me how he is a playoff ghost? Inconsistent as all hell, sure. But 46 points in 57 playoff games suggests that he doesn’t disappear completely. And to bring him in, salary has to be moved out, and with the dcore the way it is, Skjei is the odd man out.

As for the goal scoring woes, he consistently puts up 25-30 goals, and is one of the best passers in the league. With Panarin on their line, Aho might score 40-45 goals and Jarvis could score anywhere from 30-45ish goals next year. The Canes have enough 2-way and defensive guys who can reliably cover up how useless Panarin is defensively. So while he might not address goal scoring directly, he should be able to increase the amount of goals his linemates score, both at even strength, and more importantly, the PP.