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After sending a conditional third-round draft pick and prospect Liam Greentree to the Rangers, the Kings locked down Panarin with a two-year, $22 million contract that will keep the Russian forward in Los Angeles through the 2027-28 season.
Since entering the NHL in 2015-16, Panarin ranked fifth in the entire NHL in points (927 in 804 games) prior to the trade and was also one of six active players who have had a 120-point season (reached mark with Rangers in 2023-24); the others are Connor McDavid, Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, Leon Draisaitl and Sidney Crosby.
With the NHL trade window closing at 3 PM before the Olympic freeze, the market feels quiet — but that may be misleading. Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings is quietly lining up as a post-freeze blockbuster as teams look to avoid paying 18 days of dead cap.