{"id":18501,"date":"2017-11-01T18:27:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T22:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=18501"},"modified":"2017-11-01T18:27:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T22:27:55","slug":"artemi-panarin-bringing-skill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/11\/01\/artemi-panarin-bringing-skill\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemi Panarin Bringing Skill to Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"

In his first month with the Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>, Artemi Panarin<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has already become one of the team’s top offensive pieces. In 12 games, Panarin leads the Jackets with 10 points – one goal and nine assists. Panarin’s skill is evident not only in his own play but in the influence he has already had on the rest of the Jackets roster as well.<\/p>\n

Artemi\u00a0Panarin Bringing Skill to Columbus<\/h1>\n

Though coach John Tortorella is infamous for playing mix-and-match with his offensive lines, Panarin never seems to stray from his first line position. Already this season, Panarin has found himself playing alongside Alexander Wennberg<\/a><\/strong>, Cam Atkinson<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Nick Foligno<\/a><\/strong> and Josh Anderson<\/a><\/strong>. No matter his linemates, Panarin has managed to find his way onto the scoresheet.<\/p>\n

Influencing the Offense<\/h3>\n

Despite only having one goal so far, Panarin has been a catalyst for Jackets goalscoring. The way Panarin has worked with his ever-changing linemates shows that it does not take help from players like Patrick Kane<\/a><\/strong> for him to shine. Here, Panarin makes a slick pass to Foligno to beat goaltender Jonathan Quick<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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ICYMI: @NickFoligno<\/a> scored our first goal tonight#CBJ<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/356HPnWj3i<\/a><\/p>\n

— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) October 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n