{"id":50141,"date":"2019-06-28T08:30:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T12:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=50141"},"modified":"2020-12-21T15:09:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T20:09:45","slug":"nhl-rumours-artemi-panarin-philadelphia-flyers-colorado-avalanche-and-new-york-islanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/06\/28\/nhl-rumours-artemi-panarin-philadelphia-flyers-colorado-avalanche-and-new-york-islanders\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Artemi Panarin, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche and New York Islanders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Free agency is quickly approaching and the moves are already starting to happen. With that comes plenty of NHL rumours for us to talk about. We’ll talk about Artemi Panarin<\/a>, the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>, Colorado Avalanche<\/a>, and New York Islanders<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

NHL Rumours<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Artemi Panarin<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rumour: First on NHL rumours, we focus on the free agent status of Artemi Panarin. He has begun to visit with teams and may be asking for over $12 million annually. The New Jersey Devils<\/a> and New York Islanders<\/a>\u00a0may have some interest. But the price could end up too high for a team like the New York Rangers<\/a>, whom he also visited.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Dreger on Panarin: “There’s some that believe he’s with the New Jersey Devils or Lou Lamoriello and the Islanders today…There’s some speculation Panarin wants a bit more than $12M annually, that might push the New York Rangers out of the game.”<\/p>\n

\u2014 NHL Prospects Watcher (@Prospects_Watch) June 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Analysis:\u00a0<\/em>It seems like things are neverending with Panarin. While the Florida Panthers<\/a> are the favourite, Panarin has been visiting with some other teams. But his high price could take some teams out of the running. Panarin has met with the Rangers, though $12 million could push them out of the running.<\/p>\n

With the Rangers likely out, it could be between the Islanders and Panthers. While the Devils have an interest, it likely doesn’t go past that. The Isles are an interesting team to look out for. Having not extended the contracts of\u00a0Robin Lehner<\/a><\/strong> or\u00a0Anders Lee<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>yet\u00a0has people wondering what they are up to. One does have to mention the lack of income tax in Florida. That and Joel Quenneville<\/strong> being at the helm are big selling points for the Panthers.<\/p>\n

Panarin is going to get paid no matter where he lands. An elite sniper, he will add a significant scoring touch to whichever lineup he joins.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rumour: Heading over to Philadelphia for our next NHL rumours, we look at Ivan Provorov<\/a>. According to Frank Seravalli, it does not appear that Provorov and the Flyers are on the same page when it comes it a new contract. He thinks Provorov will be patient, like most RFA’s, and wait for the market to develop<\/em><\/p>\n

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Doesn’t sound like #Flyers<\/a> are anywhere close to signing Ivan Provorov, who has flown under the radar a bit in this RFA class. He’s 22, plays 25 min\/night and has a 17-goal season on his ELC. $. Like a lot of RFAs, sense is he’ll be patient and wait for market to develop.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) June 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n