Brian Hedger of the Columbus Dispatch: Any hope of the Columbus Blue Jackets signing Artemi Panarin in-season are now gone after agent Dan Milstein’s statement yesterday.
Losing Panarin for nothing after the season would create a big hole for the organization.
The Blue Jackets could move him before the February 25th NHL trade deadline or hope they can re-sign him after the season and before July 1st.
Blue Jackets president John Davidson last week on what decisions are ahead of them.
“We have the trade deadline coming up,” Davidson said.