Jeff Svoboda of Blue Jackets.com: Columbus Blue Jackets pending unrestricted free agent Artemi Panarin met with the media yesterday and did an interview in English a day after switching agent. He has never done an interview in Engish before.
Panarin will test free agency no matter where he ends up.
“I want to test free agency,” he said after Friday’s practice, one day before the Blue Jackets take on Vegas. “There is still a chance (I could re-sign with Columbus), but I want to see in the summer if I feel there are better options.