In recent news, Aaron Portzline over at the Athletic has reported that Artemi Panarin's agent has passed along the word that Bread doesn't want to deal with any contract stuff after September 13, 2018. At that point, its time to play hockey, and Panarin wants that to be his focus.
I don't feel any animosity towards what Panarin has done. I think he believes he is doing his best to do right by the Blue Jackets organization, and I am okay with that intent. Not everyone will be, which is fine too. While Panarin is under no obligation to negotiate with the Blue Jackets (he already has a contract), the Blue Jackets are under no obligation to heed this deadline.