Artemi Panarin is the name you hear most often when you say the words unrestricted free agent and New York Rangers. The next name you hear is Erik Karlsson and both make perfect sense.
When it comes to Panarin, he would solve several dire needs for the Rangers. The team is offensively challenged with a impotent power play and no secondary scoring. Furthermore, their pipeline is pretty dry with most of the team’s hopes centered on 19-year old Vitali Kravtsov. Picture Mika Zibanejad flanked by Panarin and Pavel Buchnevich and the Ranger offense looks a lot better.