Artemi Panarin Traded To The LA Kings...

He can score, as evidenced by his 49 goals and 70 assists during the 2024-25 season with the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL. How Adding Artemi Panarin Affects LA’s Chances Adding a talented forward like Artemi Panarin to the Kings is quite a feat. He has shown himself to be an effective offensive weapon in his NHL career. Over his 11 years in the league, he has accumulated 321 goals and 606 assists in 804 contests. He is also an effective contributor to the power play, having scored 77 goals and 205 assists. It’s the kind of offense the Kings sorely need. They now have a reliable scorer who knows how to light the lamp. The Kings are fighting for a playoff spot, just one point behind the Seattle Kraken with a game in hand. They trail the Utah Mammoth, who reside in the first wild card spot, by two points with two games in hand. The remainder of the 2025-26 NHL season will be interesting to see how Panarin helps the Kings. Also, will Greentree be called up to the NHL or stay in the OHL? The Rangers’ Hands Were Tied Panarin made it clear that he preferred the Kings as his next destination, and that left little for the Rangers to do but find a deal. Many thought they should have received higher draft selections, but in the end, it is what it is. Retaining 50 percent of Panarin’s salary was a big concession. The way the Rangers’ season has gone, they are attempting to pick up the pieces and find a way to be competitive again. Greentree may be a good start. He’s a big forward who can score. Maybe not on the level of a Panarin, but he is young, and the future looks good for him. End Of My Panarin Trade Rant It seems that Panarin had the Rangers trapped in a corner, and since he had his no-trade clause in his contract, he decided his fate. Besides, who wouldn’t want to relocate from snowy, freezing New York state to sunny LA? We’ll see how well this trade works out for both teams. Right now, it appears that the Kings won this trade big time.