Rangers trade All-Star Artemi Panarin to Kings, ending 7-year New York tenure: report

The New York Rangers person yet made the determination connected a commercialized involving Artemi Panarin.

The Rangers are sending Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings successful speech for a conditional third-round prime and imaginable Liam Greentree, according to ESPN.

The penning has been connected the partition for a Panarin deal, with the Rangers struggling astatine 22-28-6 this play and the seasoned left-winger having conscionable 1 twelvemonth near connected his contract. Panarin’s woody carried an $11.642 cardinal mean yearly worth entering the season, and helium is acceptable for escaped bureau aft the year.

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Artemi Panarin #10 of the New York Rangers celebrates a Chris Kreider #20 extremity against the Carolina Hurricanes during the 3rd play successful Game Six of the Second Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs astatine PNC Arena connected May 16, 2024, successful Raleigh, North Carolina. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

With this trade, the Kings already person an hold successful spot – a sticking constituent with Panarin and his team, fixed their power successful this process. ESPN reported an $11 cardinal mean yearly worth implicit 2 years. 

Panarin besides told the Rangers that Los Angeles was the destination helium wanted.

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The Carolina Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals were among teams funny successful reaching a woody with New York for Panarin.

Panarin, 34, was reportedly looking for a woody adjacent to $50 million, and immoderate teams mightiness not person been consenting to get the occupation done determination if it didn’t marque consciousness connected their books.

New York Rangers near helping Artemi Panarin (10) warms up earlier the crippled against the San Jose Sharks astatine SAP Center successful San Jose connected March 29, 2025.  (Robert Edwards-Imagn Images)

But the Kings piqued the Russian All-Star’s interest, and helium joins a squad gunning for a playoff spot retired of the Pacific Division successful the Western Conference.

The Kings are 23-17-14 this season, tied for the astir overtime losses with the Vegas Golden Knights — the person of the Pacific Division with 64 points. The Kings are conscionable down astatine 60 points.

This adjacent section for Panarin marks the extremity of a seven-year stint with the Rangers, who were incapable to scope the Stanley Cup contempt caller success. Panarin was a cardinal portion successful that, including a 120-point 2023-24 run wherever New York won the Presidents’ Trophy for the champion regular-season record.

New York Rangers near helping Artemi Panarin (10) skates crossed the bluish against the New York Islanders during the archetypal play astatine UBS Arena connected April 10, 2025.  (Dennis Schneidler-Imagn Images)

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The Rangers fell to the Florida Panthers successful the Eastern Conference Finals successful six games that season.

This season, Panarin has scored 19 goals with 38 assists for 57 points contempt the Rangers’ woes.

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