The New York Rangers finally traded Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, a move that everyone in the league saw coming. However, the return for Artemi Panarin was lacklustre, with fans pounding down the door for answers.
The New York Rangers made a trio of transactions to prepare their roster for the Olympic break, reassigning forward Anton Blidh and netminder Spencer Martin to their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Perhaps the Rangers forgot they had one more game before the break, because that was the most lethargic, apathetic hockey we’ve ever seen. It felt like the end of the season though there is 25 games remaining.
The New York Rangers limped into the 2026 Olympic break at the bottom of the standings. They sit last in the Metropolitan Division and are 19 points out of the second wild-card spot after a 2-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
It goes without saying that this season has not been kind to the team in Manhattan, but the New York Rangers seem to have no silver linings heading into a league-wide pause.
In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best
On a night when the New York Rangers saluted some of the greatest goaltenders in franchise history as part of their centennial celebration, it was only fitting that future Hall of Famer Jonathan Quick played his best game in quite some time.
In a candid moment during his introductory press conference with the Los Angeles Kings, Artemi Panarin opened up about why his contract negotiations with the New York Rangers never progressed.
The hits keep coming for the Rangers, as rookies Brennan Othmann and Scott Morrow both be healthy scratches in the NY Rangers lines tonight. This comes on the heels of one of the worst trades we’ve seen, and puts serious doubts into the direction of the Rangers.
Just two seasons ago, the New York Rangers won the Presidents’ Trophy and went on a run to the Eastern Conference Final in the postseason. However, they are now in last place in the Eastern Conference, and the future looks bleak after numerous disappointing trades by general manager (GM) Chris Drury.
Amid the team’s retooling effort, the biggest domino for the New York Rangers has fallen. On Feb. 4, Artemi Panarin was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for winger prospect Liam Greentree, a 2026 third-round pick, and a conditional 2028 fourth-round pick.
When Mike Sullivan took over behind the New York Rangers bench ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season, he probably didn’t expect that, by the Olympic break, his new team would not only be last place in the Eastern Conference, but also without one of the better players in franchise history in Artemi Panarin.
The New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings made a notable trade before the NHL’s 3 p.m. ET roster freeze on Wednesday, with Artemi Panarin heading to L.A.
After such a packed schedule over the first four months of the 2025-26 season, things slow considerably for the New York Rangers, who play their only game in a four-week span when they host the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.
Elliotte Friedman wrote on Thursday morning that someday, someone will write the full story of Artemi Panarin’s final 48 hours with the Rangers. What he knows right now is that the window leading up to his trade to the Los Angeles Kings sounds bonkers.
Live From the Blue Seats is back as Rob and Producer JL how Chris Drury failed with the Panarin trade, his first trade and test for this retool. No matter how you try to explain it away, the Panarin trade was a failure.
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The Carolina Hurricanes have led the Metropolitan Division most of the season and their recent hot streak has hoisted them within striking range of the President's Trophy.
In a last-minute trade right before the Olympic trade deadline, the New York Rangers have traded Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings. Per NHL insider Frank Seravalli, the Rangers will receive prospect Liam Greentree, a conditional 2026 3rd round pick, and a 2028 conditional 4th round pick.
If there’s one thing Chris Drury dislikes more than having to trade away his best player, it’s likely answering questions from reporters. But the New York Rangers general manager actually did each of those things in the same day on Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Kings' acquisition of Artemi Panarin just before the Olympic roster freeze on Wednesday is a reminder that people forget every year — the no-movement clause (NMC) is ironclad.
With the Olympic break approaching, the trade deadline is about a month away. Where does each team stand, and what moves should they be looking to make?
New York Rangers coach Mike Sullivan gave an update on Matt Rempe ahead of Wednesday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. Rempe has been recovering from a broken left thumb he suffered on Oct.