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.
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
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.
Today was the NHL roster freeze ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, and as many expected, Artemi Panarin was traded. In a long-awaited deal, the Los Angeles Kings acquired the Russian star in exchange for Liam Greentree and a conditional third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
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.
All the hype around Wednesday’s 3:00 p.m. ET roster freeze as a sort of de facto deadline seemed set to end in a real letdown; with just minutes remaining
The Los Angeles Kings have made a bold, franchise-altering move by acquiring superstar left winger Artemi Panarin from the New York Rangers on Wednesday.
The Bread Man is headed to Los Angeles. The Kings on Wednesday acquired left winger Artemi Panarin in a trade with the New York Rangers. The Kings are sending former 1st-round pick Liam Greentree and a conditional third-round pick to New York in return for Panarin.
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?
The New York Rangers are sitting in last place in the Eastern Conference just two seasons after winning the Presidents’ Trophy. In 2021-22 and 2023-24, they made it to the Eastern Conference Final.
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.
Now that they’re committed to sitting out Artemi Panarin until he’s eventually traded, the New York Rangers needed another forward to fill the void. According to a team announcement, the Rangers have recalled Brett Berard from the AHL’s Hartford Wolf Pack.