NewarkDevil5 Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/khl-exodus-viktor-tikhonov-artemi-panarin-to-play-in-nhl-next-season/ Someone on the Devils Facebook fan page posted about this guy and the possibility of the Devils going after him. It could be worth the try given that of all teams we are most able to offer ice-time to a young scoring forward. Not sure if the fact that he plays on the same team as Kovalchuk helps or hinders us as I'm still not entirely sure just how fondly Ilya looks back on his time here, but I just figured I'd start the discussion about this guy since I hadn't seen another thread about him yet. I've never seen him play and was wondering if people had any thoughts about whether he'd be someone for us to go after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 3rd in the KHL in points per game this past season. Why not give him a tryout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 3rd in the KHL in points per game this past season. Why not give him a tryout? My guess is we'd have to offer more than a tryout to outbid other teams. I hope our Russian scouts have been doing their due diligence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 3rd in the KHL in points per game this past season. Why not give him a tryout? He's not signing anywhere for a try-out deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonNala370 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 He's not signing anywhere for a try-out deal. Absolutely, he isn't coming for any tryout deal especially with the Devils but I think Kovy's relationship with Lou is healthy so I feel Kovy would steer Panarin to the Devils. Devils control Kovy's coming back to NHL if he wants to under the rules, so why not help the Devils with getting a player.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Y'know it might not be a bad idea to take a gamble on bringing in both Panarin and Tikhonov. The Devils are starved for forwards this off-season more than probably any other team and even if they flop, they're probably still better than most of what we'd get on the NHL FA market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Y'know it might not be a bad idea to take a gamble on bringing in both Panarin and Tikhonov. The Devils are starved for forwards this off-season more than probably any other team and even if they flop, they're probably still better than most of what we'd get on the NHL FA market.Hey fine by me. Anything that can infuse this team with young forward talent without costing assets is something we need to be doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonDreads Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Elliotte Friedman: Hearing free-agent F Artem Panarin, who led KHL champion St. Petersburg in scoring, is getting close to joining the Chicago Blackhawks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Elliotte Friedman: Hearing free-agent F Artem Panarin, who led KHL champion St. Petersburg in scoring, is getting close to joining the Chicago Blackhawks. Well there went that idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Elliotte Friedman: Hearing free-agent F Artem Panarin, who led KHL champion St. Petersburg in scoring, is getting close to joining the Chicago Blackhawks. The rich get richer, sigh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 The rich get richer, sigh Can't blame them. Why would any free agent sign with the sad sack Devils? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Elliotte Friedman: Hearing free-agent F Artem Panarin, who led KHL champion St. Petersburg in scoring, is getting close to joining the Chicago Blackhawks. Because of course he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Elliotte Friedman: Hearing free-agent F Artem Panarin, who led KHL champion St. Petersburg in scoring, is getting close to joining the Chicago Blackhawks. Oh yeah, because why wouldn't he, right? I'm sure his option B is to sign with the Rangers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) Can't blame them. Why would any free agent sign with the sad sack Devils? Because we have the cap and now the money to outbid some other teams who don't (have cap). But I'm guessing we won't. Edited April 28, 2015 by DJ Eco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Not to mention the rumor was that he wanted ice time so going to a team like Chicago isn't necessarily the best guarantee of that whereas NJ absolutely could have guaranteed a top 6 role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) Does Chicago know something we don't, regarding cap space? I really don't understand how they can pull it off, unless he's making league min. Edited April 28, 2015 by DJ Eco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) Does Chicago know something we don't, regarding cap space? I really don't understand how they can pull it off, unless he's making league min.Bonuses. I'm sure there's a way to circumvent the cap through bonuses somehow. Edited April 28, 2015 by MadDog2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Bonuses. I'm sure there's a way to circumvent the cap through bonuses somehow. Garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Panarin is only eligible for an entry-level contract - entirely possible they loaded it up with bonuses and he's only got a 950k cap hit next year. If he joins the Hawks now and plays in a game, he loses a year off that contract, meaning he'd only have one more year under it. Patrick Sharp is going to be gone along with probably some other people - the Hawks need cheap options to replace them, and he's definitely a cheap option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 my chicago fan buddy just texted me saying it was official that they signed him but i cant find any articles yet online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 https://twitter.com/IgorEronko/status/593389787475771394 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zubie#8 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 it only goes to show that it's not always the GM, it's mostly the team, opportunities and location. Parise, suter, pominville and Vanek didnt go to Minny because Fletcher was the GM there. Iginla signed with Pittsburgh, Boston and Colorado cause he wanted to play with those players. etc etc. St-Louis, Nash, Hayes went to NYR. Jagr and Cammalleri came here cause they knew they'd get top line minutes and wouldnt anywhere else. We get players on the downfall"with something to prove" cause they have that opportunity here too. We need to be more appealing than that in the future and for that we need better core players. NO. ONE. Wants to come to NJ to play with Zajac or Henrique. The team is bad and the city is sh!tty from what i hear. So really we have to overpay in order to get people here and thats really not the way to go. It sucks and its a cycle, Lou has been running a succesful team for awhile and well thats it, back then he had players willing to stay here and sign here for less of fair money. Those days are gone but im not sure he realizes that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 it only goes to show that it's not always the GM, it's mostly the team, opportunities and location. Parise, suter, pominville and Vanek didnt go to Minny because Fletcher was the GM there. Iginla signed with Pittsburgh, Boston and Colorado cause he wanted to play with those players. etc etc. St-Louis, Nash, Hayes went to NYR. Jagr and Cammalleri came here cause they knew they'd get top line minutes and wouldnt anywhere else. We get players on the downfall"with something to prove" cause they have that opportunity here too. We need to be more appealing than that in the future and for that we need better core players. NO. ONE. Wants to come to NJ to play with Zajac or Henrique. The team is bad and the city is sh!tty from what i hear. So really we have to overpay in order to get people here and thats really not the way to go. It sucks and its a cycle, Lou has been running a succesful team for awhile and well thats it, back then he had players willing to stay here and sign here for less of fair money. Those days are gone but im not sure he realizes that. If you've never been to Newark you should probably shut the hell up about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 If you've never been to Newark you should probably shut the hell up about it He's voicing what is a popular image of Newark as to why free agents might not want to come and play there. I'm by far the biggest Newark supporter you'll ever meet, but I'm not going to tell you that playing in Newark is a key selling point for free agents. People are sold on images and perception. Unfortunately, what SD has heard about Newark is more likely to be the popular perception among most free agents who have probably never explored the city past the team bus from the airport hotel to the arena. They don't know about Cherry Blossoms in Branch Brook Park or Portuguese restaurants in the Ironbound. When assessing your situation (which is what SD was doing although from a very negative standpoint) it is best to deal in realities and the reality is that Newark has a lousy reputation. If you wanted to counter his argument by raising positive reasons for free agents to sign in NJ right now, then that would be much more effective than telling a fellow poster to shut up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.