When will Artemi Panarin and Adrian Kempe re-sign?
4th’s Dave Pagnotta joined SiriusXM NHL Network Radio with Gord Stellick and Scott Laughlin on Monday and was asked about the latest contract negotiations between the New York Rangers and Artemi Panarin and Adrian Kempe and the Los Angeles Kings.
Transcribed by NHLRumors.com
Scott Laughlin: “Yeah, Dave Artemis Panarin shaved his head for that, and he had a little offensive reaction initially. And then they played the (New York) Islanders on Saturday, which was another home game and the Rangers couldn’t score.
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Also Panarin and Adrian Kempe, Dave. We sat down with him at the North American Players Media Tour in Las Vegas not too long ago to ask him about what we believe is an upcoming contract extension from the Los Angeles Kings. As of now, no agreement has been reached. You’d think that maybe there would be any progress with Panarin of the Rangers and Adrian Kempe of the Los Angeles Kings. “
Dave Pannotta: “I haven’t heard a lot from Panarin’s side. I think everyone wants to get a good idea of what exactly the season is going to look like. Now, I know there’s been some negotiations, there’s been some back and forth, and I think the Rangers prefer the short term. I think Panarin is looking at the mid-term of four to five years, and I think the Rangers are more comfortable in that three-year range. But I don’t know if that’s really going to work out when it’s done.
But I haven’t heard much about the progress of those talks either, because they still think they want to figure out where they are. You know, who put this spell on them that caused them to be locked out of their home five or seven times? That’s something they have to figure out internally as well.
They suspended talks with Kempe in October and thought they would resume talks at the end of the month. They haven’t, but I checked a few days ago and it sounds like they’ve resumed those discussions. My understanding of the weekend is that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.
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They were still working hard, but the conversation came back and they went back and forth. I think in this case Kempe told us he wanted to stay. He likes it there. His family loved it there. Perfect world, here he is at the end of the year accomplishing something. At this stage, he is hopeful for the start of the season. But sometimes these things wear off.
But he wanted it to happen. The Kings hope to make that happen. It’s just a matter of finding the middle ground, finding the right structure, and so on. From the sound of things, sorry, they’re back to the drawing board, not the drawing board. They are back at the negotiating table and, as they say, the conversation continues. “
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