Overview
- Panarin has seven points in 14 games this season and is scoreless in six straight.
- He said he "had to change something" by cutting his hair and joked he might try a left-handed stick or even Urho Vaakanainen's stick next.
- Coach Mike Sullivan said he is giving Panarin offensive latitude and reworked forward combinations to spark production.
- Panarin practiced with Mika Zibanejad and Taylor Raddysh, while J.T. Miller centered Will Cuylle and Alexis Lafreniere.
- New York sits 6-6-2 and last in goals per game at roughly 2.21, and reporting says the team would prefer a lower price than his current $11.642 million AAV if he re-signs.