Beating the 3 p.m. NHL roster freeze with seconds to spare, the New York Rangers traded Artemi Panarin to the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday in exchange for top forward prospect Liam Greentree and a conditional third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and conditional fourth-rounder in 2028.
Reportedly, Panarin and the Kings agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract extension as part of the trade.
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Vince Mercogliano of The Athletic reported that Panarin's agent was in contact with several teams as late as Wednesday to determine the destination for his client, since Panarin owned a no-movement clause in his contract. Given the information at hand, Panarin informed the Rangers to finalize a trade with the Kings.
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