
Panarin spurns Kraken offer, lands with the LA Kings
Artemi Panarin declined a four-year contract offer from Seattle with a cap hit above $14 million and then was traded to the Los Angeles Kings, where he signed a two-year, $22 million extension; Seattle reportedly offered an AAV higher than Leon Draisaitl’s, Panarin insisted on LA, and the Rangers traded him for prospect Liam Greentree and two conditional picks. Panarin has a full no-movement clause and informed the Rangers he would only go to Los Angeles, as Seattle remains active in pursuing upgrades. The Kraken sit third in the Pacific; Panarin has 19 goals and 57 points this season, while LA’s leading scorer is not Panarin at the moment.













