8th and 14th in the entire league in assets and yet they are selfish.. both have their faults but this team is no where without either of them
Panarin will probably he here til he's 50. He's unmovable with that sweetheart contract he got. This playoffs are going to be big for him. He needs to set up.
My take - I don't think he is selfish because of his shift length. I think his style of play is high risk/high reward, and recently the high reward has been more reckless than truly high reward. He struggles to exit the zone because he always tries to do it pretty instead of ensuring the job gets done. He turns the puck over in the neutral zone and just over the other teams blue line way too much. Again because he tries to be pretty East-West instead of sometimes saying it isn't there, let me get it deep. And he refuses to shoot or even look at the net way too often. It really hurts his game, because it takes away the threat of a shot to the D/goalie, and he has a great shot actually, wish he'd use it more. Now of course he has his upside also, the high reward part to his game, but this season he has drifted too far risk, and I'm not sure the reward outweighs it currently. And I am very unsure he is a playoff asset - and like last season he won't be unless he gets some North-South shoot more often mentality, which is unlikely at this point. And doubtful Gallant holds him accountable for that. It is a concern to me.
Their problem is a majority of their games now are a tight 50/50 proposition. A lot of OT and regulation one goal games. No margin for error.
You mean like most NHL playoff games.... This is essentially playoff time, and Panarin is a concern with his risky/sometimes reckless play. We saw it last season as well. He did a lot to get us back to where we are now after a down few years, and he deserves credit for that, but now it may be best to separate. Issues are he can control going, and will a team take his $11.6M cap hit for 3 more years.
The bread man has been great many, many, games for us but when you play the best teams, or big games, you cannot take long shifts like he does. The coach is equally to blame because he doesn’t do anything about it.
Once again you get a bone and go with it. Him staying on for a little longer shifts, while not ideal and Gallant should pull him back on that, is not the biggest issue. His style of play, East-West, risky cross ice passes, bad TO's, and lack of shooting are much bigger issues to me. I don't think he plays a playoff style. And while Kane does, and his numbers prove it, he needs to wake up. Totally respect tough couple of weeks for him leaving his home for 16 years, but he asked for this and wanted it, so he needs to mentally get right and quickly. That will drive his game to be better IMO.
This article is exactly the point I am making - he has become more reckless than high risk/reward: The New York Rangers need Artemi Panarin to be better. While the 31 year-old leads the team in scoring with 73 points, he also owns a -3 rating. In contrast, Mika Zibanejad is second in scoring with 68 points, but is a +17. Simply put, the Breadman is becoming a far too high-risk player on the ice. If the Rangers hope to win in the playoffs, he’s going to have to become a little more conservative with the puck. That’s not to say he should become a defensive-minded player, because it would be a terrible idea. What the Rangers need is for him to be more selective when he wants to go all-out offensively. Panarin needs to be better situationally, and recognize when to push forward or pull back. According to Hockey-Reference, Panarin leads the team in giveaways by a large margin with 85 this season. His next closest competitor is Adam Fox on defense, but it should be noted that he’s a +3 on the takeaways to giveaways ratio. Panarin on the other hand is a -56. Panarin has always been an offensive-minded player, but he seems to be forcing plays more than ever before this season. In contrast, he was only a -15 between takeaways and giveaways last year. Among players that have competed in 50 games this season, Panarin ranks fourth in Giveaways/60 at 3.85. It should be noted that David Pastrnak and Evgeni Malkin are two notable players ahead of him, but both have better takeaway numbers. Panarin’s turnovers have become an issue this season as Igor Shesterkin is not posting the same video game numbers he did in 2021-22. The Rangers as a whole have been giving up too many high-danger chances and need to tighten up with the puck. However, Panarin needs to improve dramatically in this department. Last season, Panarin played more within the team concept and was ranked 21st in Giveaways/60 (2.95). Head coach Gerard Gallant will need his superstar puck distributor to get back to playing that way in order for this team to get ready for the playoffs.
That was the exact same way they beat the flyers a short time ago. Obviously the Penguins have the edge in talent compared to the Flyers though....
