Pacific team reportedly pulls out of Artemi Panarin sweepstakes due to extension cost
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Artemi Panarin is drawing immense interest around the NHL ahead of the trade deadline, but now, the Anaheim Ducks have officially pulled out of trade talks.
The NHL trade deadline is now just a matter of six weeks away, but with the Olympic break coming beforehand, some teams are pushing to get deals done beforehand to clarify their position moving forward.
One of those teams is the New York Rangers, and after making Artemi Panarin a healthy scratch on Wednesday night, this is a team ready to deal their star winger as soon as they can.
Anaheim Ducks pull of out the Panarin sweepstakes
Following that report, it was revealed that the San Jose Sharks are a team in on Panarin, as they're willing to give him a long-term extension as a part of a deal, with the player also having some amount of interest in that.
However, their division rival Anaheim Ducks don't quite agree, as a report now from Pierre LeBrun has revealed they don't believe a sign-and-trade with a long-term deal for the 34-year old makes sense for their franchise moving forward.
On paper, this makes sense for Anaheim, as they've already added veterans like Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba via trade in recent times, and with the team prioritizing their youth around them, they don't want to give up significant assets to make this deal happen.
The future remains bright in Anaheim behind the likes of Leo Carlsson, Mason McTavish and Jackson Lacombe among others, but for now, they're making the smart move by not looking to give up assets and then hand out a long-term deal to a 34-year old.
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