Another former Blackhawk will be an unrestricted free agent next summer.
And coming back to Chicago could be on his wish list.
That’s according to this report from Scott Powers of The Athletic, who wrote on Friday that Columbus Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin would consider signing with the Blackhawks should he hit the open market next summer.
Panarin has given the Blue Jackets a deadline of Sept. 13 to negotiate a new deal with his agent, Daniel Milstein — that’s when Columbus opens training camp this fall — according to the initial report from Russian website SovSport.