Summer is coming to an end and the Columbus Blue Jackets still haven’t traded Artemi Panarin. Smart money is on the Jackets trading the star forward sometime before the trade deadline. It doesn’t appear as if anything has changed with Artmei’s stance toward re-signing and that means he will likely be traded. Jarmo is too smart and won’t allow what happened to the Islanders to happen here in Columbus.
Hockey insider Elliotte Friedman reported earlier in the summer that San Jose and Toronto were both early favorites to land Panarin. Acquiring Panarin makes sense for these teams and could still happen.