How friends Panarin, Bobrovsky changed the Rangers, Panthers

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Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky were dancing.

It was July 2019. The two had been teammates with the Columbus Blue Jackets, becoming close friends when Panarin was traded there from the Chicago Blackhawks in 2017. Their families are friends. Panarin is the godfather to Bobrovsky's daughter. They take silly photos together. They celebrate holidays and vacation together -- this particular dance party was in Capri.

Their dancing was extremely spirited, with both NHL players kicking their legs over their heads toward the night sky on the deck of a boat. It's the kind of dance one expects in a moment of offseason catharsis, like when two friends sign free…