Artemi Panarin made his first public comments since taking a leave of absence that caused him to miss 9 games. His former KHL coach, Andrei Nazarov alleged that Panarin was involved in an assault against a young female. It sent the usually happy-go-lucky star home to take care of affairs with himself and his family.
NHL News: Artemi Panarin addresses allegations for the first time since leave
Since those allegations were made many of Panarin’s former teammates spoke out in his defense and stated that incident did not happen as described.