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Originally Posted by Iniggywetrust
I don't understand this move from a Blue Jackets perspective. Finally have a successful season, have a young talent locked up for 4 years but decide to move him. There's just a ton of risk that Panarin benefited greatly from playing with Kane. It smells of cheap ownership not wanting to pay a player.
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I think that is a fairly small risk. I won't be surprised to see Panarin's numbers take a bit of a hit this season, but watching him the last two years there was no question that he is an extremely skilled puck distributer all on his own.