Replacing Panarin's production was always going to be difficult, as he will go down as one of the Rangers' best free agent signings. Rangers don't have a single winger in NHL Network's Top 20 rankings post-Artemi Panarin planGetting rid of Panarin was always going to be a risk for the Rangers. Through his seven year career with the Rangers, Panarin has never put up fewer than 94 points in a full season (not including the shortened 2020-21 season). That's because the free agent market dried up, leaving teams to have to take a chance on the trade market. Panarin did set the bar for future Rangers free agent signings.