Olympic hockey champion Alexei Kovalev told about the main playing qualities of the Russian New York Rangers striker Artemi Panarin .
Panarin has played in 40 regular season games in the NHL this season, scoring 45 points (11 goals and 34 assists).
– It’s a shame that Panarin doesn’t have the strongest partners in the club trio. He could play even better.
– I told Artemy about it, and a lot of people are discussing this topic. We can see that with the best Rangers players, he only comes out in the majority. In contrast, he told Teme last year: “You have the opportunity to get back into the game with those line partners and show who’s the leader.”
Panarin played injured at the end of the championship and the playoffs last year, so it was difficult for him to do so. But this season, we see that he takes the game more on him. Of course, he is small in size, not so fast. But he has other abilities.
I remember, even when I was playing, the hardest part was with low, sharp, technical opponents. Artemy has that. He draws other players to him and sees the field well, giving a pass. He reads the game two moves ahead. These leadership qualities are visible in him.
Of course, Kreider and Zibanejad will stay together on the front row, because they have teamwork. If you put Panarin on them, all the other five will be broken and you won’t get far on a link. Panarin now plays at full strength and he can be placed with any player – he will make them stronger.
Compared to Ovechkin, Sanya plays with partners who can create a moment for him and bring him to a striking position. Panarin, on the other hand, does not play in the top three with those who help him a lot. At the same time, he cannot support the whole game, otherwise they will adapt to him and close quickly. Therefore, he broadcasts a lot of programs and does more work than an ordinary star with strong partners,” Kovalev said in an interview with .
Panarin made his NHL debut in 2015 with the Chicago Blackhawks, later the 31-year-old Russian played for the Columbus Blue Jackets. In total, the striker played 548 league matches and scored 614 points (198 + 416), in 50 playoff matches Panarin scored 44 points (16 + 28)
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