In today';s rumor rundown the Columbus Blue Jackets have received offers for
forward Artemi Panarin. Are they good enough to consider a deal? The situation
in Montreal between Max Pacioretty and the team gets stranger by the day and
the Flyers are looking to add another player before the season starts.Blue
Jackets Receiving Offers for Panarin

With speculation Artemi Panarin is still a name to watch on the trade block,
rumors are now that the Columbus Blue Jackets have started receiving offers for
 Panarin. In his State of the Franchise column for The Athletic, Blue Jackets
insider Aaron Portzline reports that Columbus has received trade offers that
include prospects and "high-round draft picks." The Blue Jackets want more,
including someone that would help replace Panarin';s production
immediately.Artemi Panarin, Columbus Blue Jackets, Feb. 22, 2018 (Amy Irvin /
The Hockey Writers)

Knowing that';s unlikely to happen Portzline said:

The situation with Bobrovsky and Panarin threatens to cast a pall over the
season for the Blue Jackets. Losing either of them would be hard to swallow;
losing both of them for no return is positively untenable. The best hope for
the Blue Jackets is that Panarin will have a change of heart when he gets back
to Columbus, that looking his teammates in the eye and hearing their pleas will
 convince him to stay. That seems unlikely, but it might be all they
have.source - "State of the Franchise: Uncertainty of Bobrovsky, Panarin
futures casts a pall on Blue Jackets" - The Athletic - Aaron Portzline Aug
30, 2018

The situation for Panarin doesn';t seem to have changed. He';s unwilling to
come to the table to talk an extension and has given the team a deadline of
September 13, 2018, to make something happen so that he doesn';t have to deal
with questions about his contract once the season starts.

Portzline reports speculation that the New York Rangers, New York Islanders,
Los Angeles Kings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars are
on his list of preferred destinations. He also said that list has been
downplayed by Panarin';s agent and that no list has been
submitted.Related: NHL Rumors: Seguin, Pacioretty, Trouba, MorePacioretty
Wants to Stay in Montreal

The situation in Montreal and between the Canadiens and Max Pacioretty gets
stranger by the day. In a series of tweets, Pacioretty';s agent Allan Walsh
shot down rumors of there being "sources" outside the organization that
Pacioretty had asked for a trade multiple times last season. Walsh continues to
 contend his client wants to stay in Montreal, has not asked for a trade and
can';t understand why the team won';t even negotiate.(Kim Klement-USA TODAY
Sports)

Walsh also confirmed the Canadiens did have a trade worked out at the draft
with the Los Angeles Kings but that Pacioretty was in no way involved and Walsh
 insists Pacioretty is "ready to sign an extension with Montreal today."

Clearly, there is a communication issue between the team and the player and you
 could tell at Pacioretty';s recent charity golf tournament where things were
more than awkward. Walsh was constantly posting videos of speeches by partners
and sponsors nearly pleading for Pacioretty to stay and Pacioretty himself was
quite emotional. Meanwhile, management said they had no idea why everyone
perceived there to be a rift between the two sides.

The reality is, few people know the real story here. Pacioretty has trade
protection in his contract, he likely wants fair market value after playing so
many seasons at a team-friendly rate but he had a poor year so the market to
acquire him isn';t likely as high as it could or should be.Related: NHL
Rumors: Zetterberg, Nurse, Voynov, MoreFlyers Looking to Trade For Defensive
Forward

Flyers GM Ron Hextall told Dave Isaac of the Cherry Hill Courier-Post the
team is looking to add a defensive-minded forward, likely via trade. When asked
 about a future move to improve the team, "I'm open to it, but it would
probably be more of a lateral move on the market rather than a free agent,"
Hextall said.   "It would be a forward. We'd like to add a penalty-killing
forward but to this point, there's been nothing there that's made enough sense
for us to move."

The addition of James van Riemsdyk will clearly help the team offensively but
not necessarily short-handed where the team has struggled more than in previous
 seasons.No One Calling About Voynov

Josh Cooper of The Athletic tweeted the Los Angeles Kings have not received
inquiries about defenseman Slava Voynov. Voynov would like to return to the NHL
 and if he does, the Kings would hold his rights but the NHL has not cleared
him and both the team and player have little control over what happens next.

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