Sporting a new look, Artemi Panarin finally delivered the type of performance the Rangers have been looking for.

Diseases have been cured. Animals have been cloned. Men have walked on the moon. But who will live to see the Rangers win another game at the Garden?

It might sound superstitious, but for Artemi Panarin, shaving his head bald has once again become a ritual of renewal and self-cleansing. Through the first 14 g

Contract negotiations between the New York Rangers and their highest-paid player are currently at a standstill due to the star's demands.

Panarin, 34, is set to become a UFA after the season and holds a full no-movement clause in his seven-year, $81.5 million deal. Per Kypreos, Panarin has informed the Rangers that he will not accept a reduction from his current $11.642 million salary, effectively halting all talks with New York at this stage of negotiations.

With Artemi Panarin playing through the final year of his contract, Mike Sullivan and the New York Rangers need to work their way around a new deal for the Russian star in the NHL.