Entering the final year of his seven-year, $81.5 million contract with the New York Rangers, Artemi Panarin doesn’t want to publicly discuss his contract situation.

The 33-year-old left winger is focused on the season ahead, not what his future holds and whether he’ll remain in New York or not in the future.

“That’s obviously good for everyone to feel that security, but I’m not in my first year in hockey so I’m used to being in those situations, not every year but it is what it is right now,” Panarin said on Thursday as the Rangers held their first on-ice practice of training camp. “I’m not complaining right now. I’m ready to work hard.”

Since signing with the Rangers ahead of the 2019-20 season, Panarin ranks fourth in the NHL in points (550 on 186 goals, 364 assists) across his 430 ga

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