COLUMBUS (AP) — Artemi Panarin turned out to be everything the Blue Jackets were looking for when they traded Brandon Saad to Chicago for him last summer.
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Panarin is a dead-eye sniper, unselfish puck distributor and he has a way of making the people around him better.
He’s also someone the Blue Jackets are relying on to help get them deeper into the playoffs for a change.
The “Bread Man” — that’s his nickname — already has a goal and four assists in two playoff games.