from Larry Brooks of the New York Post,

Only potential tampering penalties prevented Gorton from shouting out the name “Artemi Panarin,” the impending free-agent winger from Columbus who will be the Blueshirts’ primary target on July 1 and who can be expected to command at least $11 million per season on a seven-year deal.

And likely that only the same threat of penalty kept Gorton from blurting out “Kevin Hayes,” the center who could well be in line for a free-agent return to New York if the numbers align.

Be sure of this: No one expects the process to speed up with sophomores Filip Chytil, Brett Howden and Lias Andersson lining up down the middle behind legit No. 1 Mika Zibanejad.

Throwing money at Panarin does not guarantee that he will accept. Florida, long expected to be a major bidder in the auction, not only has the beach, the weather and no state tax to offer...

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