Rangers star Artemi Panarin taking leave of absence, denies ‘fabricated’ story out of Russia
312844016 artemi-panarin-canes Rangers LW Artemi Panarin is taking a leave of absence from the team after a story published in his native Russia alleged that Panarin — who has been outspoken against Russian president Vladimir Putin — beat up an 18-year-old woman in a Russian bar in 2011. “Artemi vehemently and unequivocally denies any and … Read more