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Panarin values environment over money in re-signing with Blackhawks

Brad Penner / USA Today Sports

There are more important things in the world than money.

So says Artemi Panarin after signing a two-year contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks worth a reported $12 million.

While he might be worth more than that on the open market, Panarin was willing to take less money to remain with the only NHL home he's ever known.

"I like everything about the team and the environment here," he said, per Mark Lazerus of the Chicago-Sun Times. "You can’t earn all the money in the world."

As productive as he's been since entering the NHL at the beginning of the 2015-16 season, he knows he can't rest on his laurels, especially with another new contract to be signed in 2019.

Panarin has found a home alongside Patrick Kane in Chicago's lineup, and has averaged almost a point per game through 117 career appearances.

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