Artemi Panarin of the Rangers celebrates after assisting on a first-period goal against the Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 27. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Henrik Lundqvist was well aware of Artemi Panarin’s tangibles. Twelve matchups over the course of four years against Chicago and Columbus revealed the winger’s abilities.
What the future Hall-of-Famer had yet to learn about his-now teammates was an intangible quality which has shown itself to the goaltender over the course of this season.
“He’s very in control,” Lundqvist said about Panarin after practice Monday at the MSG Training Facility in Greenburgh but a few hours before the NHL announced the left wing had been named an Eastern Conference All-Star.