Rangers coach David Quinn couldn’t seem to stop smiling on Tuesday. Quinn was at Madison Square Garden helping to introduce his team’s newest acquisition, Russian forward Artemi Panarin, whom the club signed to a seven-year, $81.5 million contract Monday, moments after the NHL’s free agent signing period opened.
“When you see him, and you meet him, you feel the electricity in his personality,’’ Quinn said of Panarin, who scored 28 goals and 87 points in 81 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets last season. “So, not only are we getting a great player, we’re getting a guy that’s got an electric personality, and is going to bring a little bit of personality to the locker room… And that’s something we needed.