Every time the television cameras show Alexis Lafreniere during Ranger games, he always seems to be smiling, laughing, excitedly patting someone on the helmet, or generally just having a whale of a time.
The 19-year-old insists he’s not playing it up for the camera. That’s just who he is.
"I've always been the same,’’ he said Monday after the Rangers’ practice in between their two-game set with the Buffalo Sabres. "I'm just happy when guys have good games, and when they make great plays. I’m just happy to be here, for sure, and, you know, with the group we have, it's always a lot of fun.