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Prospect Info: 2020 NHL Draft 1st Overall Pick, Alexis Lafreniere, LW

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HockeyBasedNYC said:
This is what I love so much about hockey and the family culture that is born out of the sport.

These two kids living together, for even a few months - they will remember that for the rest of their lives and it will only help the Rangers down the line. My parents served as billets for a couple of my teammates when I played in College and those bonds last and it helped to build us into a winning team.

Just today in fact, I spoke with two coaches (husband and wife) who ran several clinics in the NJ area back in the 80's in 90's. We've stayed connected for over 25 years, sending Christmas cards and talking on the phone from time to time. Its that special bond you have with good people in the sport that is hard to really put into words.

So to hear that two future Rangers who are projected to be major parts of this team are living together in a special setting makes me really happy and even more excited for what is to come.
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but twittter told me that hockey culture is bad
 
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HockeyBasedNYC said:
This is what I love so much about hockey and the family culture that is born out of the sport.

These two kids living together, for even a few months - they will remember that for the rest of their lives and it will only help the Rangers down the line. My parents served as billets for a couple of my teammates when I played in College and those bonds last and it helped to build us into a winning team.

Just today in fact, I spoke with two coaches (husband and wife) who ran several clinics in the NJ area back in the 80's in 90's. We've stayed connected for over 25 years, sending Christmas cards and talking on the phone from time to time. Its that special bond you have with good people in the sport that is hard to really put into words.

So to hear that two future Rangers who are projected to be major parts of this team are living together in a special setting makes me really happy and even more excited for what is to come.
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I know the guy they are staying with and he filled me in a bit on what it's like to be a billet family for a pro team. Quite interesting to hear the ins and outs that come with it. The Rangers usually just use billets for year 1 and I wish they would extend that to a 2nd year if the players wishes to do so.

I know it's costly for the Rangers but it's better than having them sit alone in an empty apartment eating microwave pizza and noodles like Hayes, Vesey and Skjei :laugh:
 
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Uninstaaled said:
6'2" 205?

Did he eat Jack Hughes during the offseason?
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Sounds about right, he was trending at about 200 heading into the draft and most people close to him said his height was closer to 6’2 even then (some of the popular measurements for prospects are now more than a year old).

He’ll almost certainly play closer to about 6’2, 210 when all is said and done. I honestly don’t think his physical conditions and strength have gotten nearly enough attention.

This guy is going to have serious strength to back up those skills. It’s not a pretty picture for opposing teams.
 
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Edge said:
Sounds about right, he was trending at about 200 heading into the draft and most people close to him said his height was closer to 6’2 even then (some of the popular measurements for prospects are now more than a year old).

He’ll almost certainly play closer to about 6’2, 210 when all is said and done. I honestly don’t think his physical conditions and strength have gotten nearly enough attention.

This guy is going to have serious strength to back up those skills. It’s not a pretty picture for opposing teams.
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He is already prime Jamie Benn sized.

I'm curious to see how the extra weight will impact his speed but hes going to be damn near impossible to knock off the puck right off the bat.

Also curious to see how much the offseason work helps Kakko.
 
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Uninstaaled said:
He is already prime Jamie Benn sized.

I'm curious to see how the extra weight will impact his speed but hes going to be damn near impossible to knock off the puck right off the bat.

Also curious to see how much the offseason work helps Kakko.
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hopefully Kakko was able to put on 45 lbs of PURE MUSCLE like Jack Hughes otherwise he's going to get left in the dust.
 
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KirkAlbuquerque said:
hopefully Kakko was able to put on 45 lbs of PURE MUSCLE like Jack Hughes otherwise he's going to get left in the dust.
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Jack Hughes in 1st day of camp:

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Uninstaaled said:
Lmao.

I love that Devil fans are now "celebrating" that he put on 16 pounds this offseason to get up to 180 after basically scoffing at anyone who said that he was sub 170 when drafted.
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To be fair you scoff at that because you assume he'll put on weight later into his career.
 
SnowblindNYR said:
To be fair you scoff at that because you assume he'll put on weight later into his career.
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No one suggested otherwise.

But everyone gave skeptical hippo face to the reports that he was at or over 170 when he was drafted. He looked like he had the body of a 12 year old and for some reason, that was a sore spot for those clowns.

I cannot wait for Lafreniere to bury that kid.
 
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To have Laf headline the kids' table at F that also seats KK and Chytil, who will be a physical monster as well, plus VK and Barron eventually and another potential physical monster and dark horse in Goat, is a f**k i**g luxury.
 
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will1066 said:
To have Laf headline the kids' table at F that also seats KK and Chytil, who will be a physical monster as well, plus VK and Barron eventually and another potential physical monster and dark horse in Goat, is a f**k i**g luxury.
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I love that our young fwds are not just super skilled but are all absolute units as well. You can't win with a team full of midgets in this league.
 
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Edge said:
Sounds about right, he was trending at about 200 heading into the draft and most people close to him said his height was closer to 6’2 even then (some of the popular measurements for prospects are now more than a year old).

He’ll almost certainly play closer to about 6’2, 210 when all is said and done. I honestly don’t think his physical conditions and strength have gotten nearly enough attention.

This guy is going to have serious strength to back up those skills. It’s not a pretty picture for opposing teams.
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Very excited for the future.
 
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Uninstaaled said:
theyre trending the same way on the back end.


Fox is a smurf, but he can get away with it since he’s God.
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I feel like everyone loved the Jets because they were big and skilled but they haven't amounted to much. Not the reason they haven't amounted to much was their size and skill.
 
will1066 said:
To have Laf headline the kids' table at F that also seats KK and Chytil, who will be a physical monster as well, plus VK and Barron eventually and another potential physical monster and dark horse in Goat, is a f**k i**g luxury.
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Ill have to mention too, that Buch was really throwing the body around in the play-in.

He never took any shit from anyone in the past, but he definitely had a newfound meanness that I think he enjoyed.
 
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BKGooner said:
This is kind of my point. Until the 80's everyone showed up to training camp out of shape and really didn't get into what people today would consider game shape until the playoff push. Seems like the players made no bones about it. In that league Kessel would be a legend period. In the current NHL he is the butt of a lot of jokes despite being a very good player. Always makes me wonder who was the guy who flipped the switch and made NHLers more health and fitness conscious. Gary Roberts certainly is a big voice, but there must of been someone who pushed him or was further ahead of him on the curve. Did it come out of the Soviet system?
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Actually Brindamor and Chelios really started that revolution. I remember guys saying that if anyone could ever play a 60 minute shift it was Chelios. The day after the Red Wings won the cup Chilly was running the stairs in the arena. Absolute madman!
 
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HockeyBasedNYC said:
Ill have to mention too, that Buch was really throwing the body around in the play-in.

He never took any shit from anyone in the past, but he definitely had a newfound meanness that I think he enjoyed.
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In the past he's turned it on when he had a tougher guy on his line to play with. It brought it out in him or something. But yeah in the play-in he was doing it regardless, which is nice to see.
 
Edge said:
Sounds about right, he was trending at about 200 heading into the draft and most people close to him said his height was closer to 6’2 even then (some of the popular measurements for prospects are now more than a year old).

He’ll almost certainly play closer to about 6’2, 210 when all is said and done. I honestly don’t think his physical conditions and strength have gotten nearly enough attention.

This guy is going to have serious strength to back up those skills. It’s not a pretty picture for opposing teams.
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Sounds a lot like Mark Messier
 
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