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

[Amazing Kreiderman]

Hugh Jessiman and Kevin Shattenkirk both were Rangers fans and both stunk as Rangers property.

What are you talking about?

 

[MysticLeviathan]

any idea when he plans to announce his jersey #?

 

[The Crypto Guy]

any idea when he plans to announce his jersey #?

We should probably wait until he signs a contract..

 

[MysticLeviathan]

We should probably wait until he signs a contract..

When's that gonna be? lol

 

[sbjnyc]

I don't think they settled on Kakko's number until preseason IIRC.

 

[EdJovanovski]

I don't think they settled on Kakko's number until preseason IIRC.

Kakko's also the most shy player on our team, Laf an alpha dog. He's going to walk in there and tell Messier himself to give him 11

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

1. You can’t pick very high when you make the playoffs basically every year
2. 8.5 mil AAV

I’m not blaming Hank at all for not having elite talent around him, but this is why you don’t build around a goalie or give him a big contract, regardless of how good he is

Bc then you make 3 ECFs and a SCF?

This opinion has been shown to be demonstrably false time and time again. There are many ways yo build a legit contender. Our FA decisions, several key draft misses, injuries and even deaths took a significant bite out of what could have been. To pretend like it's just down to Hanks cap hit and hank keeping us from better picks is to completely rewrite history

One of the best ways is to get elite top draft talent.. we did it. Now we have to hope the coaching is good enough and we dont get walloped by more ranger luck

 

[Harbour Dog]

Kakko's also the most shy player on our team, Laf an alpha dog. He's going to walk in there and tell Messier himself to give him 11

Hockey doesn't have many (any?) top guys that are volatile and disrespectful enough to do that.

I expect that anybody who has a drive to dominate the game has an above average respect for its history.

 

[Hi ImHFNYR]

What are you talking about?

He's referring to the comments about player rooting preferences not really coming into play once they're pros. There's a whole convo about it last page I think

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Kakko's also the most shy player on our team, Laf an alpha dog. He's going to walk in there and tell Messier himself to give him 11

Yeah the most alarming thing about Kakko this year is how he looked so unconfident, not something you want to see from your supposed young studs. You want a guy like Pettersson who isn't afraid out there even though he's a twig and could die at any moment. Lafreniere strikes me as a guy like that. Kakko has comparable skill but the mentality is night and day.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

Yeah the most alarming thing about Kakko this year is how he looked so unconfident, not something you want to see from your supposed young studs. You want a guy like Pettersson who isn't afraid out there even though he's a twig and could die at any moment. Lafreniere strikes me as a guy like that. Kakko has comparable skill but the mentality is night and day.

It was Kakko's 1st year in a completely new environment (coming from Europe). I think we'll see a different Kakko in year 2.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Yeah the most alarming thing about Kakko this year is how he looked so unconfident, not something you want to see from your supposed young studs. You want a guy like Pettersson who isn't afraid out there even though he's a twig and could die at any moment. Lafreniere strikes me as a guy like that. Kakko has comparable skill but the mentality is night and day.

give Kakko a little credit. I am sure he had a big culture change that Laf is already used to smaller ice, north american style. Kakko will have a great year this season, he was one of their better players in the play in round

 

[Aurinko]

This is the point I'll jump in the hype train.

I like the fact that LAF mentioned looking up to Mikko Rantanen. To me that says that he is planning to have a strong puck control and will take no steps back. Kakko and Rantanen work out together here in finland, so there is another connection.

 

[TheBloodyNine]

any idea when he plans to announce his jersey #?

After he makes the team, like all rookie players on the Rangers.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Hockey doesn't have many (any?) top guys that are volatile and disrespectful enough to do that.

I expect that anybody who has a drive to dominate the game has an above average respect for its history.

I was kidding

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

After he makes the team, like all rookie players on the Rangers.

he should take 45, like Kakko should have stuck with last season.

 

[RangersFan1994]

Crosby has some nice things to say about Laf

 

[NYSPORTS]

Crosby has some nice things to say about Laf

shocked the Penguins didn’t win the lottery.

 

[Raspewtin]

Clifford is way, WAY better than Martin though and i'd really prefer him

 

[RangersFan1994]

Clifford is way, WAY better than Martin though and i'd really prefer him

agreed

 

[will1066]

I was kidding

Messier would choke Laf like he did Blake for his insolence.

 

[Harbour Dog]

I was kidding

Lmao, sorry. I shouldn't be skimming HF at work anyway; it messes up my posting.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

I was thinking about this before.

Where does Lafreniere rank amongst the top draftees from the past 10 drafts?

Obviously not as good as McDavid or Kane but better than some others like Yakupov for sure.

 

[Richard Banger]

I was thinking about this before.

Where does Lafreniere rank amongst the top draftees from the past 10 drafts?

Obviously not as good as McDavid or Kane but better than some others like Yakupov for sure.

McDavid
Matthews
Laf

 

[GoAwayGiannone]

Where do you think Lafreniere would rank in a top 5 if there was an all-time (or at least since the 80s) Rangers redraft? For fairness lets say each "prospect" is at the point right before they become full timers.