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Player Discussion Alexis Lafrenière

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Lafreniere played well tonight. Not spectacular but well. He was involved in a lot of offensive opportunities at ES. I didnt like his or Kreider’s effort on Detroit’s 2nd goal. But he skated well. He looked like he was thinking less and just getting up the ice. I want him to keep shooting. The goals will come.

Don’t understand one bit how he isnt on the ice in OT.
 
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RGY said:
Lafreniere played well tonight. Not spectacular but well. He was involved in a lot of offensive opportunities at ES. I didnt like his or Kreider’s effort on Detroit’s 2nd goal. But he skated well. He looked like he was thinking less and just getting up the ice. I want him to keep shooting. The goals will come.

Don’t understand one bit how he isnt on the ice in OT.
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Obviously because he isn't good enough
 
duhmetreE said:
good news though....

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In case you haven't watched this movie a bunch of times, he's saying:

"He's beginning to believe."

I agree. I loved Lafreniere's game yesterday.
 
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Looks like he's playing a bit freer, forechecking much better, thinking a little less and relying more on instinct. Last two games have been very promising.
 
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he played well. he kept his feet moving and asserted himself. him and kakko have to do that to utilize their skill sets. if they can figure that out consistently, they will be great players.
 
NYR Viper said:
That's what I saw as well. He was all over the puck and winning battles. It does seem like he is gaining confidence which is key for any player and Zibanejad and Kreider are learning how to utilize him more.
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He looked like the stud we drafted 1st overall. He won’t have many more zero point games if he plays like that.
I saw him engaged, flying around the ice, making plays, setting up other player, taking good shots

I want to see that player every game
 
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He had a great game against Detroit, some bad luck with finishing but if he can build on that he'll pot 20 goals this year and go a long way toward improving the team's 5v5 play. He's realizing that he and Mika need to be the drivers of that line.
 
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Matz03 said:
He had a great game against Detroit, some bad luck with finishing but if he can build on that he'll pot 20 goals this year and go a long way toward improving the team's 5v5 play. He's realizing that he and Mika need to be the drivers of that line.
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Yeah, I liked what I saw from him last night.

Little things starting to come along. He still needs to keep moving his feet to get his shot off clean. Still getting out skilled/muscled around the boards at times. That will come.

But his game is more noticeable and the skill plays and passes are becoming more frequent. He made some really nice regroup plays in the D zone under pressure. You could see the confidence is building.

Wouldve like to see him get a little 3 on 3 time last night.

Ill tell you what - he hits like a damn truck for a 1OA.
 
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Really starting to see progress from Lafreniere. His battle for the pucks are what I remember Steve Valiquette said was one of his real strengths. The puck is on his stick a lot more, and each game he has been involved in multiple scoring chances.
 
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He looked good. He has had some terrible puck luck. One thing he needs to improve on though is passing
 
The guy with the ridiculously high shooting percentage just has bad luck lol
So much cope. “He battled hard!” being some silver lining for a 1st overall pick in one of his many pointless games is sad.
 
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The guy with the ridiculously high shooting percentage just has bad luck lol
So much cope. “He battled hard!” being some silver lining for a 1st overall pick in one of his many pointless games is sad.
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He said after spending his 431st consecutive day trying to convince a bunch of strangers on the internet that Vitali Kravtsov is the best prospect in hockey.
 
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HockeyBasedNYC said:
Yeah, I liked what I saw from him last night.

Little things starting to come along. He still needs to keep moving his feet to get his shot off clean. Still getting out skilled/muscled around the boards at times. That will come.

But his game is more noticeable and the skill plays and passes are becoming more frequent. He made some really nice regroup plays in the D zone under pressure. You could see the confidence is building.

Wouldve like to see him get a little 3 on 3 time last night.

Ill tell you what - he hits like a damn truck for a 1OA.
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Yeah definitely, he still has plenty to work on, like shoot-out attempts. But I liked a lot of his neutral zone play, stripping puck carriers and moving the other way, then actually carrying the puck in instead of immediately forcing a pass to covered teammates. I think he's finally gaining some confidence with the puck on his stick, figuring out the space.
 
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