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Alexis Lafreniere - is he the 2nd best prospect since Crosby?

Is Alex Lafreniere the second best prospect since Crosby in 2005? (read question in OP)

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Since this is based on hype and not using hindsight to guestimate where Lafreniere would be compared to guys whose careers we've seen play out, I'd say the answer is no, he's not the 2nd most hyped prospect. Tavares was easily 2nd behind McDavid. Granted, it cooled down somewhat (though not entirely) leading up to the draft, but Tavares was hyped as a "next one" type prospect at various points.
 
I'd put him MacKinnon's level. Similar games actually, MacK has the better speed, I think Laf has the better IQ. I think Laf will be quicker to reach his potential tho.
 
Yes he is. He will be one of the league's best offensive players immediately when he steps in, i.e. next season. The team who win the lottery this year will be extremely lucky.

Can't believe some ppl said "out of the top 5"...
 
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Bounces R Way said:
I'd put him MacKinnon's level. Similar games actually, MacK has the better speed, I think Laf has the better IQ. I think Laf will be quicker to reach his potential tho.
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Lafrenière right now is much better than MacKinnon ever was when he played in the Q in my opinion.

Lafrenière is somewhere in between MacKinnon and Crosby. I'd say he is better than Lecavalier at the same age too.
 
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I feel like McDavid and even Tavares had more pre-draft hype surrounding them. I'll put him 3rd
 
Laveuglette said:
In Juniors? McDavid was way better than MacKinnon, rofl.
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Statistically sure, but Tavares was better than both! Gretzky level goal scoring.

The Hype behind Mackinnon was very real (and deserved) though some at the time discounted it as being a product of Cole Harbour
 
Laveuglette said:
Yes he is. He will be one of the league's best offensive players immediately when he steps in, i.e. next season. The team who win the lottery this year will be extremely lucky.

Can't believe some ppl said "out of the top 5"...
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The OP is specifically talking about hype, not potential.
 
Bliss said:
I feel like McDavid and even Tavares had more pre-draft hype surrounding them. I'll put him 3rd
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Definitely agree. McDavid had tremendous hype, but so did Tavares. He was another "Next one" prospect. I think Lafreniere falls behind them in terms of hype right now.
 
geofff said:
People seem to be over-rating MacKinnon as a prospect. Yes he was a good prospect but not even the sure-fire #1 pick in his draft. For much of the year people thought Seth Jones would go #1, and Drouin even had a better draft year than MacK. The top-4 that year could have gone in any order.
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I still don't think that Jones over MacKinnon was the majority of scouting opinions at the time. I remember something similar in the 2009 draft when a minority said that Hedman might go ahead of Tavares - a few may have said it, but it wasn't the majority.
 
Thenameless said:
I still don't think that Jones over MacKinnon was the majority of scouting opinions at the time. I remember something similar in the 2009 draft when a minority said that Hedman might go ahead of Tavares - a few may have said it, but it wasn't the majority.
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It was quite common at the beginning of that year to hear that Jones was the No. 1. MacKinnon went up near the end IIRC.

The hype really depends on where you live and which leagues you follow. Of course OHL followers don't get much Lafrenière hype (some even claim Byfield is a better prospect lol), but in the QJMHL he is the big thing right now. MacKinnon wasn't as hyped as Lafrenière around here despite playing in the Q. Not sure why so many people seem to claim there was crazy hype around MacKinnon. Can't recall that. In 2013 the top 4 were considered to be all around the same level.
 
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I still don't think that Jones over MacKinnon was the majority of scouting opinions at the time. I remember something similar in the 2009 draft when a minority said that Hedman might go ahead of Tavares - a few may have said it, but it wasn't the majority.
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Laveuglette said:
It was quite common at the beginning of that year to hear that Jones was the No. 1. MacKinnon went up near the end IIRC.

The hype really depends on where you live and which leagues you follow. Of course OHL followers don't get much Lafrenière hype (some even claim Byfield is a better prospect lol), but in the QJMHL he is the big thing right now. MacKinnon wasn't as hyped as Lafrenière around here despite playing in the Q. Not sure why so many people seem to claim there was crazy hype around MacKinnon. Can't recall that. In 2013 the top 4 were considered to be all around the same level.
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It wasn’t even just common at the beginning of the season. ISS final rankings had Seth Jones 1st.
 
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