A team could offer him 5 years at $5 Million. Laff would secure generational wealth and any team ponying that up would give him every opportunity to succeed.
Value of: Alexis Lafreniere Offer Sheet
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A team could offer him 5 years at $5 Million. Laff would secure generational wealth and any team ponying that up would give him every opportunity to succeed.
Rangers would match an offer worth 4 million annually as Lafreniere at 4 million is still more valuable than 2nd rounder in 2024, even if it would be from a team expected to land on the bottom of the standings.
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It definitely would put a squeeze on the Rangers but I would expect them to match and do the requisite roster surgery to make it work.
But what I’m saying is New York would have to make moves they don’t want to make to match it. Which is why it would put them in such a bad spot imo which is why another team should strongly consider it
Totally agreed, I would definitely expect them to match, but my question is what would they actually have to do to make it fit? Probably either give up a first or a player they really don’t wanna lose
Agreed. However, if you go above the $4.2 Million threshold, I’m not sure NYR match. Essentially, any team can have a shot at the former 1OA by offering a 1st and a third.
I think if a bottom dweller offersheets NYR does not match and takes the picks, but may feel forced to match if a strong team offersheets. Though, strong teams don’t have much cap space.
As a fun thought, I wonder, does Laf have more value than KK? Both players are in similar circumstances where they have played in the NHL since being 18yo but are not clear top 6 forwards.
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I'd be happy to warm the bench for free. Hell, I literally PAY to sit in worse seats. I don't see how that applies to Lafreniere though.
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NYR can't sign him at 4.2 unless they dump Goodrow which would require a 1st rd pick or a top prospect.
So at the end of the day would NYR have
1- a 2nd rder for Laf
Or
2- Keep Laf at 4.2 and lose Goodrow + a 1st rd pick. Is Laf a 4.2 for 1 year worth Goodrow + a 1st?
For a player that so many people on this board say is a bust there is certainly a ton of threads for offer sheets and trades. Its almost as if fans realize he has been on the 3rd line with next to no powerplay time and put in the right situation could excel. So weird
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Speaking to the bolded, I think NYR chooses Laf pretty easily honestly.
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To be fair, I don't think the people making 'offers' are the same as the ones saying he's a bust. I for one think he has untapped potential, and will turn out to be a solid top-6 contributer. Laf probably has one of the widest set of opinions on him amongst NHL fans honestly.
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What do you mean? I'm clairvoyant and know what he's thinking.
Me too, but it would cost them a 1st. Which is why a team should offer sheet Laf and put NY in this tough position. Either you walk away with Laf or handcuff the Rangers
He absolutely is lol. There is almost no question his value and potential >>> the 2nd round pick it would cost to offer sheet him at 4.25
Possibly! But on a 1 ywar deal you have to redo the whole fiasco again the year after and can't trade Laf that specific year.
I'm not sure if this is a thread designed to rehash the "Laf sucks, but deserves to be traded for nothing or an offer sheet" debates that's been had 300 times, or a "Goodrow is a capdump equivalent to needing a 1st round pick+ to dump" debate that's also happened 300 times.
For the record: neither is true. The Rangers match anything short of ~$6M+ on multiple years (and even then, probably try), and Goodrow will not require a 1st round pick or top prospect to move if they wanted to.
For the record: neither is true. The Rangers match anything short of ~$6M+ on multiple years (and even then, probably try), and Goodrow will not require a 1st round pick or top prospect to move if they wanted to.
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I don't think any teams would do it. Cause you basically don't know what you have. KK for example had much more proven himself(giving him 6 is still extremely dumb though). You basically could be throwing money in a lake.
LaF is available for profitable trade return
despite not listening to bern
NY still has moves it can make [eg trade Lindgren for pick(s)] to come up w/extra scratch
they will match anything short of a ridiculously number
another time we can talk deal, gotta run
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A new coach doesn’t change the fact that he’s got two established vets ahead of him on the depth chart. Going to a team with an opening for a top 6 LW who’s willing to part with a 2nd makes sense for him
Hahaha. Thank you for taking it so seriously. This thread is ‘designed’ to discuss the possibility of an unlikely offer sheet. If you actually took the time to read anything I said, I’m obviously not saying Laf sucks lol. Why so angry?
For the record Goodrow would very likely require a top prospect or a 1st to move. No team wants 4 years of a 4th liner over 3 mil. Love the homerism tho.
If you actually read anything (instead of just replying blindly) you’d know most people agree the Rangers would match an offer under 6, but that it would put the Rangers in a tough position. Even if it costs a 2nd to move Goodrow (which is likely not enough) then it would still be worth it for another team to offer sheet him to handcuff the Ramgers
Love that you come on a hockey forum to passive aggressively inform everyone else that unlikely events are unlikely. Your contributions are much appreciated
bottom line is this guy WAS an epic fail due to skating not being NHL sufficient at day 1.
Took yr + a half, but got it to minimal par and it has been slowly improving. Still nothing to brag about, but adequate.
So all this about him being an epic fail the whole time is irrelevant moot, b'c he turned the corner on the key item holding him back.
Other big thing that MUST be acknowledged is kid line.
Real thing, not hypothetical.
If they ltb and give that line mo mins, pref make as 1st line
all this totals go up.
NY will not deal except for overpayment in currency we want.
Does not have to be super crazy overpayment, but it does have to be signif enough to let him go.
Took yr + a half, but got it to minimal par and it has been slowly improving. Still nothing to brag about, but adequate.
So all this about him being an epic fail the whole time is irrelevant moot, b'c he turned the corner on the key item holding him back.
Other big thing that MUST be acknowledged is kid line.
Real thing, not hypothetical.
If they ltb and give that line mo mins, pref make as 1st line
all this totals go up.
NY will not deal except for overpayment in currency we want.
Does not have to be super crazy overpayment, but it does have to be signif enough to let him go.
