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Confirmed with Link: Alexis Lafreniere Signs Extension [7Y/7.45M AAV]

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bhamill said:
People (I’m not singling out anyone in particular) can be weird about being wrong and just admitting it. Personally I’ve been so wrong about so many things so many times that I don’t give a shit. If I’m wrong I’m wrong. Won’t be the last time unless I’m dead REALLY soon. Hahaha. Like the next five minutes.
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Hey I was so confident we had a player in kravtsov that I bought his jersey from when he was playing in russia

It’s a awesome jersey though
 
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bhamill said:
This is incorrect. Laf and Kakko have not received the same investment in their development as top picks normally get. He wasn’t given every chance. He’s STILL not on PP1 where all top picks are normally stapled right from the start. (and yes I understand why, but that still doesn’t change the fact that he hasn’t had that opportunity) Slower development was to be expected because of that. Putting three young guys all trying to find their game on the same line was not best for their development either. It was what the coaches thought was best for winning in the short term. Lines they were on with vets were quickly broken up for a bad game or even just a couple of ineffective shifts. The way the were utilized was terrible for their confidence, and THAT is the biggest thing. If the “lightbulb” you are referring to was realizing he had the support of his coach and wasnt going to be moved off Pan’s line or back to LW after a few shifts or a game then yeah, lightbulb moment. His detractors were saying he took no steps forward over the summer when he didn’t look great in preseason, so, no, it was not that he “finally” started putting in the work this past off season either.
The difference is being a year older, more man strength and most importantly more confidence. He didn’t learn that shootout backhand over the summer or since preseason. He didn’t have the confidence to try these things. Or RARELY did. Lavi has given him his vote of confidence and that has given Laf HIS confidence. Gallant would have broken up the Laf Fil Bread line during the Nashville game and everyone would still be calling Laf a bust. That’s just the reality of it.
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The way the “Kid line” was embraced for so long was sickening, as if segregating them to their own line was something to be proud of lol.

I’m sure confidence was sky high watching Drury waste picks on rentals two years in a row to block them. Treated like ornaments on the team and fed a steady dose of Harpur/Schneider breakouts, the NYR 1 round pick special
 
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Rangers in 7 said:
Hey I was so confident we had a player in kravtsov that I bought his jersey from when he was playing in russia

It’s a awesome jersey though
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I mean I’m 100% sure he’s an NHL caliber player already. He put up really strong defensive impacts due to good transition/forechecking, soemthing we desperately need on our “shutdown” 4th line that can’t cross the red line most nights. Not much you can do when the teams standards are “be Alex Ovechkin immediately or you suck”
 
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will1066 said:
Pro Tip: If you didn't admit to anything, there's nothing to back track.
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Yup. It also probably makes sense to stay away from extreme takes like calling a 20ish yo top pick either a bust or the next coming of JC at the opposite sides of the spectrum, so to avoid mental gymnastics down the road or doubling down on outlandish takes that have no longer anything to do with objective reality.
 
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