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

[GoAwayPanarin]

its honestly insane that his point total is where it is.

I get that he and others wont finish every chance, but he's ran into some shit luck there.

 

[Mac n Gs]

its honestly insane that his point total is where it is.

I get that he and others wont finish every chance, but he's ran into some shit luck there.

Even being super conservative, he realistically should have 5-7 more points at 5v5. That would have him tied for the top-10 in the NHL

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Laf has arrived. 21 ES points compared to Stutzle’s 25. And Stutzle is playing 21:41 a game and on PP1. Guy would be at 35 points, at least by now.

I take this to mean he’s the 6th best player in the NHL and I won’t be convinced otherwise

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

Vally features in the pregame how Laffy should have 7 more goals this season and then he goes out and rings the post a minute in and gets robbed on the PP

Give the kid a red light wouldja?

 

[bhamill]

Vally features in the pregame how Laffy should have 7 more goals this season and then he goes out and rings the post a minute in and gets robbed on the PP

Give the kid a red light wouldja?

He’s playing way better than his scoring totals would indicate. Eventually the dam will break

 

[Rangers in 7]

Well at least laf looks good again tonight

 

[Whoot Whoot]

This guy is wearing me down

 

[Rangers in 7]

This guy is wearing me down

So are people who continue to come in here and bash him

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I like they guy but you can only go so far when you never ever score a goal.

 

[inranger94]

Find this young man a shooting coach.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I like they guy but you can only go so far when you never ever score a goal.

Jovo gave this the thumbs up.

Hes going off this weekend.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Jovo gave this the thumbs up.

Hes going off this weekend.

I'm not overreacting to Laf. I'm impressed with the kid but he won't reach where he should if he can't score in a whore house. I'm rooting for him.

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

I'm not overreacting to Laf. I'm impressed with the kid but he won't reach where he should if he can't score in a whore house. I'm rooting for him.

I get the frustration but general wisdom suggests that if a guy keeps on getting quality chances, they'll start to go in.

Example: Matt Tkachuk had like 6 goals until this week. He now has 11.

 

[ThirdEye]

Shots per game:

First 14 games: 1.7
Next 14 games: 3
Last 14 games: 3.3

He's turning into a shooting machine. Ahead of both Zib and Trocheck and on pace for 219 shots which is nearly double that of last year. And that's without PP1 time. He's turning into a beast before our eyes.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

The way he improved this year I'm confident he'll work on his shot next offseason and become a solidly top line player. Even if his stats won't be flashy due to not getting top PP time.

 

[will1066]

Vally features in the pregame how Laffy should have 7 more goals this season and then he goes out and rings the post a minute in and gets robbed on the PP

Give the kid a red light wouldja?

I get the frustration but general wisdom suggests that if a guy keeps on getting quality chances, they'll start to go in.

Example: Matt Tkachuk had like 6 goals until this week. He now has 11.

We're past general wisdom and statistical logic. This team can't shoot the puck. Is Laf's shooting as good as Tkachuk's? Apples to oranges. He needs to work on his shooting, that's the point. A bunch of Rangers can't elevate the puck or locate their shots

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

We're past general wisdom and statistical logic. This team can't shoot the puck. Is Laf's shooting as good as Tkachuk's? Apples to oranges. He needs to work on his shooting, that's the point. A bunch of Rangers can't elevate the puck or locate their shots

They're 13th in team shooting percentage. They've been getting goalied to hell so I'd venture to guess they were easily top 10 before the last 5 games.

Tkachuk is shooting at 7.6% this year even after his recent hot streak (career 12.7 shooter.) Laf is shooting at 9.8 (career 13.7 shooter.)

These things matter lol.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

They're 13th in team shooting percentage. They've been getting goalied to hell so I'd venture to guess they were easily top 10 before the last 5 games.

Tkachuk is shooting at 7.6% this year even after his recent hot streak (career 12.7 shooter.) Laf is shooting at 9.8 (career 13.7 shooter.)

These things matter lol.

Laf rarely scores on a straight up shot. He's good around the net though.

 

[GENESISPuck94]

The way he improved this year I'm confident he'll work on his shot next offseason and become a solidly top line player. Even if his stats won't be flashy due to not getting top PP time.

Next year he better be getting PP1 time.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Next year he better be getting PP1 time.

he should be getting it NOW. He's been our 3rd best player this season and his skillset is more suited to the PP than Trocheck, as good as Vincenzo has been

 

[SnowblindNYR]

he should be getting it NOW. He's been our 3rd best player this season and his skillset is more suited to the PP than Trocheck, as good as Vincenzo has been

Trocheck is a PPG guy this year and the PP was #1 in the league just a couple of games ago. Why does everyone act like we have Tanner Glass on our PP?

 

[TopShelfSnipes]

he should be getting it NOW. He's been our 3rd best player this season and his skillset is more suited to the PP than Trocheck, as good as Vincenzo has been

I'd put him in over Zibanejad at this point. Put Panarin on the left side where he's been good in the past (and he has a decent one-timer too, and Laf at the right circle.

Let Zibanejad play PP2, plus they need a center who can win draws anyway.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Trocheck is a PPG guy this year and the PP was #1 in the league just a couple of games ago. Why does everyone act like we have Tanner Glass on our PP?

then keep Troch and replace Zibanejad who's worthless right now even on the PP he's not doing anything

 

[SnowblindNYR]

then keep Troch and replace Zibanejad who's worthless right now even on the PP he's not doing anything

We won't have one guy whose one timer teams have to account for.

 

[Row I Goon]

Being at the game yesterday I was able to watch Laf when OFF the puck as normally the telecast is focused in tight on the carrier. Suffice to say he's got smarts and was always looking to create space and chances. Very bloody happy with him the last few months and was a detractor a while back - not any more. If you heard an Aussie voice yelling "Now who's laffing" after his goal, that was me!