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

[tlk]

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Laf doing alright eh?

His +\- is a reflection of the problem with that line tho.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Points aside he also looks physically stronger this season. I think his confidence in his size has grown. I think when some young guys come in the NHL they realize wow these guys are much stronger than kids in juniors.

 

[will1066]

Points aside he also looks physically stronger this season. I think his confidence in his size has grown. I think when some young guys come in the NHL they realize wow these guys are much stronger than kids in juniors.

Points schmoints

 

[Unpredictable1]

Zib does next to nothing to disguise the pass or really make any of the Avs think twice about anything. He glides in with the puck on his backhand, gets below the dots still with the puck on his backhand, and makes a pass on his backhand. There's zero deception. With his slapper, he has to hold his stick at a 90 degree angle for at least 15-20 seconds to indicate that he is powering up in order to take a shot. He has to hang out with Fox a little more.

Back when I was younger this was the equivalent of holding down "C"

 

[xsniper11x]

Starting to think its best Drury not wait around too long and extend Laf to a big 7-8y deal before his luck normalizes and the pts start matching his on ice value. He def seems to have that “it” factor that could make him a star in this league, and there’s likely a small window where you can get him to sign a Cozens or Boldy like contract before he hits that next level on the stat sheet.

 

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

Starting to think its best Drury not wait around too long and extend Laf to a big 7-8y deal before his luck normalizes and the pts start matching his on ice value. He def seems to have that “it” factor that could make him a star in this league, and there’s likely a small window where you can get him to sign a Cozens or Boldy like contract before he hits that next level on the stat sheet.

Would 100% like to see him buy low and long-term on both Laf and KK, honestly.

 

[GAGLine]

Would 100% like to see him buy low and long-term on both Laf and KK, honestly.

Laf can't be extended until July 1st. Kakko can be extended now, but there's no incentive for him to take a long-term deal at this point, depending on what you mean by buy low. He isn't taking 3 mil for 7 years.

Kotkaniemi signed for 8 years at 4.82 mil after putting up 29 points in 66 games. Last year he outscored Kakko slightly, but he's having a down year as well, with 20 points in 55 games.

We'd need to get into the 4-5 mil range to make it worth Kakko's while to sign for more than 2 years.

 

[bhamill]

Laf can't be extended until July 1st. Kakko can be extended now, but there's no incentive for him to take a long-term deal at this point, depending on what you mean by buy low. He isn't taking 3 mil for 7 years.

Kotkaniemi signed for 8 years at 4.82 mil after putting up 29 points in 66 games. Last year he outscored Kakko slightly, but he's having a down year as well, with 20 points in 55 games.

We'd need to get into the 4-5 mil range to make it worth Kakko's while to sign for more than 2 years.

I think Kakko for 5mil x 7 is still buying “low”…

 

[Black Tank]

It's amazing how much of the play he drives now and that's with his fumbling of the puck and low confidence moves. Those will clear up and improve steadily - it feels like he's in the middle of a lot of the Rangers good plays but there's still a lot of headroom.

 

[Rangers in 7]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I think we can move past the bust conversation now

 

[Brutananadilewski]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I think we can move past the bust conversation now

Have you seen my pants?

 

[Speedtrials]

Kid is one of the best players on the ice tonight, with a lot of stars playing. He has been a treat to watch tonight.

 

[irishlaxburger2]

Finally time for many to realize that the NHL *is* a developmental league.

Brian Boyle said it on the most recent Up in the Blue Seats podcast. Guy needed to change his entire skating style at *25* years old for his career to take off. Sometimes you need to let the kids cook.

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

In the first he skated like a madman on the backcheck, stole the puck after taking the body and turned it up the other way for a 2 on 1 that HE lead up the ice.

To me, that’s the most impressive stuff about his game, in addition to the finishing tonight.

Oh, and the popeye smirk after that silky finish wasn’t bad either

 

[2Leetch_94]

Live, Laf, Love.

 

[LaffyTaffy13]

This summer ALOT of people said he wasnt worth a 1st round pick LOL. Still makes me laugh

 

[Levitate]

If he starts finishing he’s gonna rack up points quick..

 

[mike14]

8 pts in his last 10, after just 4 in the 10 before that.
Still weird just how much his skating has improved.

25 games left, needs 15 pts to hit 50

 

[HockeyBasedNYC]

I thought they missed an assist on Foxs goal the other night against the Stars. Pretty sure Laf touched the puck on the side of the net before Panarin took it and fed Fox.

Either way, with last night he's on pace for a 23-27-50 point season.

 

[aufheben]

Someone needs to be put on GIF duty because every time I embed a tweet it doesn’t work.

 

[NYRangers0723]

Laf has really taken a step forward this year. He has been a bit snake bitten in terms of points but they’re starting to come now

 

[Ail]

Hughes would have completed the hattrick last night. Bust.

 

[duhmetreE]

Laf has really taken a step forward this year. He has been a bit snake bitten in terms of points but they’re starting to come now

He's grown tremendously in carrying the puck, zone entries and making a play. Panarin-esque

He polishes his shot and sky's the limit

 

[DanielBrassard]

He’s shown a lot of growth this season, it’s been awesome to see. He’s become a much more dangerous player because of the fact that he is constantly moving his feet. In years past he would get swallowed up because once he got the puck it was easy for opponents to box him in and eliminate along the boards. That’s not the case now.

 

[n8]

Someone needs to be put on GIF duty because every time I embed a tweet it doesn’t work.

??? just copy and paste the link. It should auto-embed