If We Win Draft Lottery: Lafreniere or Byfield?

[ElLeetch]

In all honesty, the Habs do not have what it takes to get me to give up Lafreniere, either. Only team I even entertain an offer from right now is Ottawa. The package has to start with 3, 5, the Isles 1st, and the Sens first next year. The question is if Ottawa would add enough to it to convince me, and I do not think they would.

for me, its either OTT for the 3rd/5th/Brady T or LAK for 2nd/Turcotte/Bjornfot

 

[broadwayblue]

Your offers were laughable. Kotkaniemi, Domi, 16OA, and Carey Price? Nobody reasonable is going to have a trade conversation where that is the starting point.

Yeah, Carey price has negative value for us. He's a very good goalie for sure, but we've got that covered for a fraction of the price.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Like I've cautiously said, there's quite a bit of Mark Messier in this kid.

I'm a Rangers fan thanks to a Messier spear. If Lafrieniere turns out to be Moose Reincarnated, then I couldn't be happier.

 

[Harbour Dog]

Also, Laf seems even shittier than the usual hockey nicknames. Perhaps we should nip this is bud? I seen somebody call him Alf a few days ago.

 

[Rempe73]

Also, Laf seems even shittier than the usual hockey nicknames. Perhaps we should nip this is bud? I seen somebody call him Alf a few days ago.

I hate Laf. Why not just Alexis?

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

Also, Laf seems even shittier than the usual hockey nicknames. Perhaps we should nip this is bud? I seen somebody call him Alf a few days ago.

Laf Laf Laf Laf laf

 

[NYSPORTS]

I hate Laf. Why not just Alexis?

Pair him with Kakko and i like the Regiment line

the elite special operations force of the Army Rangers

 

[Synergy27]

How similar do we think this draft ends up looking to 1991? It seems improbable that he ends up being this good, but I can’t help but get Lindros vibes from Byfield.

Laf feels a lot like Forsberg to me.

I can only assume that Byfield simply isn’t Lindros, or else he’d be getting all the hype. The question is, why? He’s huge, fast, has great hands, and is on the young end of his draft class. Would he be the consensus number one in most years and just not this year because Laf is THAT special?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

How similar do we think this draft ends up looking to 1991? It seems improbable that he ends up being this good, but I can’t help but get Lindros vibes from Byfield.

Laf feels a lot like Forsberg to me.

I can only assume that Byfield simply isn’t Lindros, or else he’d be getting all the hype. The question is, why? He’s huge, fast, has great hands, and is on the young end of his draft class. Would he be the consensus number one in most years and just not this year because Laf is THAT special?

Lindros was so dominant and mean.

Byfield is not that. Laf plays more sandpaper than he does.

 

[Leetch3]

not sure if this was mentioned but JD was on with michael kay today. said that lafreniere wears #11 because he idolizes mark messier...although he was 4 years old when messier retired so this is very possibly typical PR 'every player drafted grew up a fan of the team that picked him' bs LOL

John Davidson

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

not sure if this was mentioned but JD was on with michael kay today. said that lafreniere wears #11 because he idolizes mark messier...although he was 4 years old when messier retired so this is very possibly typical PR 'every player drafted grew up a fan of the team that picked him' bs LOL

John Davidson

His dad may have been a fan and passed that on.

There are a ton of kids who say their favorite player is Bobby Orr.

 

[Ghost of jas]

How similar do we think this draft ends up looking to 1991? It seems improbable that he ends up being this good, but I can’t help but get Lindros vibes from Byfield.

Laf feels a lot like Forsberg to me.

I can only assume that Byfield simply isn’t Lindros, or else he’d be getting all the hype. The question is, why? He’s huge, fast, has great hands, and is on the young end of his draft class. Would he be the consensus number one in most years and just not this year because Laf is THAT special?

Forsberg was pretty nasty to play against.

 

[7even]

Congratulations my guys. I don't think I've seen an exciting Rangers team in my lifetime. Lafreniere or Byfield, they'll look good in red white and blue.

 

[Thirty One]

Congratulations my guys. I don't think I've seen an exciting Rangers team in my lifetime. Lafreniere or Byfield, they'll look good in red white and blue.

Thanks Bob

 

[CaptTennille]

not sure if this was mentioned but JD was on with michael kay today. said that lafreniere wears #11 because he idolizes mark messier...although he was 4 years old when messier retired so this is very possibly typical PR 'every player drafted grew up a fan of the team that picked him' bs LOL

John Davidson

And here I thought it was because his birthday is October 11th. Shows what I know ٩(˘◡˘)۶

 

[NYR]

The OHL isn't nearly as strong defensively as the QMJHL.

That's why I think AL was much better in International play and is the clear consensus #1 pick over Byfield.

AL all day long..

 

[Polar Bear]

Byfield is a very good prospect, but again, AL is in his own class. This thread title is really, really dumb. If we stay at 1 it's LA. The only small chance we don't take him is if we moved the pick for a huge ransom.

 

[Gardner McKay]

Report the trolls, don't respond. Now that we have won the draft lottery there will be a lot of them.

 

[bl02]

for me, its either OTT for the 3rd/5th/Brady T or LAK for 2nd/Turcotte/Bjornfot

I know other fan bases will call us crazy or whatever but that is pretty much what it will take.

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

I know other fan bases will call us crazy or whatever but that is pretty much what it will take.

I don't think they would consider it THAT crazy lol. I'm sure if their team had this kind of #1 pick, they'd demand pretty much the same thing.

 

[Crease]

I wonder how much of Byfield's dominance over his peers is due to having his growth spurt early.

 

[NYblades]

Sorry. Not trading the first overall pick to Montreal. You also had me laughing at Carey Price. Like why?

The Rangers are going to select Lafreniere, end of story.

 

[CasusBelli]

How similar do we think this draft ends up looking to 1991? It seems improbable that he ends up being this good, but I can’t help but get Lindros vibes from Byfield.

Laf feels a lot like Forsberg to me.

I can only assume that Byfield simply isn’t Lindros, or else he’d be getting all the hype. The question is, why? He’s huge, fast, has great hands, and is on the young end of his draft class. Would he be the consensus number one in most years and just not this year because Laf is THAT special?

Would love Forsberg with a normal foot.

 

[aufheben]

Can I close this?

 

[Thirty One]

Also, Laf seems even shittier than the usual hockey nicknames. Perhaps we should nip this is bud? I seen somebody call him Alf a few days ago.

I’m all in on ALF