Seravalli: Lafreniere and Rangers working 8-year deal worth more than $8 million AAV

[Prairie Habs]

Save some time and just send over the contract shesterkin turned down. It's already 8 years and everything.

 

[TheBeard]

Laff should probably wait. He's gonna be worth more than 9 very soon.

8 makes sense for who he is now. It's a risk for him to wait, and Rangers are probably overpaying now so they don't risk him developing into a 10-11 million dollar player, especially with the way the cap is gonna be jumping.

 

[3074326]

Cap has gone up, this isn’t that crazy. And he’s improved every season.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Great deal. Guy is a stud

 

[Soul Assumption]

He got more even strength points than Stutzle is 4 less minutes a game last year.

And Hoglander got more even strength goals than Drai!

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Stutzle ppg+ center, Lafreniere 60pt winger, how are they even comparable? Different tiers. 8+ million is crazy, he is not worth more than 6.5. No wonder why Shesterkin rejects 11m.

Lafreniere signed a 2 year bridge deal.

Stutzle signed his deal after year 2 of his ELC. Different.

 

[DJJones]

And Hoglander got more even strength goals than Drai!

I mean put Hoglander on a PP with McDavid and he's going to get 30 more points. That's how PPs work.

Lafreniere just had the shit luck of being the odd man odd

 

[BertCorbeau]

Good for him. Kept working through the struggles and is breaking through and getting his payday

 

[WarriorofTime]

Save some time and just send over the contract shesterkin turned down. It's already 8 years and everything.

The best goaltender and a guy who was like 100th in scoring

 

[bl02]

Kid is built for the playoffs. And if he ever got pp1 time no one would be questioning his point production.
Plus Panarin gone in a couple of years.

 

[Ceremony]

Not sure I'd be doing this.

 

[Korpse]

He got more even strength points than Stutzle is 4 less minutes a game last year.

It's wild to use totals for points and then switch up and use a rate for TOI and also use a term like more for points and then a value for TOI/gp. You are also using EVS for points and all situations for TOI/gp. That level of inconsistency is special, especially when Lafreniere had 1 more point in 35 more minutes at even strength. It just feels intentionally misleading the way you said it.

I think there was a time when criticism of him were maybe warranted even if I mostly disagreed but a lot of opinions on Lafreniere now are outdated. The jump from 135 SOG to 217 SOG is massive and shows real progress in his game. He is going to continue to produce at a solid clip at even strength with room to add on with better PP opportunities.

 

[TBF1972]

smartly build teams assign most of the cap to the wing and goalie positions

 

[Stringer Bell]

Why does Seravalli have to eat that much?

 

[Prettyisland]

These longer term deals will be bargains by the end of the cap continues to grow. Probably why gms are offering them like hot cakes

 

[WarriorofTime]

smartly build teams assign most of the cap to the wing and goalie positions

Frankly this last year with Shesterkin and Lafreniere cheap, some aging forwards and an underwhelming prospect pool since they’ve been competing for a while feels like the Rangers last really good shot at winning a cup. Kind of a make or break year imo.

 

[DJJones]

It's wild to use totals for points and then switch up and use a rate for TOI and also use a term like more for points and then a value for TOI/gp. You are also using EVS for points and all situations for TOI/gp. That level of inconsistency is special, especially when Lafreniere had 1 more point in 35 more minutes at even strength. It just feels intentionally misleading the way you said it.

I think there was a time when criticism of him were maybe warranted even if I mostly disagreed but a lot of opinions on Lafreniere now are outdated. The jump from 135 SOG to 217 SOG is massive and shows real progress in his game. He is going to continue to produce at a solid clip at even strength with room to add on with better PP opportunities.

I mean sure, 1 point more in 35 minutes less. I'm fine with that.

The point is more knocking people that use PP numbers like they aren't completely situational and can change drastically on variables that have nothing to do with the player.

Producing at even strength consistently is far more valuable to me.

 

[WarriorofTime]

I mean sure, 1 point more in 35 minutes less. I'm fine with that.

The point is more knocking people that use PP numbers like they aren't completely situational and can change drastically on variables that have nothing to do with the player.

Producing at even strength consistently is far more valuable to me.

Compare their PPP/60

 

[Go Wings]

Good for Laf, dude took a lot of shit his first 3 years

When you are the first overall pick and didn't get 40 points in a season in your first 3 years you are going to take a lot of shit...rightly so.

 

[JoeGarelli]

When you are the first overall pick and didn't get 40 points in a season in your first 3 years you are going to take a lot of shit...rightly so.

Many first round picks have struggled, and have been called out.. Didn't they put up a billboard for Stamkos? Look how he turned out, even with major injuries. How about Joe Thornton? I think playoffs last year showed the true Lafreniere.

 

[DJJones]

Compare their PPP/60

Rangers do the same thing as the Oilers. They don't have a functional PP2.

It works so I can't really knock it but the PP2 guys get screwed

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

That's a biiiiiig bet.

It’s a slam dunk. He’s really good .

Laff should probably wait. He's gonna be worth more than 9 very soon.

They’re not going to let him get on PP1 until after he signs his deal lol

 

[Kennerback]

Judging by his numbers last season and his age. It’s a win for the Rangers. 8 Million is the going rate for his production.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

When you are the first overall pick and didn't get 40 points in a season in your first 3 years you are going to take a lot of shit...rightly so.

Sure, but the team should be taking the shit, not him.

Celebrini, Bedard , etc get the keys to the franchise handed to them day 1 .

Left had to play 8th fiddle to a bunch of veterans because the team was in its competing window and the dinosaur coaches the Rangers love to hire are too risk averse, are not interested in developing kids, and lean heavily on veterans .


Laf is at this point the 3rd best forward on the team after Panarin and Kreider and will only get better.

 

[Guyute]

Laf definitely has 100 point upside during his prime years once he sniffs the Rangers PP. locking him up for 8 years is smart.