They both deserve their money.
Those who complain about Igor are ungrateful, but Lafreniere has probably been our second or third best forward since the start of last year, including the playoffs. But he doesn’t get PP1 time because that unit works and is never changed. It deflates his point totals. Lafreniere had 57 last year and nearly all of it was even strength.
That was the best hockey of the stretch, but he’s been playing great since the start of last year. That wasn’t anything far above the other games.
Hey there -- I've seen you in other main board Ranger threads and I've been impressed by the way you post -- not only do you seem knowledgeable (and a good communicator) but I've also seen you intentionally go out of your way to be respectful which is hard to do sometimes given the average level of discourse that sometimes happens on these boards. Thank you for that.
All that said, you're a Rangers fan so I'm assuming you watch all or most of their games, if so I'm assuming you're familiar with Laf and his development over the years.
I'm curious about the following: Would you describe Laf as a true (or potential) power forward? From my side (ie not watching as many Rangers games), it seems to me like Laf's developed into a pretty decent 200 foot player who should be good for 35-40 goals most years while also throwing the body around and being hard to play against. These days I feel like this is a more unique skillset though of course this blend of skills was much more common 10 or 15 years ago. In present day you have players like the Tkachuk kids, Lawson Crouse, arguably Tom Wilson -- probably I'm forgetting some other players but either way it's inarguable that the list isn't very long.
Thanks in advance! Looking fwd to hearing your thoughts on this if / when you see this post