You challenged me on an opinion I have regarding my appreciation of Lafrenière and that I would currently choose him before Nylander 7 days a week.. Regarding speed standards, several players historically have been rated as such and yet they are HOFs. Now you're telling me that Nylander wasn't ready when he started pro, while you claim that Lafrenière was, which is an intellectual trick. Finally, Lafrenière's impact is already present in PO, while Nylander had to take 2 years from the AHL and 4 years from the NHL to have some impact. Same age 22 and first pro years....Lafrenière has better stats....and right now, Lafreniere is the best Rangers top 6, including 120 pts Panarin.
There's a lot of unwrap here, lets start with the that you're using analogies from players who peaked 40+ years ago while the game is faster, more skilled than ever and plays completely and totally different today. It's a stretch, to say the least, particularly when you use the smartest player in league history as one of the examples.
Second lets address Draft position, NHL readiness. It's just absurd to even compare the two on Draft day, Lafreniere was considered a well above average 1st overall pick and a borderline generational talent depending on who you might ask. Nylander? Huge upside, but concerns about his size, hence why one went #8 and the other #1.
Do you know how many players selected 8th overall have played 9+ games(ELC limit) in their D+1 season since Nylanders Draft year? Zero. Do you know how many first overall picks played 9+? 9/10(Power had 8). Yes, Lafreniere was the superior prospect, he was the CHL player of the year and widely regarded as the top prospect in his Draft class and the world at the time, Nylander was not. You could make the same argument for 61 goal scorer David Pastrnak, Lafreniere was certainly more NHL ready and started the NHL sooner, but you anticipate he'll reach that level as well? It's a matathon, not a sprint.
As far as saying Lafreniere had superior stats at the same age, it's just objectively false. Lafreniere has 13 more points in more than 120 more games in the league, Nylander had a significantly higher PPG and had already cracked the 60 point barrier twice, Lafreniere has scored 40+ points once.
Now this isn't a knock on Lafreniere, I'm still high on him and enjoyed him as a prospect, your logic is merely extremely flawed and while I think he's in the midst of an amazing run I'd certainly like to see more over a larger scale before I start comparing him to 100 point players around the league.