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Brooklyn Rangers Fan said:
I am still 50/50 on the "Ottawa, what'll you offer me?" train, because I like Byfield, Stültze, and Sanderson a ton...

But based on my limited viewings, Lafrenière has some Gretzky to him in terms of not blowing the doors off anyone, but incredible in slipping in and around people.
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Sorry, BRF, it ain't happening. Lafreniere is the face of the franchise for years to come.
 
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our top6 will be driven by our LW. Weird scenario but its all the same I guess.

Good defensive Centers are slightly easier to find than Line Carrying centers.
 
Edge said:
I would agree with that, I'd put him in the Matthews/Kane tier.

In fact, Lafreniere's end-result could look eerily similar to Kane's. They are different players, who would arrive at their destination by different means. But Lafreniere's stat line and results could look very, very similar.
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We talking Patrick or Evander?

Because Patrick is >>>>>> X1000000 over Mathews/ Evander..
 
Maximus said:
So friggen happy. Kind of bizarre how we rarely ever get any assistance from the hockey gods anytime, any year, and yet the past two years, them gods have been treating us awfully nice.

Question for the @Joey Bones and others who spend hours and hours researching these prospects.....how friggen good is this kid? Are we talking Austin Mathews, Jack Eichel type good or is Lafrenier a tier below that?

From the highlights I've seen of him, he does seem like the kind of player who will have an impact right off the bat. I did also as did most of us in here, think the same about Kakko as well...just sayin!....lol

It's safe to assume Lafrenier has more upside than Kakko....yes?
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We haven't really seen Kakko's upside yet.
 
I just got home from work and rushed straight to the computer. On seeing the news I was completely sated in every manner of speaking. I'm not going to need my GF for the next six months. Thank. You. Draft.
 
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HockeyBasedNYC said:
He enters a young, exciting team in a large market and he gets an opportunity to compete for a playoff spot as a rookie. He doesn’t get that opportunity in Detroit or Ottawa or Anaheim, or any number of other potential landing spots. He doesn’t have to wait for his team to fill around the edges and catch up to him. They’re going to be in lockstep from the beginning. Even better: He gets a few months to get comfortable in Manhattan, where he can begin training with his teammates and learning the systems so that when the puck drops on his rookie season in December or January, he gets to hit the ground running. The combination of his late birthday (he turns 19 a couple days the draft), his 193-pound frame (word is he’ll be closer to 200 by opening night), his already powerful puck possession game and his versatile offensive skill set don’t hurt his odds at challenging for the Calder Trophy, either.

From the Athletic (Wheeler) - The very mention of the word Calder gets me f***ing giddy
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He has Igor in his way ;)
 
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Edge said:
Most probably they will use the pick.

What they do with their other first is anyone's guess.
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what is your take on laf transitioning to center in a couple years...based on what I’ve read he’s really a gifted playmaker and can really drive the play as a center should. I also read he’s not overly fast, but Can his vision and hockey IQ make up for it
 
Does Lafreniere have any time on RW?

Krieder Zibs Lafriniere
Panarin ____ Kakko

is a pretty stacked top6

whether its Strome... someone traded for... or Chytil long down the line

edit- @Amazing Kreiderman should know
 
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All-around offensive forward who holds onto the puck like a magnet, is incredibly difficult to seperate from the puck and who creates dangerous scoring chances whenever he's on the ice. Doesn't have blazing speed, but is really difficult to contain and catch because he sees the ice like he has a bird's eye view.

He sets the tone from the beginning of the game and dictates the pace of the game he plays in. I think he'll be a guy whose goal stat line translates almost exactly to the NHL (30-40 goals), but his true impact will be how he elevates everyone around him. He has 100+ point potential.

Could be this team's captain sooner rather than later.

Responsible defensively, incredibly competitive, doesn't get intimidated at all, and has a sneaky physical side to him. He wants the puck with the game on the line, but he doesn't have to be the one to score the game winner.
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This is not a player you trade or pass on, literally checks all the boxes of needs that we see for this team, especially the competitiveness after our showing against car. Your comment about future captain material is also interesting given that we seem to have a team with complimentary leaders but not that one clear cut guy. If we had that guy we wouldn't constantly have polls about who the next captain will be. We would certainly know.
 
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Craziness

Zib, Panarin, Laf, Kakko, Shesty: franchise potential/ damn near

Kreider, Buch, Kravstov, Chytil: top 6 potential

TDA, Fox, Trouba: Stupid amount of talent

Gauthier, Lindgren, Barron, Henriksson, Robertson, Jones, Lias, Pajuniemi, Reunanen, Wall: Lots of upside

Nils, K'Andre: Completely stupid amounts of upside

This is gonna be a hell of a ride
 
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