Trading Laf for an unproven rookie now, albeit a highly regarded one is idiotic Bern.
- Laf is 1st NYR 1OA in like 100 years
- he’s finally putting it altogether and becoming the player they envisioned when they drafted him
- you throw away 3 years of developmental work and hard earned playoff experience for a guy who hasn’t played a minute in the NHL….
- Laf is 22. By 24-25 he should be a legit 2-way stud and a fixture on the PP.
If Reinbacher doesn’t look like Makar or leech junior real fast, the GM loses his job and credibility.
You’re basically worried about a salary increase just to have another guy on an ELC that’s a ?
Does it take Rein 2-3 years to establish himself in the top 6??? Longer???
No one is saying adding reinbacher is a bad idea. What you’re willing to give up to get him here is madness not foresight.
Young guys that can produce especially on the big stage in NY are worth more then maybes every time…
You seem to want a senators or a Sabres model of them being filled of youth, ELCs, etc
Both have been declaring themselves almost dynasties going on 3 years now. Neither has/none of their youth has played 1 game of playoff hockey
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As a reminder I said as some pt, I would consider LaF for Reinbacher++/++++ to see if we could accommodate requests to keep Gabe Per.
It is Gabe P for Rein there.
As for whether LaF should be moved at all, I had LaF + for Slaf +++
at a minimum
I'll briefly address here what I was gonna say rep to 2 other threads about selling high.
It is not that I don't think LaF has further upside.
Remember, when everyone else was all gloom and doom, I predicated vs the herd that LaF would be "the next Steve Vickers" IF IF IF he could get his skating to NHL acceptable. I believe he has already now met the lower middle of that threshold.
I believe he will continue to improve and get to middle-> upper level of SV trajectory.
The pt here is we effed up by not listening to me and doing those stupid rentals. The faster we admit that than I won't have to exasperate everyone by reminding all about it. So IF and ONLY IF IF IF we get a sufficiently high return, we consider moving preferred pieces for profit which helps long term.
There is a decent + amount more of LaF that IMO he will show.
Howev,
IMO, while the level of improvement by Slaf may not match LaF's it will be greater as a percentage. Say LaF has 20-35%further upside. SlaF, who is more raw at this pt, has 60%+ further upside.
Now obv, this does not justify or make profitable LaF for Slaf.
But if MON adds enuf then it is.
I think I should have added a 2nd from Habs there as well.
So a 1st + a 2nd + Barron + Slaf for LaF + Lindgren
should be considered.
Remember cap etc is real
Slaf could be the next of most of what Kreider is, and it would be shrewd to get him now, as the makes that turn these next 2 seasons.
And Slaf is better for us as to cap hit and team control.
Gabe P + Rein are both ballpark 1.5-2 ish yrs away, so no harm no foul there
