Brooklyndevil
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He’s not a bad player. I think his lack of speed hurts him. I saw him on a breakaway against the Panthers the other night and he just doesn’t have the extra gear.
Swap AL and Ovi for the remainder of the season. Who wins? Not that the Rangers have much use for a 38-year-old Ovi at this point... Just thinking of Lafreniere's weakness as a skater.He’s not a bad player. I think his lack of speed hurts him. I saw him on a breakaway against the Panthers the other night and he just doesn’t have the extra gear.
He’s still on pace for 51 points, while playing with superior players next to him..
How can that last sentence hold together?
So he's again the 3rd most productive player on his line at ES?View attachment 794061
1 more EVP than Mika, one less than Kreider and 3 less than Trocheck. Notice the huge disparity in PP points. Put him on PP1 in place of Trocheck and He'd probably have 30 points in 35 games.
Rangers are a powerhouse team and Lafreniere's one of the reasons why.
Always nice to see some positivity sprinkled in to an other wise inflammatory thread. It is true, Laf was the consensus 1OA no matter where you looked. I remember Luc Robitaille (current pres of the Kings) half heartedly lamenting that getting the 2nd overall pick is nice, but you're so close! You still want 1OA. Blake and co would have absolutely picked laf along with every other team in the league. It's tough, but it's nice to see his improvement this year. Definitely still time to growI hate threads like this, who cares if he was drafted 1st overall or 15th. He's a legit NHL'er and still has room to grow. He is not a bust, if he was he wouldn't even be serviceable. Everyone and their mother would would have drafted Laf with the 1st pick, it is what it is.
I'd gladly take him on my team.
You'd think he cares. The difference is tens of millions he's possibly leaving on the table, if he doesn't live up to expectations of a first overall pick.I wonder how he feels about it all.
He’s a solid NHler, nothing wrong with that.
If he was a 4th round pick he’d probably just be thrilled to be in the show, rather than have this narrative hanging around his neck.
Maybe he cares, maybe he doesn’t, who knows, would be curious what his real perspective is.
He's got a perfect role model in Zibanejad to talk to. He wasn't a #1 but he was a top 10 pick who didn't truly break out until his mid 20s. He likely has talked to him about that and how it takes some players time. Keep working and trust your abilities and eventually your time will come if you are dedicated to working every day to get better.I wonder how he feels about it all.
He’s a solid NHler, nothing wrong with that.
If he was a 4th round pick he’d probably just be thrilled to be in the show, rather than have this narrative hanging around his neck.
Maybe he cares, maybe he doesn’t, who knows, would be curious what his real perspective is.
Rangers are a powerhouse team and Lafreniere's one of the reasons why.
Are you seriously stating +/- as if it matters?Very disappointing. Not a bust but probably a middle 6 player at best when it’s all said and done.
He’s a team second worst -6.
Last 8 games he’s -8 with 0 goals and 1 assist 5 v 5.
Oh and he’s playing with Panarin.
He is a bust relative to expectations and draft position.He’s not anywhere close to being a bust.
He’s an NHL player.
Sure, he has not lived up to his draft position, but this isn’t Alex Picard.
No. He has not met expectations. But that is not what a bust is, IMO.He is a bust relative to expectations and draft position.