Lafreniere Hat Trick / 5 Point Night, (9 points in last 5 games) heating up?

[noncents]

Lots of rumours around those two teams in the last few seasons. I don't know how close they actually got or if it was all smoke. But there seemed to be something there.

what was the strongest rumor.. EP?

 

[mattihp]

And Laf was never touted to be a Crosby/McDavid-level prospect, or even an Ovie type.

I heard a lot of Taylor Hall IIRC

 

[Arthur Morgan]

is this the guy that everyone said is a complete bust? was a thread that went on forever wasnt there?

 

[FoxysExpensiveNYDigs]

Lots of rumours around those two teams in the last few seasons. I don't know how close they actually got or if it was all smoke. But there seemed to be something there.

I mostly recall hearing him come up during the JT Miller trade rumors. Its doubtful Laf was ever truly available though and the Rangers didnt have room for Miller's new contract.

 

[UnSandvich]

Lafreniere is currently T-27th in the league in 5v5 scoring. He’d be in the top 3 of 5v5 scoring on every team in the league except Colorado, Toronto, and Edmonton.

 

[BlueAzN]

And I thought you were sarcastic.

But you're just a whataboutist.

Just admitting what you can’t bud

 

[VainGretzky]

Half the ones calling him a bust are now doing it to F with you. Stop engaging!

I said a couple of years ago with the Ranger roster who he would play ahead of when the roster ages and he will be the Ranger's number 1 Forward, it's not like he came to a bottom-of-the-barrel club.

 

[Grifter3511]

I wish I understood why so many posters want to see this kid fail?

Is it a Canadian thing?

A Ranger thing?

Well, in this particular instance I've seen the narrative that the Rangers didn't deserve the pick because they were a 'playoff team' the year before, without acknowledging that the Rangers finished 11th in the conference and had no business being in the playoffs if not for the 'play-in.' And once the play in was over they were soundly thrashed by a real playoff team.

But in general it seems to be an HF thing. No one wants to see players not on their team be successful, and NO ONE wants to have to admit they were wrong, which is the case for the majority of posters in this instance.

 

[UnSandvich]

Yeah, career high of 56 at 22 and counting with 4-6 games remaining in the season. That's what you want out of your #1 pick right? Matthews has more goals this season than LafBust has points lmao.

Well yeah, if the coaching staff doesn't want to break up a PP1 that's driving the team to 4th in the league in PP%, then I would like him to be putting up 56 points, mostly at evens, outproducing guys like Matthew Tkachuk, Evgeni Malkin, Sebastian Aho, etc. at 5v5.

 

[ORRFForever]

Well, in this particular instance I've seen the narrative that the Rangers didn't deserve the pick because they were a 'playoff team' the year before, without acknowledging that the Rangers finished 11th in the conference and had no business being in the playoffs if not for the 'play-in.' And once the play in was over they were soundly thrashed by a real playoff team.

But in general it seems to be an HF thing. No one wants to see players not on their team be successful, and NO ONE wants to have to admit they were wrong, which is the case for the majority of posters in this instance.

Plus, many posters want to say, "I was the first to say <fill in the blank> will be a bust".

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Awesome now I can go back to being f***ing mad about the 2020 draft again

 

[ORRFForever]

Awesome now I can go back to being f***ing mad about the 2020 draft again

Why?

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Why?

Because I'm a Wings fan lol

 

[NickyFotiu]

Yeah, career high of 56 at 22 and counting with 4-6 games remaining in the season. That's what you want out of your #1 pick right? Matthews has more goals this season than LafBust has points lmao.

Mathews is a great player but your post is lacking logic.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Mathews is a great player but your post is lacking logic.

It was another excuse for a Toronto fan to bring up Mathews.

 

[NickyFotiu]

It was another excuse for a Toronto fan to bring up Mathews.

He is a great player so I can understand their excitement but he really has nothing to do with a Laf thread as you pointed out.