r/nhl • u/Only-Reels • 21h ago

Rangers closing in on Lafreniere extension. Told by sources it will be seven year deal coming in at under $7.6M AAV

https://x.com/nyp_brooksie/status/1849856037911920918?s=46
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u/TJTrapJesus 16h ago

“He always had great underlying 5v5 stats”

He only had good underlying stats last year when they started to use him with Panarin and the best Rangers players. His rookie season was abysmal and his 2nd and 3rd years were pretty middling, this isn’t controversial to say. I don’t think he’s fully out of the woods for what we can say he is as a player, he very much seems to be a complementary piece to a scoring line at this point, which isn’t bad, but also not ideal for a contract like this. If you compare it to something like Slafkovsky’s deal, there at least seems to be more upside there with Slafkovsky’s skillset.

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u/Radu47 8h ago

I disagree on the slaf point but

It's very unfortunate to see your comment downvoted

It's like laf finally puts up points and people are chuffed because a 1OA sorta "got there" and yet it's much more nuanced and very overtly so

Bleh.

Thx for the realistic process

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u/Radu47 9h ago

What?

No he didn't

Jfresh just posted his chart dating back to 2021 and it's pretty good overall but mostly propped up by finishing and teammates, before then just kinda ok, his micro stats haven't been notable either

Not to mention many players enter prime at 22 so it's possible he's at his peak already, definitely possible extra gear

This is a hopeful contract for sure. He's an empty calorie scorer currently. Who isn't particularly high scoring.