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The issue with the Laf pick wasn’t only that NYR already had a logjam at LW, but rather that he wasn’t skilled or talented enough to go in the first round which was well known for QMJHL viewers before the draft. He was never a guy who could dance around opponents or go end to end, most of his production came from outworking the opposition physically to give himself space. He plays his best in the dirty areas & net front, these players usually need a few seasons to get used to the skill and intensity of the NHL. So it was just a brutal pick all around.