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Forum: Armchair-GMDec. 17, 2023 at 3:17 p.m.
Thread: Retool In Offseason - Using 2016 Cup Winning Team As Model
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>la_scaloneta</b></div><div>I feel Lafreniere isn’t reaching expectations with NYR, but he would be good for Pittsburgh’s transition system cuz he has straight line speed but not agility.</div></div>

You're talking about a 1st overall pick that is 22 years old for a 32 year old bottom six role player. Regardless of his skill and the disappointment of him not living up to the offensive skills that he was drafted for, Rangers are not giving up on him for a bottom six guy. Same deal with Kakko.. he might not be the offensive powerhouse that we wanted but he brings other things to the team that we need, and Ranger fans just need to accept that he may not pan out the way we wanted it, and need to accept his game for what it is because he provides in other areas that the team truly needs. Also if he moves.. he's definitely not moving within the division.
Forum: Armchair-GMSep. 25, 2023 at 4:53 p.m.
Thread: Rangers make SPLASH
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dougford</b></div><div>He was drafted 16th overall and his D+1 year was lacklustre to say the least. It's become evident that he was a player taken too high given his skillset and how he's performed thus far. He still has potential but he's not an elite caliber player</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>dougford</b></div><div>He was drafted 16th overall and his D+1 year was lacklustre to say the least. It's become evident that he was a player taken too high given his skillset and how he's performed thus far. He still has potential but he's not an elite caliber player</div></div>

I guess what I’m saying is; if he hasn’t played a professional game yet what’s the barometer for underperforming? I’m not sure that a down year his last year in the OHL equates to drafted too high or underperforming. If he goes to Hartford this year and puts up 20 points we can have another conversation but to call the kid a bust based off of where he was drafted and… zero professional games, is a reach.