Re: What are the odds Lafreniere will become a top-tier player?
I had an opportunity to trade Lafreniere for Tage Thompson at the start of the year. I turned it down and regret it now! (There were picks involved which made it a decline)
I can see Lafreniere having a Nugent-Hopkins like career in which he won't hit his potential for several more years. The Rangers are in a win-now mentality. They already have scoring lines set so he'll be fighting for top six minutes and he'll need a new contract at the end of the season, along with several other players. Something has to give and while I don't expect him to be traded, I have doubts he'll reach potential in NY.
Frustrating for keepers.
Your league is a keep 6 and he should not be one of your keepers.
Team 1:
J Hughes, Cooley (r), Bratt, Laine, M Tkachuk, Necas, A Svechnikov, S Jarvis, M Michkov (r), W Johnston, Zegras, Giroux, Norris, Couturier, B Jenner, T Krug, Burns, M Weegar, Werenski, Sergachev, B Clarke (r), Theodore, Sorokin , Oettinger, Askarov (r), Ersson
12 teams, No salary cap
Keep 14 plus 4 rookies (under 150 GP) max 18 players
Scoring: G (1), A (1), +/- (0.25), H (0.1), B(0.1), PIM (0.1), SOG (0.1), GWG (1), PPP (1), SHP (1),
Goalies: W (2), SO (3), GA (-0.5), OTL (1), SV (0.1)