Gallant was a shitty coach like we all know but Lafreniere’s growth this season is because he put in obvious immense off season work to his skating and everything else is secondary. If he was the same player when Gallant was here, we’d know. Don’t take away the kid’s credit for putting in the work by placing the blame for him on Gallant. GG had a lot of flaws but Lafreniere outright sucked donkey dick his first few seasons, worked ridiculously hard on the off season, and earned his progress this year. He didn’t deserve any looks on the powerplay or the top line, he was that bad. This year, it’s only the way it is bc our PP is the best in the league. He’s made it hard because of him, not the coach