Sharpshooter Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, Keirik said: Is it quite possible that he's just a 1st overall pick that's taken longer to develop and finally is? Not spectrums, or looking to bounce for Montreal, or has anything wrong with him, or hates the organization, or whatever. Just think, he still has a whole rest of this season and next year too for development even more and turn himself into the player we hoped he would be. Perfect time too with the cap going up so we will perfectly know whether we will be throwing a boat load of money at him or not. just let the kid play and not worry about all this other BS. Yeah, players can develop at different paces no matter what their situation is. They're still young. Look at Byfield in LA. He's looking like a player now, but it took him basically the same as Lafreniere to look more comfortable at this level. Again, different situations and ice time perhaps, but you know what I'm getting at. Edited November 15, 2023 by Sharpshooter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said: Yeah, players can develop at different paces no matter what they're situation is. They're still young. Look at Byfield in LA. He's looking like a player now, but it took him basically the same as Lafreniere to look more comfortable at this level. Again, different situations and ice time perhaps, but you know what I'm getting at. and Panarin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Just now, Albatrosss said: and Panarin Well, he's played with Panarin before to no avail. It's helping now, but it's more the case of Laf looking better when it comes to skating, endurance and confidence that's making the bigger difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Just now, Sharpshooter said: Well, he's played with Panarin before to no avail. It's helping now, but it's more the case of Laf looking better when it comes to skating, endurance and confidence that's making the bigger difference. ...and Panarin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 This line is absurd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) Hooked on that play and no call - zero chance kreider doesn’t break away there Edited November 23, 2023 by Valriera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) Wtf??? the fuck is wrong with the refs in this league Edited November 23, 2023 by Valriera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Really?????????? fuck you referees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddious Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Just now, Valriera said: Really?????????? fuck you referees Bro you’re in the wrong thread lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valriera Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) Hahahaha classic leaving this here for my own future embarassment Edited November 23, 2023 by Valriera 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 The confidence Laffy is showing is the biggest change. He's doing things that are fully coordinated from start to finish and that's where the goals are coming from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbob Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 If worries about production creating a contract mess we can always bump him up to line 1 with Zibs and Kreids. /j 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsm7302 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, mbob said: If worries about production creating a contract mess we can always bump him up to line 1 with Zibs and Kreids. /j Where RW go to die.....Kakko and a first for Tarasenko back? Anyone? Anyone? Back on track.....Laffy is making us all Thanksgiving crow. Thank you sir! Edited November 23, 2023 by jsm7302 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 The turnaround is remarkable, it really seems like he's finding his game and comfort zone at this level. Maybe he was a big time passer in junior, but that's not who he is here. He's going to be depended on to score goals, and more importantly he's coming up big in big situations. Big shootout goal, big goal last night. You love to see it. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Laf’s production, Quick’s resurgence, and Othmann’s AHL start are exactly why you don’t judge pre-season because he’s “huffing and puffing” 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Cash or Czech said: Laf’s production, Quick’s resurgence, and Othmann’s AHL start are exactly why you don’t judge pre-season because he’s “huffing and puffing” To be fair, no one was judging him solely based on preseason. His preseason looked pretty much like his entire career of ineffectiveness, so it was a continuing commentary on his suckage. But as long as he produces like this, he'll silence the critics and won't need any more apologists looking at curated and obscure data slices to try and make an argument in favor of him. His play is speaking for itself. Edited November 23, 2023 by Pete 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 12 hours ago, Pete said: The turnaround is remarkable, it really seems like he's finding his game and comfort zone at this level. Maybe he was a big time passer in junior, but that's not who he is here. He's going to be depended on to score goals, and more importantly he's coming up big in big situations. Big shootout goal, big goal last night. You love to see it. Laffy should be QBing PP2. He should be on LW. What we're seeing right now is Laffy doing very well despite being out of position twice. Also, he has made some beautiful passes this year that got shanked by the receiver. It just is what it is. He should probably have 8+ assists to go with 8 goals right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 12 hours ago, Cash or Czech said: Laf’s production, Quick’s resurgence, and Othmann’s AHL start are exactly why you don’t judge pre-season because he’s “huffing and puffing” To be fair Laf's pre-season was pretty bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Br4d said: Laffy should be QBing PP2. He should be on LW. What we're seeing right now is Laffy doing very well despite being out of position twice. Also, he has made some beautiful passes this year that got shanked by the receiver. It just is what it is. He should probably have 8+ assists to go with 8 goals right now. Totally disagree. He's not out of position. Let's not make him a hero. He shouldn't be quarterbacking anything, he doesn't have the decision making skills at this level. I'm also not going to give him any phantom points. He should have what he has in terms of assist. He's not a player who's going to control the play at this level. He's excelling at what's being put in front of him. Don't make it more than what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontonyr Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/23/2023 at 8:23 AM, Cash or Czech said: Laf’s production, Quick’s resurgence, and Othmann’s AHL start are exactly why you don’t judge pre-season because he’s “huffing and puffing” Out of curiosity, do you mean Otthman's performance is bad or good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersIn7 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 19 hours ago, Br4d said: Laffy should be QBing PP2. He should be on LW. What we're seeing right now is Laffy doing very well despite being out of position twice. Also, he has made some beautiful passes this year that got shanked by the receiver. It just is what it is. He should probably have 8+ assists to go with 8 goals right now. I don’t know that he should be. You’ve gotten him going and he’s playing with real confidence, but it’s also been 20 games. Plus they’ll have Fox back before too long. Lets not mess with things that are working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Update: Laffy is good! That is all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Br4d Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Ozzy said: Update: Laffy is good! That is all! And he's still growing. That's the cool part. He's 22 years old and he finally caught on to the NHL game. Part of the problem may have been playing with Kakko and Chytil as much as he did. We saw them as the kid line and thought the synergies were there but in truth Kakko has been a total albatross for just about anybody he has been with and Chytil was kind of bad before the '21-'22 playoffs and also absent due to injury a fair amount also. Panarin has been a constant plus for Laffy and Trocheck seems to fit alongside him as well and both are established vets with few holes in their offensive game. Edited November 25, 2023 by Br4d 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 6 hours ago, torontonyr said: Out of curiosity, do you mean Otthman's performance is bad or good? It's been as expected. A kid coming out of Juniors that needs time to cook and adjust to the life of a pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albatrosss Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Br4d said: And he's still growing. That's the cool part. He's 22 years old and he finally caught on to the NHL game. Part of the problem may have been playing with Kakko and Chytil as much as he did. We saw them as the kid line and thought the synergies were there but in truth Kakko has been a total albatross for just about anybody he has been with and Chytil was kind of bad before the '21-'22 playoffs and also absent due to injury a fair amount also. Panarin has been a constant plus for Laffy and Trocheck seems to fit alongside him as well and both are established vets with few holes in their offensive game. You called? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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