A new report from The Hockey Writers suggests that before his resurgence this season, the Rangers explored trade possibilities for their former 1st overall pick.
When you look at his point totals throughout his first three seasons with New York, it's not all that surprising. The young winger had 21, 31, and 39 points in each of his first three seasons, which is quite low production for a 1st overall pick.
While he's now on pace for 50 points this season, it seems like the Rangers had all but run out of patience with their youngster.
This same report suggests that the Rangers could already be eyeing Lafreniere's next extension. If this is indeed the case, they state that a contract worth around $5-5.75 million per season over four or five years could be a fair value deal for Lafreniere.
Only time will tell for now, but don't be surprised if Lafreniere gets paid sooner rather than later.
As Seen on The Hockey Writers - Rangers' Lafreniere Making Strong Case for Massive Extension
POLL | ||
JANVIER 16 | 100 ANSWERS New Report Suggests Rangers Tried to Move Lafrenière Is Lafreniere a future top-20 winger in the NHL? | ||
Yes | 34 | 34 % |
No | 66 | 66 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
Conference | Cumulative |