If the Rangers have to assume responsibility for this, Lafreniere — who will turn 22 the day before the Oct. 12 opener in Buffalo — has to take ownership of his career.
That means whether he is on the right or left side. That means whether he starts the season as a top-six winger or begins again on the third unit. Me? I’m moving No. 13 to the right because, I’m sorry , I am not demoting Kreider — the NHL’s seventh-leading goal-scorer over the last two years — to the third line.
Lafreniere would say he was comfortable playing with marquee veterans. Gallant would say Lafreniere was more comfortable with Kid mates Filip Chytil and Kaapo Kakko.Now it will be incoming coach Peter Laviolette’s responsibility to get the best out of Lafreniere in this show-me season that begins with training camp in just over two weeks. There is going to be external pressure to award Lafreniere a top-six spot whether he earns it or not.
The Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere combination was intact for 12 of the first 13 games last season and was more effective than you probably remember, recording a 59.06 Corsi and a 50.48 xGF. This was when Panarin and Trocheck were trying to learn each other’s tendencies. It makes sense to give this trio another shot, though that would consign Chytil to the third line.
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