Posts About "Alexis Lafrenière"
Prospects News & Rumors: Team Canada, Lafreniere & Farrell
November 22nd, 2020 Team Canada had themselves a very eventful Saturday. After revealing that a staff member had tested positive for COVID-19, its stacked roster took to the ice for a scrimmage during their World Junior Championship selection camp. Also, the United States Hockey League (USHL) has finally kicked off its season and a recent draft pick of the...
Rangers Fans Need to Have Realistic Expectations for Lafreniere
November 18th, 2020 The first-overall pick is bound to have high expectations and their arrival to the big stage is going to be widely anticipated. That anticipation increases when the player has as much hype and talent like Alexis Lafreniere of the New York Rangers. Playing in a big city like New York, there is going to be a very large spotlight on the...
Rangers' 3 Best Contracts for 2020-21
November 13th, 2020 For the rebuilding New York Rangers, things haven't gotten too expensive just yet. Sure, the Blueshirts' payroll next season will be a bit tight, thanks in part to ugly buyouts and potential bonus payments to some of the club's promising young players on entry-level contracts. Yet, the salary-cap situation improves considerably the...
Rangers' Offense in 2021 Can Be Special
October 29th, 2020 The New York Rangers possess an offense that other organizations are envious of. It is talented, young, fast, and lethal, attacking opposing defenses and keeping them on their heels for all 60 minutes of a game. Yet, their inexperience, both upfront and on the backend, led to defensive lapses that force the Rangers to chase far too many...
Rangers News & Rumors: Lafreniere, DeAngelo, Georgiev & More
October 17th, 2020 The New York Rangers have signed Alexis Lafreniere, the No. 1-overall pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Lafreniere will be on an entry-level contract that will pay him just under $1 million a year for three years if he stays with the big club. Most don't think he'll be demoted to the minors unless something drastic happens. Alexis...
Rangers Have Some Strong, Young Prospects in the Pipeline
October 17th, 2020 The New York Rangers will once again enter the season as one of the youngest teams in the National Hockey League, if not the youngest, by time the 2020-21 rosters are finalized. The organization also secured nine players from the 2020 Entry Draft earlier this month to fortify their pipeline of young talent. The results of...
Prospects News & Rumors: Lafrenière, Nikishen & Trenin
October 13th, 2020 The New York Rangers wasted very little time in signing the number one overall pick of the 2020 NHL Draft. Also, a recent pick by the Carolina Hurricanes is making his presence felt in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Finally, sticking in the KHL, one of the young players the Nashville Predators will be depending on is catching fire...
2020 NHL Draft: Grading Every Team's Picks
October 12th, 2020 The 2020 NHL Draft finally over. Over three months later than expected, the highly-anticipated draft took place virtually over two days mid-week and was surprisingly long. Day two of the draft alone was over seven and a half hours. While many were excited about the draft, it seemed to drag on at some points. However, given the...
2020 NHL Draft: Live Tracker
October 7th, 2020 The 2020 NHL Draft is finally here. The circumstances surrounding the Draft may be different than they've ever been in the past, but the result will be the same; 217 young, talented hockey players will achieve a dream come true when they are drafted by an NHL franchise. The No. 1 overall pick is almost certainly going to be Alexis...
Prospects News & Rumors: Lafreniere, Byfield & Stützle
October 7th, 2020 The 2020 NHL Entry Draft kicked off on Tuesday night with 31 young players officially becoming NHL prospects. Another 186 players will hear their name called today as the final six rounds will be completed. The top three picks of the draft went as expected and the top of the draft class is excited to officially have their new...
Rangers Pick Alexis Lafrenière #1 Overall
October 6th, 2020 With the first selection of the 2020 NHL Draft, the New York Rangers have selected Alexis Lafrenière from Rimouski Océanic of the QMJHL. About Lafrenière From the very start of the season, and frankly the last few seasons, Alexis Lafrenière has been the No. 1-ranked prospect for the 2020 NHL Draft. While he's not a...
Lafrenière's Impact Will Be Felt On and Off the Ice
October 5th, 2020 Though the autumn crisp in the air typically signals the beginning of hockey season, the unique circumstances of the 2019-20 season mean that we are actually just days away from the NHL Draft that was originally scheduled to take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal on June 26 and 27. On Tuesday night, fans will witness the first round...
2020 NHL Draft Rankings: BSC's Top 250
October 5th, 2020 Draft season is here. With the 2020 NHL Entry Draft right around the corner, it's time to release my final 250 rankings for this year's draft class. Though one of the most unusual season's in NHL history just concluded, the Draft will reinstate some sort of normalcy to the hockey world as 217 young, talented players will...
