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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
The players need to take that next step too.
McKenna looks great, but honestly Lafreniere was seen just as highly at this time of their developments.
I think it gets forgotten that Lafreniere was two time CHL player of the year before he was drafted, a WJC MVP. etc. He wasn't Crosby/McDavid/Bedard level of hype but he was probably just 1 tier below that.
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He also got the Bennett treatment from Quinn & Gallant for the first 3 years of his career.
This is Laf's 6th season, and he's already on his 4th head coach. Sometimes you just can't outplay short sighted, poor management. Hiring coaches/providing organizational stability with the right coach is a hell of thing, it would appear. Lots of teams get it wrong (including Treliving's entire run here).