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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
To add to SuperMatt18's post - I also think while Lafreniere is a good player, he just isn't what you want in a 1st overall pick - a cornerstone franchise piece. They were unlucky to have bottomed-out during a period of relatively lower-quality top end talent, much like the Oilers did with their Hall, Yakupov and RNH years.
Overall, I don't fault the Rangers at all. They SHOULD be a terrific team now, but they fell apart. Drury has been a terrible GM.
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Timing is everything. He's definitely a very weak first overall pick. The year before 1OA was Jack Hughes. Stick Hughes on the Rangers and that's a pretty scary offense. The year before Kakko the top 4 had Dahlin, Svechnikov, Tkachuk, available. A rangers team with Hughes and Tkachuk could have been scary good with the other pieces they have.
