So is Alexis Lafreniere officially a bust yet?

[cjb]

It's his 4th year. He should have figured it out by now, looks like he hasn't

Games: 54
Goals: 14
Assists: 17
Points: 31

Carrer
Games: 270
Goals: 61
Assists: 61
Points: 122

Look how cheap this lot went for, should have bid on it.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/404764803602...Bk9SR-jTqLa2Yw

[odjickfan]

That’s a nice lot for the price. He’s under expectations for a number 1 pick, but still on path for a decent NHL career. I am sitting on a 05-06 tribute YG of him from Extended.

[RGM81]

I wouldn't call him a bust. He's not Yakupov or Galchenyuk or Patrick. He's been a disappointment, for sure, but he's still very much in The Show and putting up respectable numbers in a supporting role on a strong Rangers team. He is on pace for career highs in goals, assists, and points this season. He may not emerge as a superstar, as anyone who dropped $100+ on a YG would lament, but I don't see him washing out of the NHL anytime soon.

[pwskelly]

I agree, I could see him eventually settling into a second line role where he’s putting up 60-70 points per season. Not superstar material, but definitely someone who could play for a long time in the NHL.

[piper1]

Obviously the Rangers haven't given up on him yet, disappointment yes but bust no.

[Devlin]

No

[discomike]

He's had stretches where he's looked real good this year, and his stats are trending upwards. But to put his career so far into some perspective, here's the stats for the first four years of two other NHLers, production which is similar to Laf's so far:

Player 1:

GP	G	A	Pts
75	20	14	34
79	9	23	32
79	14	17	31
82	18	36	54

Player 2:

GP	G	A	Pts
82	9	20	29
82	16	20	36
78	8	31	39
76	11	31	42

Those two players? Daniel and Henrik Sedin.

Just saying.

[pwskelly]

With 6 goals (including 2 GWG) and 3 assists in his last 10 games, I think he's far from dead at this point. He might never be a superstar, but I as I had mentioned before, I think he has a chance to remain a top six forward.

[stoopid]

It's his 4th year. He should have figured it out by now, looks like he hasn't

Games: 54
Goals: 14
Assists: 17
Points: 31

Carrer
Games: 270
Goals: 61
Assists: 61
Points: 122

Look how cheap this lot went for, should have bid on it.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/404764803602?itmmeta=01HPSPA57E0MYVNXCAVFSPHA2Q&ha sh=item5e3ddcc212:g:gLgAAOSwKgtjI1rQ&itmprp=enc%3A AQAIAAAA0LaIL6j0LoKnuu%2BoQ%2FYi2vgwfDk5141v%2F7Ki Lp4Xg08g0I3RU%2BHn9MUYgrbh6ws2zIS9hIFY%2FnV%2FpTnK %2BzBcPVDkyNGqd6HO1%2B0fX6%2BlnXh0fWpf%2F%2Bb4XSyz pfY8rJS66sWxEuh8%2FDLQPMHCN6ZD%2Bsdmhy5RGksKEzd0VH bHP33Jh%2FtBceeeuIVegVVOHQifMwAg7Y1T8iy2Utr1L02xfv XVi3mG0OaH%2FD7EfcVRP06oWaOyteemLvQStXnevIfCCoQKKy bbybV4WIUI7RWcBEU%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-jTqLa2Yw

As a player he's ... fine. Solid bottom 6 at the moment. Kinda a Charlie Coyle trajectory. Steady with flashes of greatness.

As a collector he's a complete bust, especially if someone was aboard the hype train and spent hundreds (or thousands) on his rookies a couple years ago. That's the speculative side to the hobby, he could have been great but as it turns out he's just an above average hockey player which makes spending that money on him a bust by any measure. At this point the odds of him busting out and becoming Nathan MacKinnon level good are dwindling with each game. If you look at past draft classes, most top picks don't work out. This is true of all sports. And of the #1 picks, not even all of them end up being superstars/hall of fame caliber.

[discomike]

As a player he's ... fine. Solid bottom 6 at the moment. Kinda a Charlie Coyle trajectory. Steady with flashes of greatness.

As a collector he's a complete bust, especially if someone was aboard the hype train and spent hundreds (or thousands) on his rookies a couple years ago. That's the speculative side to the hobby, he could have been great but as it turns out he's just an above average hockey player which makes spending that money on him a bust by any measure. At this point the odds of him busting out and becoming Nathan MacKinnon level good are dwindling with each game. If you look at past draft classes, most top picks don't work out. This is true of all sports. And of the #1 picks, not even all of them end up being superstars/hall of fame caliber.

Imagine how many disappointed collectors there will be out there if Bedard doesn't live up to the insane hype surrounding him.