No ones giving an asset like lafreniere and Schneider for 1 year of miller. Can have him for free in 1 years time

No, I said hoglander’s rookie season is better than either season Laff has had, which is true. He scored more often, had better underlying numbers for driving xG and shot attempts, and did so despite playing on a worse team with worse players. This much is factual. However, I never said Hoglander will be better than lafreniere. In fact I said Laff has the higher ceiling. If I honestly thought Hoglander had a higher ceiling, why would I propose this trade?

JT was top 10 in scoring this year and that’s what I meant by top 10 guy. Sorry I should have made that more clear cause looking back at the comment it does make it seem like I meant top 10 player not top 10 scorer.

Regardless, it is unlikely lafreniere ever becomes either a top ten player nor a top 10 scorer.

There is no guaruntee lafreniere will turn into a Mackinnon or huberdeau. In fact, both of those guys were late bloomers and still had more productive seasons at lafreneire’s age.

He will probably turn into a decent top 6 scorer. I will bet he scores 30-40 goals multiple times given his ability to find space and his quick release, especially has he matured and gets PP1 time. However, even that is not guaranteed and there’s a chance he never becomes more than a 20 g 20 a guy. Canucks take on a huge risk with this trade as they get pretty much nothing guaranteed, where as NYR gets a top 10 scorer, a top 6 ceiling young player, and a top 15 pick.