Laf is stuck in botttom 6 fwd hell playing on the deep NYR team, I believe if he played on a weaker team and played top 6 fwd, he'll easily be a 20+ goal and 50+ point scorer.

Pontypool is in the same situation with the Oilers, he was Drafted with high potential as a top line winger but is stuck in bottom 6 role.

Well, I don't think it giving up on LAF. Let's say the instance have allotted 5.5m for LAF but can't afford him at 6.2m They don't match the offer sheet, get a 1st, 3rd and sign a UFA like Bunting for 5.5m Seems like the Rangers are better off.

Thing is, Laf has had 3rd line minutes and not a ton of opportunity. This is his 3rd season. Jack Hughes and Rasmus Dahlin took time. Pedigree is all similar. Laf has shown some elite skill in good stretches. I'm not convinced he would only fetch a middle first and 3rd.

Fine, Laf takes a Kakko bridge deal and we see how well that has worked out for him.

Laf should want out of NYR, he sees what NYR development system has done for Kakko.

Yes, we will see because that's what will happen.

Not impossible scenario, but unlikely here. Bunting is gonna get paid and he won't be much better than Laf, and also will be without the potential to really gett better like Laf.

The trouble with most offer sheets, is teams are offering UFA money and then have to give up picks also, as opposed to just signing an UFA.

I agree, but it's not the best career move for Laf.

How does the NYR get a 2nd OA and 1st OA picks and development both into 15-20 goal and 35-40 point players.

Kakko and Laf should be near at Matthews and Marner levels by now.

That is a different issue, and has some merit. But because Gallant and the Rangers are not developing him well enough, does that mean they should just trade him for what is basically a crap return? What they could do is be better at developing their kids, which may mean a new coach that doesn't shuffle lines all the time and doesn't bench a kid for making one mistake, but rather teaches him how to be better, and also not giving vets like Panarin a pass when they make the same damn mistakes.

Very few players can jump in and be elite by age 22.
Should Svechnikov be at Ovechkin's level by now? Sorry, there are only a few players in each draft class that can do that, and they don't always come in the top 3 picks. Heck, if the Red Wings followed that type of thinking, they should have given up on Datsyuk and Zetterberg and Kronwall.

if Laf is still a ranger July 1 his value will be lower than that if it isnt already id imagine. And the only teams with the cap space to sign Laf to that ridiculous contract are the same teams that will be out of the playoff and in the lottery

That's mind bogglingly naive . Not every draft has the generational talent to expect every first or 2nd overall to be Mathews.

I know that, still doesn't change the fact the NYR have done a poor job with developing these 2 star players.

I probably should have been more fair and used the NJDs as an example with Hughes and Hischier.

They could just wind up being Jonathan Drouin. While I'm not talking style. I mean just under acheivers

You're making an assumption maybe a better more unfortunate comparison even maybe Brett Connolly good shot skater big body that just never lives up to pick expectations. Drouin was a somewhat bad comparison