Completely different
A guy picked 2nd is expected to develop into a stud MUCH more quickly than a guy picked towards the end of the 1st

When we traded for Tage, he looked like he didn’t belong in the NHL at all- he was brutal
So he spent time in the AHL & the weird Covid season REALLY working on his skating & then broke out & became a stud
But to be fair- i didn’t expect him to become what he has become


Kakko was supposed to be a stud pretty much right away
It should be EXTREMELY CONCERNING to you that it’s now his 5th NHL season & he’s still just a good 3rd liner


If Kakko turns into a stud at some point I’ll be here to take all the “i told u so” comments u wanna throw at me
But i just don’t see it happening at all
Idk…. that’s the way i see it anyways

The very idea that Eichel was a guaranteed cup win is actually laughable. BUF doesn’t know what playoffs taste like yet they trade the 1 piece that could have got them there and all the way. Just contending for draft picks in BUF. As for your statement, maybe the odd person offered trash, made outlandish comments. But it’s not everyone. Many of us would have loved to have him but with mika, panarin and Trouba all making their salaries and all the players due for raises it wasn’t possible. Just as well we saw trades that were Fox, Laf, KAM, Shesty for Eichel. Equally as ridiculous as any trash offer. Enjoy watching us and Eichel in the playoffs! You should draft a decent player in the 1st round too!

I never said Eichel “guaranteed” a Cup win
BUT
LITERALLY DOZENS of NyR fans on here claimed u guys “didn’t need him to win the Cup anyways”
And there were SO MANY dog$h!t offers for him from u guys i lost count- might have hot triple digits

And u can make fun of the Sabres for not making the playoffs or whatever
But I’m still waiting to see the Rangers “win a Cup withiut Eichel”
And the only reason I’m bringing it up bc your fanbase has was pretty absurd back then, & I’ve been seeing more BS from u guys lately

Sorry dude, but your fellow fans on here suck

It’s not different at all. Just because you expected more sooner doesn’t mean it will never happen. Tage, Nichushkin and we could make a list of late bloomers if you want but I don’t think you want to actually have a discussion about late development. You just want to troll and call players a bust. Is Slaf a 40g guy yet? Nope but I have no doubt in my mind he will be 4-5 years from now. But if you want to go around calling him a bust I’m not stopping you.

And those fans aren’t wrong. You don’t need Eichel to win a cup. Would he be an immediate help, of course. But not needed with the direction Drury is going. While you think NYR window is closing, I don’t see this as a window. 4 years from now is the window

Lololol
Ok, go ahead & list ALL the guys picked 2nd who played more than 5 years in the NHL before they finally broke out
I bet it’s gonna be a really short list

At this point, it’s wishful thinking at best


And the TROLL is Rags21 saying NyR could get Quinn & Peterka for Kakko- which is a joke!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ok so your expectations are generational talent at 2OA. Got it. He’s a bust. We will live with it. We will miss out on the Eichel sweepstakes which would have turned us into the leafs. Also Tage was the main piece for trading your Captain away to go win a cup elsewhere. He didn’t look like a hockey player then but the experts (not fans) knew he could be something down the road. Again, experts will value Kakko above what fans value him. Because they know his potential, they see far more than the fans. And the fans consider him a bust because what 2OA isn’t an absolute legend after 4 partial seasons. His offensive numbers are better than what Nichushkin had and he’s a defensive beast. Gladly keep the bust 😂. And the other bust Laf.

I never said “generational talent” either
U can keep putting words in my mouth i didn’t say,
but that doesn’t make your 3rd liner who u picked 2nd overall any better if a hockey player

If he ever breaks out- IF-
then feel free to give me an “i told u so”

But until then, he’s an absolute BUST and so is Lafreniere


And if u had wanted to call Tage a bust before he had his breakout season, i wouldn’t have argued w you
But I’m not a biased homer either,
so there’s that

You’re under 20 aren’t you? Seen rather immature

Just bc u don’t like what i have to say,
doesn’t mean u should throw around insults
That’s actually pretty immature

I didn’t do such a thing. Saying you seem immature wasn’t an insult in anyway. It’s a fact. Someone more mature would understand that it takes time for many(most) kids to develop. Ironically because some are immature.