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Where to play Alexis Lafreniere and projecting the New York Rangers 6 man taxi squad

Forever Blue Shirts | December 22, 2020

Related Topics: New York Rangers, Alexis Lafrenière, David Quinn, National Hockey League, Larry Brooks, Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil, Keith Kinkaid, Mika Zibanejad

No matter what this season was going to be or how the NHL was going to set it up, New York Rangers fans were amped for it. The primary reason is to lay their eyes on the Blueshirts first overall pick since 1965.

Where to play Alexis Lafreniere?

This is going to be the number one question fans and analysts like myself will have. And once David Quinn answers that question, no matter how he answers it, there will be second guessing by some.

Here’s how I see it:

  • Play him at LW with Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich
  • Play him at LW with Mika but shift Chris Kreider to the right wing
  • Play him at LW on a youth line with Filip Chytil and Julien Gauthier
Alexis Lafreniere
Lafreniere is pick number 1 (Bauer Hockey)

Recently, Larry Brooks wrote that fans shouldn’t be surprised if Lafreniere shifts to RW on either of the top two lines.

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