Blue Line Station
Fansided

New York Rangers: Readers weigh in on the Lafreniere debate

By Steve Paulus

QUEBEC CITY, QC - OCTOBER 25: Alexis Lafreniere #11 of the Rimouski Oceanic skates prior to his game against the Quebec Remparts at the Centre Videotron on October 25, 2017 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Getty Images)
QUEBEC CITY, QC - OCTOBER 25: Alexis Lafreniere #11 of the Rimouski Oceanic skates prior to his game against the Quebec Remparts at the Centre Videotron on October 25, 2017 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
1 of 4
Next
QUEBEC CITY, QC – OCTOBER 25: Alexis Lafreniere #11 of the Rimouski Oceanic skates prior to his game against the Quebec Remparts at the Centre Videotron on October 25, 2017 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Getty Images)
QUEBEC CITY, QC – OCTOBER 25: Alexis Lafreniere #11 of the Rimouski Oceanic skates prior to his game against the Quebec Remparts at the Centre Videotron on October 25, 2017 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Mathieu Belanger/Getty Images) /

What should the New York Rangers do with the top pick in the NHL draft?

It’s undeniable, the very fact that Blueshirts fans are pondering what to do with the top pick in the NHL Entry Draft is a gift from the hockey gods.  It’s a win-win situation, the New York Rangers either keep the pick and select Alexis Lafreniere or trade the pick for a king’s ransom in players and prospects.

No topic has generated as much conversation as this one and we thought it would be a great idea to solicit comments from Blue Line Station readers.   We also conducted an absolutely unscientific Twitter poll.

While there are a lot of intangibles and the very definition of “an amazing deal” is unclear, what is clear is that a majority of fans think the Rangers should hold onto the pick. 159 folks voted and 84.9% want the Rangers to keep the pick with only 15.1% siding with a trade.   That’s 135 of 159 votes for keeping the pick.

But we also wanted to hear from our readers and we got a number of responses.   While keeping the pick has its supporters, the idea of a big trade got some creative juices flowing.  Here are some of the responses:

Home/Draft