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The start \u2014 four goals in seven games, directly following a postseason where he collected eight in 16 \u2014 was promising for Alexis Lafreni\u00e8re. <\/p>\n
It all prompted a contract extension and a seven-year commitment that ensured he\u2019d remain part of the Rangers\u2019 new-look core well into the future.<\/p>\n
But the rest of 2024-25 \u2014 13 goals in his next 74 games entering Thursday\u2019s season finale against the Lightning, and just three since Feb. 5 \u2014 ended up being disastrous for the 23-year-old winger. <\/p>\n
Lafreni\u00e8re experienced goal droughts of 13 and 14 games. <\/p>\n
He failed to sustain the postseason magic and fell short of the expectations his contract\u2019s $52 million price tag created. <\/p>\n
He started to overthink more than he likely did in previous seasons while also searching for a way to \u201cget one to go in and feel better afterward,\u201d he told The Post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe a little for sure,\u201d Lafreni\u00e8re said of overthinking more than in past seasons, \u201cwhen you go through long times of not scoring or whatever. For sure, you think about it when you\u2019re on the ice. Yeah, wasn\u2019t the best year for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those shortcomings will shape his offseason, when the Rangers will likely experience plenty of change but Lafreni\u00e8re, given his deal, will remain a constant. <\/p>\n
That stability, though, \u201ccomes with responsibility,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
He\u2019ll need to get stronger off the ice. Need to improve his skating while on it. Need to improve at finding crevices that lead to better chances, in addition to getting to the net and to the \u201ctough areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Head coach Peter Laviolette said that he has the potential \u201cto have a big impact in the game\u201d just like someone such as Artemi Panarin, something that materialized for the Rangers when they needed it most last postseason. <\/p>\n
But after a brief spurt to start the year, that progress fizzled. Lafreni\u00e8re, a former No. 1 overall pick, stalled.<\/p>\n
And now, Laviolette said, \u201cit\u2019s about consistency.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s always gonna be ups and downs from year to year \u2014 or even inside of a year,\u201d Laviolette said. \u201cYou do learn from it. You try to push forward from that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sam Carrick was named the recipient of the Players\u2019 Player Award, which was voted on by Rangers teammates, while Panarin \u2014 with 37 goals and 89 points through 81 games \u2014 was named team MVP by members of the media. Panarin was also announced as the media\u2019s Good Guy award recipient.<\/p>\n
\u201cPanarin\u2019s probably speaks for itself,\u201d Laviolette said of the team MVP and Players\u2019 Player nods. \u201c\u2026 You can see it in the way he plays the game, the impact that he has on the ice is important to this team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith regard to [Carrick], that couldn\u2019t have been to a better guy, better person in the way he carries himself and handles himself in the locker room, what he does for the team out on the ice. He plays a physical game. He would go in and stick up for any one of his teammates in a split second.\u201d<\/p>\n
Longtime play-by-play broadcaster Sam Rosen, who has been a staple of Blueshirts games for 40 years, will call his final game Thursday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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