Alexis Lafreniere’s Rangers payday is a reward for everyone involved
NY Post
It always resonated with me that even when Alexis Lafreniere was going through his most disappointing days through the first three years of his career, the first-overall pick of the 2020 draft was always so popular among his teammates.
The Rangers have had a veteran room for a long time.
Had there been an iota of truth to the smears and allegations on social media about Lafreniere not caring and about Lafreniere drinking away his summers, he would have been run out of the room.
Instead, though, one veteran after another would tell you how special a teammate and talent Lafreniere was, how they could see it every day at the rink, how they appreciated his attitude, humor and work ethic.
Maybe the Rangers didn’t mess this up, after all.
The lad from Saint-Eustache who nabbed the Back Page of The Post three times before he even slipped into his No. 13 Blueshirt cashed in on Friday, signing a seven-year, $52.15 million extension that equates to annual $7.45M cap charge. You might say the organization cashed in, too.
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Dylan Garand knew the number off the top of his head. He knew that, between the regular season and playoffs, he’d logged over 160 games with AHL Hartford, and he was right. Before the Rangers recalled him Friday, Garand had served as the Wolf Pack’s goaltender 165 times.
SAN DIEGO — As you may have seen elsewhere in this newspaper (and also if you haven’t deleted me yet from your social media), I have a book coming out Tuesday called “The Bosses of The Bronx.” Much of it details the 37 years’ worth of antics, winning, losing, winning again and overall mania of George Steinbrenner’s time with the Yankees.
The Knicks are on a five-game winning streak and flooded with concerns.
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