WA-NYR-TradeRumours The Rangers won a big – aren't they all? – game in Columbus on Saturday and that should have been cause for at least moderate jubilation. But as The Maven pored over the commentaries one name caught my attention – it was Alexis Lafrenière. And – unlike peanuts at your favorite bar – they were not complementary. Old Pal Sean Avery offered this: "Lafrenière's lack of effort on the backcheck was inexcusable – in back to back games." Veteran Rangers columnist Rick Carpiniello likened Lafrenière's laziness to onetime Ranger Kevin Hayes. "Lafrenière's level of laziness has surpassed Hayes," Rick noted. The Athletic's Arthur Staple: "Lafrenière looked gassed on the backcheck." The quality plunge in Lafreniere's play since he was gifted with a substantial new contract earlier in the season is disturbing to say the least. (From the flick "Take The Money And Run!")
