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$15,000 is pretty insane considering Lafreniere's resume to date. Best case scenario he may be the third best player on his team in a couple seasons. I do believe he is a much better prospect than Jack Hughes. Lafreniere, who totally a natural winger could slide over and play C much better than Jack Hughes, a natural center, can at the moment. It's unprecidented but Hughes needed about 2-3 years in the NCAA before being rushed into the NHL. Lafreniere had the build and core/leg strength to be an NHL contributor last season.
I'd say as a prospect he is probably on par with Matthews/Eichel. Below guys like McDavid, MacKinnon, Tavares. From a hobby and league perspective it is probably the best case scenario to have a top prospect like Lafreniere playing for the Rangers but as a Wings fan it's pretty disappointing. Hopefully Lucas Raymond and Zadina can make up for passing on Quinn Hughes and losing Lafreniere.
Quebec hasn't had a big star since... I can't even remember. Sounds like that's where the bounties are coming from. There was Lecavalier for a very brief period of time... but realistically has it been since Roy/Lemieux?