The Aporia · Rangers are finally getting the Alexis Lafreniere he always believed he could be

Andrew Crane

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Lafrenière PERSON · 7× Dubé PERSON · 4× Rangers ORG · 3× Crosby PERSON · 2× Alexis Lafrenière PERSON · 1× NHL ORG · 1× Pittsburgh GPE · 1× Rimouski Océanic ORG · 1× Sidney Crosby’s PERSON · 1× Stéphane Dubé PERSON · 1×

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Dubé, Lafrenière’s longtime trainer and a former NHL conditioning coach, started in Pittsburgh midway through Sidney Crosby’s rookie year, and he’d point out to Lafrenière how Crosby, also a first-overall pick and also a former Rimouski Océanic star in the QMJHL, handled pressure.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16

🔮 But the 25-year-old always believed that he could be the type of player who could score 50 and fully reach the potential he kept unveiling in flashes, that all the work would eventually pay off because, as he told Dubé this summer, “I want to win in New York.

2026-10-16 · New York Post

Rangers are finally getting the Alexis Lafreniere he always believed he could be · assertive framing

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Stéphane Dubé and Alexis Lafrenière always have talked about expectations, an inescapable concept for Lafrenière given his draft slot (No. 1 overall), team (the Rangers) and, eventually, his contract ($7.45 million per season). asserted

Dubé → talk → season

Crosby → start → pressure

Access the Rangers beat like never before Get Mollie Walker’s text messages with the latest Rangers buzz and get your questions answered — exclusive to Sports+ subscribers. SIGN UP NOWFor most of his career, though, Lafrenière diverged from the Crosby path. asserted

Lafrenière → access → path

He didn’t have a 100-point, Rookie of the Year-winning campaign. asserted

He → have → campaign

Lafrenière has yet to manage more than 28 goals or 57 points through his first six seasons. asserted

Lafrenière → have → seasons

But the 25-year-old always believed that he could be the type of player who could score 50 and fully reach the potential he kept unveiling in flashes, that all the work would eventually pay off because, as he told Dubé this summer, “I want to win in New York. uncertain

I → believe → York

Through eight games entering Thursday’s game against the Devils, Lafrenière is “playing like he means it,” Dubé said. asserted

Dubé → enter → it

He became the breakout star of the league with seven goals — including a four-game goal streak — and 10 points. asserted

He → become → streak

His promising 30-game stretch to close last season carried over. asserted

stretch → close → season

And the chatter of Lafrenière being a disappointment has been replaced by the type that accompanies the potential emergence of a superstar. asserted

that → replace → superstar

“He wants to perform because he’s a performer,” Dubé told The Post. asserted

Dubé → want → Post

“He wants to be that guy.” asserted

He → want → ?

Rangers are finally getting the Alexis Lafreniere he always believed he could be

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