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#1OA Juraj Slafkovsky - Huge Disappointment

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Juraj Slafkovsky is in his third season in the NHL, and he still looks like he barely understands the basic things needed to succeed in the NHL. Sure, he had 50 points last year after riding a hot streak, but his overall body of work is incredibly patchy and has been going back to even before he was drafted.

So far this season he has 29 points in 52 games but a measly 8 goals. Even Habs pariah Jesperi Kotkaniemi has more goals than Juraj. Some might laugh at the comparison but Slafkovsky gets an average 16+ minutes of Ice time per game, whereas Kotakniemi doesn't even crack 14. KK has 26 points. 3 more points with roughly 3 more minutes per game compared to someone like KK and riding a heavy dose of Suzuki and Caufield doesn't paint a promising picture. Things might change but at this moment in time Salfkosky isn't a better player KK, and KK is good defensively.

I'm not even gonna start comparing Juraj to Logan Cooley, as the latter is establishing himself as a bona fide #1C in the NHL. Hell, even Shane Right is looking like he's finally turning the corner.

Slafkovsky had a lot of question marks, and he is proving without a shadow of a doubt why so many were hesitant to take him first overall. Habs swung, and missed. Big time.

To make matters even worse, Habs brass offered him a huge contract before he even earned it, likely killing his motivation to get better and being content that he's already "made it" since he got the bag. Terrible.

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He's dealing with a Poutine addiction he will rebound next year dw. (E5)

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Danarqhy said:
Juraj Slafkovsky is in his third season in the NHL, and he still looks like he barely understands the basic things needed to succeed in the NHL. Sure, he had 50 points last year after riding a hot streak, but his overall body of work is incredibly patchy and has been going back to even before he was drafted.

So far this season he has 29 points in 52 games but a measly 8 goals. Even Habs pariah Jesperi Kotkaniemi has more goals than Juraj. Some might laugh at the comparison but Slafkovsky gets an average 16+ minutes of Ice time per game, whereas Kotakniemi doesn't even crack 14. KK has 26 points. 3 more points with roughly 3 more minutes per game compared to someone like KK and riding a heavy dose of Suzuki and Caufield doesn't paint a promising picture. Things might change but at this moment in time Salfkosky isn't a better player KK, and KK is good defensively.

I'm not even gonna start comparing Juraj to Logan Cooley, as the latter is establishing himself as a bona fide #1C in the NHL. Hell, even Shane Right is looking like he's finally turning the corner.

Slafkovsky had a lot of question marks, and he is proving without a shadow of a doubt why so many were hesitant to take him first overall. Habs swung, and missed. Big time.

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Wright has 29 points in 53 games. If he plateaus next year, will you be back to create this cut and paste worthy thread.
 
I am warming up to him actually, I didn't like the pick at all at first, but he is still pretty young. I would give it a few more eyars before we can say for sure he's a bust/disappointment.
 
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Wright has 29 points in 53 games. If he plateaus next year, will you be back to create this cut and paste worthy thread.
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Wright wasn't picked #1OA tho, the expectations are vastly different. Besides, Slafkovsky is regressing whereas Wright is trending in the right direction. Two very different trajectories.
 
I'm not concerned about his ability to take the next step, more so about whether he can get in the right spot to do that.
 
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Wright wasn't picked #1OA tho, the expectations are vastly different. Besides, Slafkovsky is regressing whereas Wright is trending in the right direction. Two very different trajectories.
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He's on pace for the same production as last year. That's a plateau.

The expectations of 1oa vary from draft to draft as no two drafts are created equal. We're talking about 20 year old kids in completely different environments and thinking that their progression would be linear and the same. Cooley looks good right now, playing in relative obscurity. You're right though. There's no need to compare because no one was talking him first over all.
 
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Gretzkies and Lemieuxs, even McDavids and Crosbys don't grow on trees. Who was the best forward drafted between 1992 and 2004? Thornton? Iginla? Alfredsson, Sedin? That's over a decade worth of drafts right there. I mean that's a very high but different level of player than the kind of all-time great level that seems to be talked about with every 1st overall pick these days.
 
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They just showed some stats that at this point he's pretty much at the same point total as Jack Hughes, so I guess we'll know next season if he can take off, or if it's still "well, let's hope he can get 20 goals a year"

I know he wasn't 1st overall, but an example is a guy like Adrian Kempe that took 6 years from draft until he broke out.
 
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His shooting percentage from last year compared to this season is not a huge difference, and he also averages a minute less this season.

His 19 year old season is the 17th highest production among active players.. which may not seem like much, but all the names ahead of him range from HHOF to first line players..

Not saying he'll become a 1st liner but also, let's relax a bit, he's only 20.
 
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He's on pace for the same production as last year. That's a plateau.

The expectations of 1oa vary from draft to draft as no two drafts are created equal. We're talking about 20 year old kids in completely different environments and thinking that their progression would be linear and the same. Cooley looks good right now, playing in relative obscurity. You're right though. There's no need to compare because no one was talking him first over all.
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If you're talking about Slaf, he's not. He's on pace for 45ish points this year.
 
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