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#1OA Juraj Slafkovsky - Huge Disappointment

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Summer Rose said:
Reasonable with how they’re all doing so far. Hutson is looking like an absolute steal. I’ll show my bias in saying that I hope Cooley turns out to be the best player of the 2022 draft though. :P

Hope Slafkovsky turns out to be as good as advertised. Wright too for that matter. Wishing that a draft pick busts is pretty damn petty if you ask me.
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I mean, when someone is doing that to a prospect they are literally wishing/hoping that someone's lifelong dream of playing in the NHL is shattered because said player had the audacity of...being drafted (an act not under their own direct control) in a different position by a different team? How dare they!

Unless the person in question is a Mitchell Miller-type pile of evil, it's not cool to root for a kid to fail outright IMO. Veterans? That's a bit different.
 
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BigDaddyLurch said:
...he scored 50 points as a 19 year old already, in his first full year, and is on pace to repeat it as a 20 year old...so please explain how he is just a "45 pt left-winger"...I swear, some people on this Site don't even watch hockey... :facepalm:
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It's baiting. You can tell when people aren't interested in a genuine conversation. Just let it be, and then eventually that noise stops.
 
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BLONG7 said:
Slaf has been developing just fine thanks..........the kid is 20 folks.
Patience.............shut the the thread down, or keep it open for the haters......no biggie.
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Agree. Habs fans mostly like the pick. We acknowledged at the time Cooley would probably be more productive, but a redundant commodity as a relatively small forward in the top 6. Slaf was described as a long term project and I think he's already ahead of predictions regarding his learning curve.
 
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Hey, after Kotkaniemi, Slafkovsky is a breath of fresh air. He can actually play on the first and second line.

He would have to be stagnating at 40-45 points until 25-26 years old for me to be disappointed. If he peaks as a 60-65 points big guy that can play on the first two lines and on PP1, I'll be happy.

Plus, can't complain too much about that draft year considering we got Hutson too. :laugh:
 
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I guess this is Slaf’s thing, or maybe just the Habs right now. Cold first half and then red hot second half of the season
 
shello said:
I guess this is Slaf’s thing, or maybe just the Habs right now. Cold first half and then red hot second half of the season
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The Habs were hottest in late December and January considering the kinds of teams they were beating at the time.

Slaf did the same thing last year in terms of finishing strong.

Like alot of young guys, especially guys with his frame, consistency is still not a part of his game. Not at all surprising.

For the Habs, I think they will ultimately look back to the 4-9 start to the season as the difference in their playoffs quest.
 
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