Prospect Info: [2022 - 1st OA] Juraj Slafkovsky (LW) Part 2

[jrom]

For some reason, Slaf seems to have done only the team interviews, nothing else.

Prospects coming over from the WC only did the interview part.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Berzolla was very lucky it wasn't Xhekaj, he would have been in a coma.

 

[Galaxydoggystyle]

I love how people on these forums think they know better then the paid professionals the Habs have hired to train/feed these guys. Ya'll need to take a step back, we are a bunch of nobodies on a forum with zero experience when it comes to real life training to play in the NHL.

 

[Beaker]

I like the size, speed and ability to protect the puck. I don’t like the toe drags & cutting across the ice with his head down. I wanted to see his ability with the puck as well as his shot but we sat him in front of the net. With that said, I thought he stood out among other prospects - which is positive.

 

[Speatleysson]

How do we find out which players have their weight embellished and which don’t? Do we check with you?

Nah.. just use common sense.

 

[Captain97]

Maybe 215 max.. the nhl has been known to embellish size. Ovie is not 250, and Slaf is definitely not 238. Ffs look at DK Metcalf.. hes wayyyy bigger than slafkovsky and he's 235.

Lmao, I'm 205. Slaf 100% has 20+ lbs on me

 

[Jack Skellington]

I don’t want him sitting in front like Gallagher but I like him down in the corner. He’s not gonna be on the point or the half wall in the NHL.

 

[Scriptor]

Would be kind of funny if one of Beck/Mesar made the team while Slaf played in the AHL lol

Not really.

 

[River Meadow]

I love how people on these forums think they know better then the paid professionals the Habs have hired to train/feed these guys. Ya'll need to take a step back, we are a bunch of nobodies on a forum with zero experience when it comes to real life training to play in the NHL.

 

[Scriptor]

I agree. He makes poor decisions, often.

This take, from both of you is ridiculous. Slafkovsky routinely makes terrific and seemingly simple plays. You take a few attempts at stuff that fog wrong in a prospects tournament meant to try things and project it as recurring bad decisions.

He set up quite a few quality scoring chances that weren't converted. In the game he played, he could have easily had at least three primary assists.

Easily.

 

[Scriptor]

In terms of the losing weight thing, keep in mind noones putting on 10 pounds of muscle in a couple of months. Clearly that wasn’t all good weight. Also I did notice Slaf looking a little gassed towards the end of that game. Don’t think playing at 240 this season is the plan lol. Imagine he’s closer to 225 by the start of the season.

Does anyone follow hockey around here. Slafkovsky himself said he doesn't expect to start the season at 238 lbs, predicting it will be lower.

I certainly didn't notice any bad weight either. Christ, he looks like he has minimal body fat and doesn't even look like he weighs 238 lbs.

It's bone mass for a big frame. I'm overweight, but people freak when I tell them how overweight I am because I have a large frame and bone mass makes up some of that weight. Everyone thinks I, actually 30 lbs lighter than I currently am.

When I tell them I could lose 50 lbs, they are surprised. either that, or they are a bunch of liars

 

[Mrb1p]

You guys need to get out a little. Being 6'4 and 240 is not being fat, and its sure as shit not too heavy. I am nowhere near a physical specimen (Or am I ) and I was running a 4.67 at 18 or 19 (Unsure when my best ever was recorded but I recall it was on a triple timer and my official time got up to low 4.7s.) As a ~220 linebacker on a 5'11 frame. I have no doubt in my mind that Slaf can play at that weight. The problem looks to be cardio related.

Also he kinda looks dumb at time too but lets hope thats not how he actually is.

I think that’s what they see in Slafkovsky. He may never reach that type of peak, lets be honest those two guys go down in history as the two best wingers to ever play the game.

But if Slafkovsky can be that durable as a PPG forward for 15-20 years, it’s HOF material.

Not even Wayne Gretzky has 20 PPG seasons. Theres 6 players in the 15-19 range.

The kid cant even gain the center without losing it, I adivse we chill.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

He was officially weighed twelve months ago as a 17 year old kid at 229 with TPS Turku. I looked for it, but never found his Combine weight. Is there another legit weigh in? The next official weigh in I’m sure actually happened is the recent 238. He was probably 225 as a 16 year old kid. It’s absolutely impossible to go back to that.

I could be wrong but wasn’t he weighed at 228 at the rookie mini camp shortly after the draft?

Here it is



So measure 227 just 2 months ago. So ya, he didn’t gain 11 pounds of muscle in 2 months lol

 

[jiboy]

Some things worries me a bit about him but he is such a raw hockey player and a rare physical specimen.

His low end is something like a Puljujarvi or a Lawson Crouse and if everything clicks he could be a Eric Lindros lite. Dont see any Rantanen in the way he plays.

He has the potential to be our Shaq where he just overpowers you with his physical gifts even if IQ is average-good.

Down for this gamble seeing there were no can’t miss #1 this last draft

 

[Kojo]

He said he's 230 lbs and he's the most accurate source we have about his own weight.

 

[the valiant effort]

He said he's 230 lbs and he's the most accurate source we have about his own weight.

And if his gut hangs upon the towel rack?

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Some things worries me a bit about him but he is such a raw hockey player and a rare physical specimen.

His low end is something like a Puljujarvi or a Lawson Crouse and if everything clicks he could be a Eric Lindros lite. Dont see any Rantanen in the way he plays.

He has the potential to be our Shaq where he just overpowers you with his physical gifts even if IQ is average-good.

Down for this gamble seeing there were no can’t miss #1 this last draft

He is nothing like Lindros or Crouse at all. Definitely closer to Rantanen but a Jagr lite is exactly his upside. He plays an identical style to Jagr but the execution still has a long way to go.

 

[River Meadow]

He is nothing like Lindros or Crouse at all. Definitely closer to Rantanen but a Jagr lite is exactly his upside. He plays an identical style to Jagr but the execution still has a long way to go.

Let the triggering, commence..

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Let the triggering, commence..

If they don't under stand the "lite" part of my statement then they simply don't have a credible opinion.

 

[River Meadow]

If they don't under stand the "lite" part of my statement then they simply don't have a credible opinion.

I concur, however..

People will see Jagr and have steam coming out of their ears and furious tears coming out of their eyes.

 

[Habs10Habs]

Chara listed here. If he retired, than Slaf would be among the 4 heaviest.

Did I read "Phil Kessel" on that list? lol

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

I concur, however..

People will see Jagr and have steam coming out of their ears and furious tears coming out of their eyes.

Such is the plight of all social media platforms.....the loudest and most triggered are often the dumbest.

 

[The Great Weal]

The guy has no fat to lose lol. We aren't talking about David Savard here. The main question for him is his hockey IQ. Will he be another Anderson for us or a legit star like Rantanen? I don't like the Armia comparison because the dude has zero intensity and is soft as baby shit which Slaf isn't. Slaf may have some better puck skills than Anderson but Anderson also has better skating so that's a more appropriate comparison. He's a young guy playing in a men's league, it's tough to gauge if he's gonna have good or bad hockey IQ right now.

 

[catmanhabsfan]

Look at the picture of him.. where's he gonna lose weight?

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Exactly this is nonsense. People have this strange obsession with numbers not based in anything

 

[cphabs]

Eric Lindors' career was ruined by the kinds of cheap shots that get people 10 game suspensions now, not sure that's a relevant worry in todays NHL.

Scott Stevens was one of the best defensemen ever IMO. A monster.