He definitely does. His positioning and iq without the puck need a lot of work. He doesn’t look NHL ready at this point. We will see what he does and if he gets 9 games and is able to adjust. With the puck he’s pretty good most of the time. There’s a lot of tools. I can’t reconcile this pick just yet, it still feels like a bad decision to me, but I hope to be wrong.
Please.. and I mean PLEASE.. either give up on the Habs, or stop talking! You are EVERYTHING people hate about Habs fans!
Why can‘t he state his opinion on a public forum ?
Go back and read every one of his opinions.. nothing but negativity and unproductive commentary of how Slafkovsky/Dach etc etc etc etc... All terrible moves by the Habs.. none of which are substantiated by useful facts.. never watched Slaf watch a game.. he's a CLOWN! Simple and easy!
Nope it’s a weakness for sure. A glaring one too.
If you have watched some of his Liiga games, you should know it definitely is not his strength. It does not mean he won‘t be a star but right now there is nothing wrong saying he needs to imrpove several aspects of his game, like most 18 year old
Slaf is a better player than Jagr at the same age
Wow... some of you are really like: "yeah, slaf is a raw player, he is a work in progress, is an uncut gem..."
That's the usual ploy. Say it Three million times and it will be seen as true. I failed to see him continually male poor decisions. We're watching different games, no doubt.
Slafkovsky seemed to concentrate too much on setting up his team mates, but, that, he did with aplomb. He regularly seemed to know where a line mate would be and was able to put the puck there, even through traffic and with a player or two hanging on his back.
Not in the least. Your assertions are based on little to nothing and ride the line called farcical.
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Not in the least. Your assertions are based on little to nothing and ride the line called farcical.
The only thing I agree with in that exposé is that fans should not expect Slafkovsky to win the calder if he plays immediately at the NHL level and they should be patient before calling him a bust if he doesn't win that trophy.
The too slow in the head comments are plain stupidity.
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There is nothing wrong saying he needs to improve aspects of his game. It's natural.If you have watched some of his Liiga games, you should know it definitely is not his strength. It does not mean he won‘t be a star but right now there is nothing wrong saying he needs to imrpove several aspects of his game, like most 18 year old
I saw a few blind passes. I'm not saying he was bad but I didn't think he stood out as much as he should have. Put it this way, if there was 1 spot on the Habs available, and I had to pick based on this tournament, I'd have Slafkovsky 4th, maybe 5th. I know age is a thing of course. Even leaving out Heineman and Mysak because they're older, I thought Mesar and Beck stood out more.
I didn't watch the game today, but I watched the Buffalo one. Positioning I 100% agree with you. As for IQ, I see a kid who utilizes well his teammates and can make savvy passes. I don't see it as a glaring weakness. It could obviously be improved as he holds on to the puck too much, but it's definitely nothing to be too worried about, in my opinion.
