Prospect Info: 2022 - 1st OA] Juraj Slafkovsky (LW) Part 4

[Andy]

He's way stronger than he was at the start of camp.

As I have been saying, you want to see improvements game to game, and tonight's game was even more improvements in the right direction for Slaf: strong on the boards all night, didn't force low percentage plays, protected the puck well in transition, made space for himself all night.

 

[Skip Bayless]

He played his best game of the year. I think Evans and Armia suit him perfectly at this point. Evans has enough skills to complement him and Armia is excellent at puck recovery and creating space for his teammates to maneuver down low.

 

[BaseballCoach]

You keep putting Caufield on the right wing but it's clear that he's a left-wing under MSL.

So what?. When I do my suggested lines, I do them my way. If I were predicting MSL's lines, that would be different.

 

[absolute garbage]

You can see opposition players are surprised by how quick his stick is and how intensely he hounds the puck carrier. That range he has to disrupt the play with his stick and force turnovers caughts a lot by surprise. That part of his play without the puck has been impressive considering how young he is.

 

[Belial]

So what?. When I do my suggested lines, I do them my way. If I were predicting MSL's lines, that would be different.

Fine, it just makes no sense.

 

[BaseballCoach]

A not-NHL ready player is being rushed onto an NHL-roster.

To me, he does NOT look like he is "not ready for the NHL". Yeah, he is not ready for top-6 duty, but he can play 12 minutes including 2nd wave PP.

Fine, it just makes no sense.

Of course it makes sense. In the history of hockey, only 15% or 20% of the RH forwards play LW.

It's apparently ok with many here if MSL makes tank moves, but I don't like them.

I would do the same if some MLB coach kept putting a lefty at 3B and a righty at 1B and claiming they hit well.

 

[Goldenhands]

Expat, Expat, Expattt, Expattttttt, where are you?

 

[Habs13]

Guess the wrist is fine! 200% more goals than Drifting Drou.

 

[BergevinBurner]

Did Slaf just singlehandedly fix our PP?

 

[BaseballCoach]

He played his best game of the year. I think Evans and Armia suit him perfectly at this point. Evans has enough skills to complement him and Armia is excellent at puck recovery and creating space for his teammates to maneuver down low.

They only played 1 shift together, but it's not a bad line. I think Monahan is a better fit than Evans though.

 

[Xirik]

Man has the takes on various development styles taken a toxic turn on both sides.

 

[Colezuki]

To me, he does NOt look "not ready for the NHL". Yeah, he is not ready for top-6 duty, but he can play 12 minutes including 2nd wave PP.


Of course it makes sense. In the history of hockey, only 15% or 20% of the RH forwards play LW.

It's apparently ok with many here if MSL makes tank moves, but I don't like them.

I would do the same if some MLB coach kept putting a lefty at 3B.

That player has 7 goals in 9 games, I think it’s the right call

 

[dasahgah]

Expat, Expat, Expattt, Expattttttt, where are you?

he's being a toxic troll on other websites

 

[BaseballCoach]

You can see opposition players are surprised by how quick his stick is and how intensely he hounds the puck carrier. That range he has to disrupt the play with his stick and force turnovers caughts a lot by surprise. That part of his play without the puck has been impressive considering how young he is.

But some people say he should go back to Finland or play in the OHL.

That player has 7 goals in 9 games, I think it’s the right call

He's not getting them on breakouts from their own zone 5 on 5.

 

[sharknado]

He's even falling much less

 

[Colezuki]

But some people say he should go back to Finland or play in the OHL.

He's not getting them on breakouts from their own zone 5 on 5.

2 of his 7 are from PP it’s either 5 on 5 or breakouts for the other 5 or not

 

[morhilane]

I'm starting to think Slaf only likes goalscoring because of the celly afterward...

 

[Schooner Guy]

Expat, Expat, Expattt, Expattttttt, where are you?

He's suffering from a 4-5 months long bout of severe Liiga point stats myopia. Unfortunately it just won't go away.

 

[nhlfan9191]

He's even falling much less

That’s because he’s adjusting to the pace. He doesn’t look nearly as overwhelmed. There’s things that I was worried about with him early, but physicality and strength on his skates was never one of them.

 

[BaseballCoach]

He's way stronger than he was at the start of camp.

As I have been saying, you want to see improvements game to game, and tonight's game was even more improvements in the right direction for Slaf:

How is this possible? The NHL is not a development league. He should be in the OHL or Liga.

 

[Goldenhands]

he's being a toxic troll on other websites

Or having an urgency meeting with Byron Bader trying to redefine the fundamentals of their models...

Edit: Confirmed!

 

[Kennerback]

How is this possible? The NHL is not a development league. He should be in the OHL or Liga.

His development areas are not size/skill/speed/weight/ strength/growth like all the other Top draft picks. It’s to adapt his game to the NHL. The only place to do that is in the NHL.

 

[BaseballCoach]

His development areas are not size/skill/speed//growth like all the other Top draft picks. It’s to adapt his game to the NHL. The only place to do that is in the NHL.

The NHL is not a development league!

Every player attains his peak in his first four league games.

 

[Mrb1p]

2 in 2 ? Oh lawd he coming.

 

[muzion]

Struggled the 1st two shifts and after that, he flashed the elite traits that are going to make him a big time 1LW.