Prospect Info: Devils Win #2 Overall -- Slafkovsky vs. Jiricek vs. Nemec

[Hisch13r]

True, but guys like him, Clarke, Foote, Grits, Thompson, Zettlund…can be some good trade chips or depth players. There’s no way we don’t have the best prospect pool come July 9th.

We'll be up there but I have a hard time seeing Buffalo not being #1. Power, Quinn, Krebs, JJ + 9 and 16

 

[OmNomNom]

Slafkovsky SCARSSSS + Dano messing up would be gold tho

imagine

"Mukhamadullin to Sharangovich, Slafkovsky scores!"

yeeeeesh

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Serious question... I haven't seen him other than a few Olympic Games and some clips but tell me why Slaf isn't Kakko?

He is much bigger, much stronger and faster.

 

[Petes2424]

People shouldn’t rule out Wright not going first overall. If he doesn’t, and Slafkovsky does, the Devils might make things real interesting. Ultimately they’d probably take Wright though. They’d almost have to and then don’t have to keep worrying if Hughes can be a top C, letting him just settle in on the wing.

 

[AZviaNJ]

Or Fiala?

 

[JK3]

What do you do with Severson then?

Nothing really, you keep him around (over Graves), pretty much what @Hisch13r said. It's going to be a while anyway, there's no rule to always just having a scrub or old vet like PK on the third pairing. Jiricek would get plenty of time there anyway if he plays the PP and PK.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

I mean can he really? That's the biggest knock

From who? His skating is above average, probably tops out as a 60 which is plenty. Did you read what Steven wrote out in the first post?

 

[Ripshot 43]

The thought of a Hughes - Jiricek pairing for a decade as 20 somethings is ridiculous.

Then again, Slaf filling out a potential dominant 1st line with Hughes as his center for the next 10 years is ultra tempting as well.

Man o man, we didn’t have these options a few hours ago.

 

[OmNomNom]

I mean can he really? That's the biggest knock

@StevenToddIves

 

[Xirik]

People shouldn’t rule out Wright not going first overall. If he doesn’t, and Slafkovsky does, the Devils might make things real interesting. Ultimately they’d probably take Wright though. They’d almost have to and then don’t have to keep worrying if Hughes can be a top C, letting him just settle in on the wing.

if that happens I make Arizona and Seatle bid for our pick.

 

[Hisch13r]

People shouldn’t rule out Wright not going first overall. If he doesn’t, and Slafkovsky does, the Devils might make things real interesting. Ultimately they’d probably take Wright though. They’d almost have to and then don’t have to keep worrying if Hughes can be a top C, letting him just settle in on the wing.

lolololololollolololololollolololololollolololololollolololololollolololololol There are absolutely no worries. He's already an amazing center.

 

[Cheddabombs]

imagine

"Mukhamadullin to Sharangovich, Slafkovsky scores!"

yeeeeesh

Oh my!

 

[FooteBahl]

People shouldn’t rule out Wright not going first overall. If he doesn’t, and Slafkovsky does, the Devils might make things real interesting. Ultimately they’d probably take Wright though. They’d almost have to and then don’t have to keep worrying if Hughes can be a top C, letting him just settle in on the wing.

 

[ChicksDigTheTrap]

So question is how do we get over 95 and into the playoff picture properly?

A healthy Dougie and Jack gets us there IMO

 

[Bcap88]

Good comparison between jiricek and nemec

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

People shouldn’t rule out Wright not going first overall. If he doesn’t, and Slafkovsky does, the Devils might make things real interesting. Ultimately they’d probably take Wright though. They’d almost have to and then don’t have to keep worrying if Hughes can be a top C, letting him just settle in on the wing.

What the troll post

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Good comparison between jiricek and nemec

Bad comparison. Especially for dman. Just uses numbers. Delete this before @StevenToddIves sees it. He might have a heart attack.

 

[Hisch13r]

Good comparison between jiricek and nemec

Uh oh you invoked the name of Byron Bader. Prepare to feel some posters wrath.

 

[Devs3cups]

i can just imagine jack saying he got a "sick pass from slaf"

gonna will it into existence

“You know we have a good young group here and we’re getting real solid performances out of all the guys, Merc and Rango and Slaf, Nico’s our leader too”

 

[Saint Beaurivage]

We always say we need size with talent, and now we have the 2nd pick.

DO IT!

6'4" 223 lbs and physical at 18 years old. He can create a lot of room for Jack Huge in the offensive zone.

 

[Devil made me do it]

Slafkovsky would be a terrible pick. He is Kakko 2.0 – looks great on ice but can't produce.

Jiricek has good tape, shifty and dynamic with the puck but I question his judgement and overall IQ. He looks like a headless rooster on skates out there.

Nemec is the safer pick. Steady at home defenseman with plenty of offensive skills.
He is the only one of the three that is a consensus top 5 prospect and his IQ and understanding of the game seems superior to that of Jiricek.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

Side note, that lottery just ended us talking about Fiala

You can thank me for that. I did say they might win Clearly I could see the future.

 

[Hisch13r]

Slafkovsky would be a terrible pick. He is Kakko 2.0 – looks great on ice but can't produce.

Jiricek has good tape, shifty and dynamic with the puck but I question his judgement and overall IQ. He looks like a headless rooster on skates out there.

Nemec is the safer pick. Steady at home defenseman with plenty of offensive skills.
He is the only one of the three that is a consensus top 5 prospect and his IQ and understanding of the game seems superior to that of Jiricek.

I take Jiricek offensively and defensively over Nemec

 

[OmNomNom]

i feel like i can see the arguing over the picks is gonna be worse than fiala talk LOL

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Slafkovsky would be a terrible pick. He is Kakko 2.0 – looks great on ice but can't produce.

Jiricek has good tape, shifty and dynamic with the puck but I question his judgement and overall IQ. He looks like a headless rooster on skates out there.

Nemec is the safer pick. Steady at home defenseman with plenty of offensive skills.
He is the only one of the three that is a consensus top 5 prospect and his IQ and understanding of the game seems superior to that of Jiricek.

This is stupid. Don’t even want to get into it again right now. Also, Kappo Kakko had great numbers.

I’m okay with the rest of it. I see that in Jiricek at times too.

Also, calling someone Kappo Kakko 2.0 isn’t as bad as some people think. He was a great prospect and has had a rough start but could still turn a very good NHL player.