F Juraj Slafkovsky - TPS, Finland U20 (2022 Draft)

[stastny12]

His draft stock just boomed up.

Looks like born on the NHL sized rink.

Totally

 

[tobu]

Youngest player to score on Olympics since 1984. That's my lifetime.

 

[Antiillafire]

Easily the best player in the game for the Slovaks. Maybe Ramsay will learn now and put him on the first powerplay unit

 

[stastny12]

 

[Martinez89]

What a game for Slaf. Not only 2 goals but also his overall play was excellent. Kinda I expected this he is actually even better player than usual in national jersey. I don't say he should go 1st overall but I see him as a forward with highest upside in this draft.

 

[OneSniffTwoSniff]

Fantastic game.

 

[bert]

I’d bet my life savings that Slafkovsky never hits 100 points in a season.

He’s a good prospect, but I don’t even think he’s the best prospect on that last Slovak WJC team. I’d put both Dvorsky and Nemec slightly ahead of him, but it’s highly arguable, could put them in any order really. Great time for Slovak prospects though, these 3 are arguably the top 3 Slovak prospects since Gaborik.

He is far more noticeable in the games I have watched, and has a skillset that projects to be elite at the next level. Players that skate that well, control the puck this well at this size are few and far between. Every time a young player plays well in these scenarios in recent memory it has translated immediately to the NHL. Seider, Quinn Hughes, Matthews, Power all played in world championships against pros and excelled. To me he is a top 3 pick, best raw tools in the draft in my opinion. If the Sens have a chance to get him I hope they do.

 

[stastny12]

He is far more noticeable in the games I have watched, and has a skillset that projects to be elite at the next level. Players that skate that well, control the puck this well at this size are few and far between. Every time a young player plays well in these scenarios in recent memory it has translated immediately to the NHL. Seider, Quinn Hughes, Matthews, Power all played in world championships against pros and excelled. To me he is a top 3 pick, best raw tools in the draft in my opinion. If the Sens have a chance to get him I hope they do.

Stuetzle, Tkachuk and Slafkovsky. Just imagine.

Fantastic game. View attachment 506087

He´s Tesla of this year (even with that volatility).

 

[BusQuets]

Shame that TPS haven't been able to get more out from him this season. Looked really great in the 1st game of the olympics.

 

[JabbaJabba]

Looks like Slafkovsky is made for the smaller rink.

 

[OneSniffTwoSniff]

Shame that TPS haven't been able to get more out from him this season. Looked really great in the 1st game of the olympics.

Maybe next season he could play for Olli Jokinen on Jokerit? Looking at their roster it's mainly young guys and he has gotten them #2 in the standings. Impressive stuff.

 

[Osakahaus]

His draft stock just boomed up.

Looks like born on the NHL sized rink.

after one game? are you sure?

 

[Osakahaus]

Looks like Slafkovsky is made for the smaller rink.

How ironic is that.

 

[Antiillafire]

after one game? are you sure?

I don’t think so, in the “booming” sense at least. Bob McKenzie already said 2 or 3 scouts, already rate him as the second best player in the draft. So I mean how much more can his stock really boom? I think it did show scouts something though, that he can drive a line with average euro players against the best euro players and one of the tourney favorites.

He really seems to be developing that signature move, where he uses his huge reach and long stride to quickly wheel out from the corner into the middle of the ice on his forehand side and whip it at the net. His quick bursts and fast release are really on display there.

 

[Osakahaus]

I don’t think so, in the “booming” sense at least. Bob McKenzie already said 2 or 3 scouts, already rate him as the second best player in the draft. So I mean how much more can his stock really boom? I think it did show scouts something though, that he can drive a line with average euro players against the best euro players and one of the tourney favorites.

He really seems to be developing that signature move, where he uses his huge reach and long stride to quickly wheel out from the corner into the middle of the ice on his forehand side and whip it at the net. His quick bursts and fast release are really on display there.

i think he'll still be a top 5 pick anyways, but the points need to display that act he can do on ice. that's how i feel. The Olympics really can help, but these olympics are awful in terms of quality players just because of no NHL

 

[mirec04]

i think he'll still be a top 5 pick anyways, but the points need to display that act he can do on ice. that's how i feel. The Olympics really can help, but these olympics are awful in terms of quality players just because of no NHL

Yes, agreed. But current olympic teams from Finland or Russia would make some troubles also against teams built from NHLers.

 

[slovakiasnextone]

i think he'll still be a top 5 pick anyways, but the points need to display that act he can do on ice. that's how i feel. The Olympics really can help, but these olympics are awful in terms of quality players just because of no NHL

Yes, the Olympics are without NHLers, but surely playing against Finland Euro team is a better match up than playing against a Liiga team...

 

[Osakahaus]

Yes, the Olympics are without NHLers, but surely playing against Finland Euro team is a better match up than playing against a Liiga team...

good point. I desire to just see if Juraj is someone who is worthy of a top 5 pick. The Olympics are certainly a good point to prove your worth, even without NHL players.

 

[JabbaJabba]

How ironic is that.

How so?

 

[ijuka]

When I watched him in Finnish u-20s I thought he played very disrespectfully like he was way above the competition, and of course play style like that might not work so well at the higher level. In Liiga he's not been able to do the same and hence he's struggled. But against Finland he then was able to do quite well for himself. I think that that should increase his draft stock because it addresses some concerns, even with just a 1 game sample - but it still is just a 1 game sample.

Overall though, I'd say that if scouts actually have him at #2 they're pretty optimistic for his projection since that's IMO tough to objectively justify.

 

[mattihp]

i think he'll still be a top 5 pick anyways, but the points need to display that act he can do on ice. that's how i feel. The Olympics really can help, but these olympics are awful in terms of quality players just because of no NHL

To say that the quality of players is awful is kinda ignorant. KHL is a pretty darn good league and heaps and bounds better than the AHL.

 

[Antiillafire]

Another game, another goal. And once again our best player today.

 

[SpitfireG]

What is a beauty Nemec on Slafkovsky

 

[OneSniffTwoSniff]

Mikko Rantanen 2.0

 

[SI90]

His release is insane.