What kind of non sense is this... you're all over the place man and you're acting as if i care you're talking to me or not.
You're making false accusations based on nothing, what interest do i have to lie? Look up any scouting report you want, the information is out there almost no site claims Slaf to be a top generational talent (i know thats not what you claimed but you make it sound like those 2 players were far apart) they're all talking about a player who has alot of hockey development ahead, Slaf has an an nhl wrist shot and is bigger. Mesar has more attributes that can translate into the NHL, the only thing bringing Mesar down is his physicality and shot thats all but in terms of hockey Mesar has more useful tools and his hockey IQ is far superior AND he's got the character that the Molsons LOVE to see in a captain AND is pound for pound stronger. I mean did you not see those legs?
So my claim is not ridiculous at all that Mesar is the better hockey player because that is a fact and its true. If Mesar was 6.4 220 lb and played the same exact way he would have been the one to be drafted no1 without a doubt.
The teams will always prioritize height and physical attributes in a draft unless a player is head in shoulders above everyone else. So the difference between #4 and #15 in this context is their body frame.
So deal with it and don't hold a grudge againts me when you'll see the light in a few months. Its ok to be wrong and theres a chance ill be wrong too and its ok, we're only here to discuss our opinions.
I think you are mixing up the word "fact" with "opinion". You are entitled to your own opinions, but not to your own facts.
Saying player A is better than player B and calling it a "fact" is pretty bold considering that comparing players is not an exact science and more often than not it is difficult to say who is a better player overall.
If we go by numbers, Slaf already has experience from 4 senior international tournaments, he was MVP at one of them and the top scorer on his team at two of those tournaments.
Mesar is yet to play at a senior international tournament.
Slafkovsky played last season in the top Finnish league. Mesar played in a much weaker Slovak league. Their stats were not that different. If Mesar was a better player, then he should have scored a lot more in the Slovak league.
Slaf was voted the best Slovak hockey player of the year and he became the youngest player ever to win that award. Mesar wasn't even in the running.
The scouting reports that you quoted don't say that Mesar is better than Slaf either. If they did, then Slaf wouldn't have been ranked higher. Saying that Mesar would have been picked 1st if he was taller is just a speculation, but regardless of that, he is not taller and height does matter in hockey, whether you like it or not. Those reports also seem a little outdated to me. As if they were written before the Olympics and the World Championships. But even then they say this:
About Slaf: "He has the type of power forward game that nearly every team is looking for though and his potential is sky high."
About Mesar: "he has a good chance to be an NHL player, even if he falls a little short on his offensive potential."
Now that doesn't sound like an endorsement of your point of view at all. And remember, these are the reports that you decided to quote to support your claims.
I like both of them, of course, I am a Slovak and I want both of them to succeed, but at the moment Slaf is by any objective metric the better player and it's not even close. It may change in the future (although I doubt it), but that remains to be seen.
atleast you post dumb comments like this from your 2nd account
