Is Slafkovsky the worst #1 pick ever ?

[Panthaz89]

Looked pretty good against the Sabres imo has a decent reach can play defense and isn't afraid to go for battles. Think he will have a pretty long career playing like that.

 

[Stoneburg]

He is not even the worst 1OA pick from the Montreal Canadiens.

 

[42]

Cooley should have been the #1 pick but also no.

 

[Brookbank]

Shane Wright will figure it out. The Habs should have done the easy thing and just pick Wright. Then even if he busts, you have no regrets because he was consensus

 

[Breakfast of Champs]

Shane Wright will figure it out. The Habs should have done the easy thing and just pick Wright. Then even if he busts, you have no regrets because he was consensus

Literally was not the #1 ranked player on bob McKenzie list /poll (5 Slaf 4 wright 1 Cooley)

That poll has accurately predicted the #1 pick for 20 years in a row

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

I dunno, he’s played almost as many games as everyone in his draft combined at this point

 

[Pazucha]

Montreal should just trade Slafkovsky for some washed 32 years old vet that Marty can give all the ice time in the world.

Marty will be happy

Montreal fans will be happy that they got rid of the 4th line bust

And Slaf can finally develop to be a great player somewhere else.

 

[Toene]

What is time

What is love?

 

[Moose Head]

Montreal should just trade Slafkovsky for some washed 32 years old vet that Marty can give all the ice time in the world.

Marty will be happy

Montreal fans will be happy that they got rid of the 4th line bust

And Slaf can finally develop to be a great player somewhere else.

Marty likes playing the young players. He’s not a Julien or Burns type that always defers to vets.

 

[Seb]

Patience was lost somewhere in the 2010s.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Patience was lost somewhere in the 2010s.

I actually think our fanbase has more patience for him than fans of other teams do . Patience in general? No our fanbase does not have that in the grand scheme of things but for our treasured 1st overall pick our fanbase seems to be willing to give him more rope than I expected

 

[Pazucha]

Marty likes playing the young players. He’s not a Julien or Burns type that always defers to vets.

He has no other options because it's the third youngest team in the league.

He let Slaf play one game with Suzuki and Caufield to this day. And that was 2022 preseason game.

Marty waited one season to even try Slaf in 4 against 4 situation.

He still won't let him play against empty net on either side.

He won't give him prime PP time even though his current PP1 unit is terribly bad.

And this is on team with questionable depth and talent still in rebuild.

 

[nhlfan9191]

Montreal should just trade Slafkovsky for some washed 32 years old vet that Marty can give all the ice time in the world.

Marty will be happy

Montreal fans will be happy that they got rid of the 4th line bust

And Slaf can finally develop to be a great player somewhere else.

I haven’t seen a large majority of our Habs fanbase being this calm and patient with a young prospect with high draft pedigree probably ever. Most understand he’s a project and are more then willing to give him a leash. I can assure not many would be happy to see him go which isn’t going to happen. There is however an ongoing debate and rift on what the best development option is and that falls on the guys wearing suits.

 

[Brodeur]

Shane Wright will figure it out. The Habs should have done the easy thing and just pick Wright. Then even if he busts, you have no regrets because he was consensus

Bob McKenzie's Final 2022 Draft Ranking - TSN.ca

It’s a photo finish for the No. 1 spot on TSN’s 2022 NHL Draft Final Ranking and, by the slimmest of margins, it’s Juraj Slafkovsky over Shane Wright.

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It’s a photo finish for the No. 1 spot on TSN’s 2022 NHL Draft Final Ranking and, by the slimmest of margins, it’s Juraj Slafkovsky over Shane Wright.

Five of 10 scouts surveyed by TSN ranked the 6-foot-4 Slovak left winger at No. 1, while four scouts slotted the Kingston Frontenac centre in the top spot.

This quote is interesting 15 months removed from the draft:

“It’s a peculiar draft year,” said one NHL team head scout. “Neither one of them [Slafkovsky or Wright] are locks to be first-line players in the NHL. I’m not saying one or the other couldn’t become first liners, they’re both good prospects, but unlike a lot of years, this draft doesn’t have any great prospects. There are no slam dunks. There are things I like about both guys, but I have some reservations, too.”

 

[HabsQC]

I think he's playing well tbh. He looked good when playing with Dach

 

[Baaaaaaaaaaaaah]

He will be fine. Big boys take a while to figure it out.

 

[sxvnert]

Also a weak draft year.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

he kind of sucks but montreal didnt do him any favors by rushing him into the league last year

The #1 overall pick is supposed to play the next year that's why they are the #1 overall pick

 

[LaCarriere]

Man that draft year had some real winners for names.

Logan Cooley. Cutter Gauthier. Conor geekie. Denton mateychuk. Sounds like a mighty ducks reboot movie. Just get Jimmy Snuggerud to lead the flying V and pack it in.

 

[ItWasJustified]

Big boys take a while to figure it out.

Joe Thornton and...?

 

[Beniersgeron]

Joe Thornton and...?

Vincent Lecavalier

 

[The90]

Joe Thornton and...?

They’ll come up with a bunch of players who had insane stats in junior, a year or 2 as a ‘down’ year in the NHL, then they explode. The thing is, Slaf never has put up big numbers. His draft year he had 11? Points.

Vincent Lecavalier

That’s the Lecavalier that had 2 ppg in junior, then 67 points in his second season in the show?

 

[Beniersgeron]

They’ll come up with a bunch of players who had insane stats in junior, a year or 2 as a ‘down’ year in the NHL, then they explode. The thing is, Slaf never has put up big numbers. His draft year he had 11? Points.


That’s the Lecavalier that had 2 ppg in junior, then 67 points in his second season in the show?

No his cousin Vincent Lecavalier who work at the automobile shop

 

[Moose Head]

Joe Thornton and...?

Neely, Leclair, Tocchet, Perry, Getzlaf ….

They’ll come up with a bunch of players who had insane stats in junior, a year or 2 as a ‘down’ year in the NHL, then they explode. The thing is, Slaf never has put up big numbers. His draft year he had 11? Points.


That’s the Lecavalier that had 2 ppg in junior, then 67 points in his second season in the show?

He was a 17 year old playing in the Finish men’s league.

Here’s how some famous Finns did as 17 year olds in the same league:

Kurri - 11pts in 29 games
Selanne - 2pts in 5 games
S Koivu - 10pts in 46 games
M Koivu - 1 pt in 21 games

 

[The90]

Neely, Leclair, Tocchet, Perry, Getzlaf ….


He was a 17 year old playing in the Finish men’s league.

Here’s how some famous Finns did as 17 year olds in the same league:

Kurri - 11pts in 29 games
Selanne - 2pts in 5 games
S Koivu - 10pts in 46 games
M Koivu - 1 pt in 21 games

Your non Finn lineup couldn’t me more off as comparisons. Interesting on the Finn’s though.