Is Slafkovsky the worst #1 pick ever ?

[Regal]

It was assumed he wasn't likely to be as good as the usual #1, and I’m not sure if he ever becomes a big impact player but still early to completely write him off.

 

[Jack Spider]

In practices he will look like the best player. Clearly more talented than most of the team which is why he made the cut at 18. Has shown flashes of a 1st overall with a handful of unique IQ plays I don't see many hockey players do but the stats are underwhelming.

 

[Regal]

He's not a defenseman though. Why can't he do power forward things? He plays like he's an old man.

Being bigger than everyone when you’re a teenager isn’t the same when you start playing against grown men. He’s big even for the NHL but is he stronger than most players? I doubt it. If you’re used to being able to push other players around and you can’t do that anymore, it’s difficult to play your game and you have to find ways to adjust and keep trying to get stronger

 

[TGWL]

Yak put up some points in his first few years before completely cratering.

His problem wasn't point production. I can't speak for Slafkovsy because I haven't seen a game this season, but Yak played like he was brain dead.

 

[TheDoldrums]

I don't get it, my team picked first once and got auston matthews why does montreal not select good players? I would pick good players instead of bad ones, but im just a fan im no jeffrey gorton

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Good jinx thread, he’s gonna break Gretzky’s points record now

 

[SI90]

He’s no Alexis Lafreniere that’s for sure. Lol

 

[cyris]

It’s wayyyyy too early for this talk.
I’d love to be able to laugh at the Habs for blowing another early pick but we won’t know how these kids develop until they have had a chance to develop

 

[I am not exposed]

Lets hope so because Montreal picked him

 

[SlafySZN]

In practices he will look like the best player. Clearly more talented than most of the team which is why he made the cut at 18. Has shown flashes of a 1st overall with a handful of unique IQ plays I don't see many hockey players do but the stats are underwhelming.

5 games into the season right now, yes but his actual play on the ice is better than last season, he’s showing improvements in every facets and is playing pretty good to be honest could have more points. His line with Dach and Newhook looked promising, looked like production would take a step this year too but now we’ll have to see how it goes.

 

[ORRFForever]

He’s no Alexis Lafreniere that’s for sure. Lol

Ha, ha.

Shane Wright has a chance to make Montreal regret their decision. Let's hope he does.

 

[Hisch13r]

It’s a bad pick but it might not even end up the worst 1OA pick of the 2020s

 

[admiralcadillac]

If Slafkovsky is getting all these premature threads after a rookie season of 10 points 39 games, I can only imagine if HFBoards was active when 1st overall pick Joe Thornton had 7 points in 55 games in his first season.. We all know how his career played out.

Way too early to tell with Slaf.

These threads are thinly veiled attacks on the Habs generally.

 

[Hisch13r]

Played 7 good games in the Olympics and got overrated

His Olympics got overrated because of the SH%. The WC he was really good though. Still had no business going that high with such piss poor Liiga production

 

[admiralcadillac]

These threads are thinly veiled attacks on the Habs generally.

Ha, ha.

Shane Wright has a chance to make Montreal regret their decision. Let's hope he does.

Case in point.

 

[MNRube]

I prefer Cooley but Slafkovsky definitely has more game than he has shown. I’d like to see a guy like that developed more patiently and allowed to dominate lesser leagues and develop confidence and an offensive identity. But that’s just me

 

[Zirakzigil]

Not even close

 

[FlameChampion]

Nope. Probably Yakupov. Still early but I don’t get great vibes from him. I think it was a poor draft. Not expecting much from Wright either. Cooley and Nemec will probably be decent/good though.

 

[muzion]

Coming off a good game where he made multiple smart plays... won most of his one-on-one battles again... tracking stats have shown he's actually faster than Newhook, who's obviously been blazing fast... such a corny thread.

 

[FlappyGiraffe]

Is this the worst thread ever? If you look back the last 25 years, you'll find more worse #1 picks.

not true he has the 2nd lowest career point total out of the past 25 first overalls

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

“Is this the worst thread of all-time?”

 

[Prettyisland]

not true he has the 2nd lowest career point total out of the past 25 first overalls

He missed half the year last year

 

[Hisch13r]

Nope. Probably Yakupov. Still early but I don’t get great vibes from him. I think it was a poor draft. Not expecting much from Wright either. Cooley and Nemec will probably be decent/good though.

Laf probably ends up better than Yak because he’ll play longer but comparing where they were up to this point Yak was better

 

[Goptor]

I think this guy is the worst 1st overall.

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[Xirik]

These threads are thinly veiled attacks on the Habs generally.

Habs fan made the thread. Though it was his first post in half a year.