Is Slafkovsky the worst #1 pick ever ?

[Xirik]

It was like this before tiktok.

I blame the Vine app then!

 

[Profet]

Answer: Not likely...

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Can we wait a few years and wait. Same thing for Laferniere.

5 seasons.
Slavosky was rushed last year and then got injured.

 

[Number8]

It was like this before tiktok.

What was like...... wait..... what are we talking about again?

 

[WarriorofTime]

Laf is at least a 0.5PPG player. Below what you want from a 1OA, but is a legitimate middle-6 player at age 22, so still a 1st round quality player.

The issue with Lafreniere is he needs to either become a top forward or actually learn to develop a middle-six game, or else he's just a Max Domi type that can either be a bad team scorer or a rather uninspiring offense-only depth guy. I suppose Domi is an adequate enough mid-1st rounder but in reality, he doesn't do much for any team that wants to win. 3rd liners with over 60 % offensive zone start time and no penalty killing time are kind of icky.

 

[capfit9]

Laf and Kakko would have been the picks of 32 out of 32 GMs.

Certainly Laf but i doubt that woukd have been the case for Kakko

 

[barkovcanfinnish]

A little early still

 

[Obvious Fabertism]

I don’t watch the Canadiens much, but of the few games I have seen from him, I was not impressed. I believe I used the word “clueless” to describe him in two different games over two seasons. He’s young and can develop, but at the current moment he is not a very good NHL player.

 

[Jeffrey Pedler]

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

He's almost 40lbs bigger than your average NHL. The kid is the size of a linebacker and should start hitting like one.

 

[Face Of Bear]

I think he'll be a late bloomer like Puljujarvi

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Better question would be is he the worst NHL player ever?

 

[Jeffrey Pedler]

Should've picked Wright, but the Habs got blinded by size.

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Seems to have no particular talent, no skill, no speed, big with no big man qualities, doesn’t produce points, his shot is bad, his passing is average… Is he the worst first pick ever ?

Well at least you gave him a fair chance.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Should've picked Wright, but the Habs got blinded by size.

You mean Cooley?

 

[ORRFForever]

What was like...... wait..... what are we talking about again?

I forgot, too.

 

[Jee]

Slafkovsky is not the worst 1st pick ever for one reason only

 

[Maple Leaf]

Slafkovsky is not the worst 1st pick ever for one reason only

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[ORRFForever]

Slafkovsky is not the worst 1st pick ever for one reason only

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Pierre McGuire is great - I miss him at the WJR's.

 

[Hisch13r]

The issue with Lafreniere is he needs to either become a top forward or actually learn to develop a middle-six game, or else he's just a Max Domi type that can either be a bad team scorer or a rather uninspiring offense-only depth guy. I suppose Domi is an adequate enough mid-1st rounder but in reality, he doesn't do much for any team that wants to win. 3rd liners with over 60 % offensive zone start time and no penalty killing time are kind of icky.

Yup this is why I think as things currently stand I imagine Slaf ends up better than Laf. I don’t think either is all that good but Slaf will have a good defensive game to fall back on

 

[Umingmak]

It hasn't even been a year and a half since he was drafted. Calm down.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

I think this guy is the worst 1st overall.

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Rangers forward development strikes again

 

[DJJones]

Even top ranked defenders take a few years. Non story at the moment.

 

[Jukurit]

Anybody who watched Slaf play in Liiga in his draft season could see that he wasn't NHL ready. But I guess Habs management weren't watching his Liiga games. This also explains why they drafted him first overall.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

I think he'll be a late bloomer like Puljujarvi

Wait, when did Puljujarvi bloom?!

 

[Pandaman11]

I think the worst #1 pick ever is Jack Hughes. Lowly 21 points in his rookie season, that kid will never amount to anything.