Player Discussion Juraj Slafkovsky Discussion

[Ozmodiar]

If you're dressing Laine, you pretty much have to put him on PP1.. he's a detriment 5 on 5 and will cost Demidov minutes.

I don't see any other way right now.

They could put him on PP2 with Demidov. Create matchup problems for their PK1 and keep him with his linemate, Demidov. If they build chemistry it will transfer to 5v5 to PP, or vice versa.

Caufield is capable.

PP1 - Suze, Cc
PP2 - Demi, Laine

Right now they have Demi flying around passing to Newhook and Gally.

 

[WeThreeKings]

They could put him on PP2 with Demidov. Create matchup problems for their PK1 and keep him with his linemate, Demidov. If they build chemistry it will transfer to 5v5 to PP, or vice versa.

Caufield is capable.

PP1 - Suze, Cc
PP2 - Demi, Laine

Right now they have Demi flying around passing to Newhook and Gally.

They could but PP2 gets like ~30 seconds most times.. I'm not dressing Laine 5 on 5 for what might be only 90 seconds on the PP. I'd rather just dress Kapanen then and keep Caufield on the top unit.

Not to mention Matheson is QBing PP2 which is going to make Laine less effective.

 

[Mrb1p]

People will still find something to bitch about with Slaf no matter what.

Well I havent seen him with blond hair yet...

 

[Ozmodiar]

They could but PP2 gets like ~30 seconds most times.. I'm not dressing Laine 5 on 5 for what might be only 90 seconds on the PP. I'd rather just dress Kapanen then and keep Caufield on the top unit.

Not to mention Matheson is QBing PP2 which is going to make Laine less effective.

More like 40 seconds, and they could add to that a bit if they had a sniper on both units. A full 2 minutes with a 35+ goal scorer.

 

[ahmedou]

Well I havent seen him with blond hair yet...

I don't care about his playoffs stats

I only care about his blondou hair playoffs

 

[Mrb1p]

More like 40 seconds, and they could add to that a bit if they had a sniper on both units. A full 2 minutes with a 35+ goal scorer.

Why do we have to big brain everything ?

Of the 11 players that have more PP goals than Laine, do you know how many play on the second unit ? One, Michael Bunting.

Laine didn't get to elite numbers goalscoring wise because he sucks at goalscoring.

 

[habmercy]

I think it is important to move Slafkovsky to the 2nd PP unit until Demidov proves its a mistake. Slaf isn't the only problem I see as Matheson has struggled for much of the year on the PP and giving Guhle a chance on the point would also be something that would help to shake things up.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Why do we have to big brain everything ?

Of the 11 players that have more PP goals than Laine, do you know how many play on the second unit ? One, Michael Bunting.

Laine didn't get to elite numbers goalscoring wise because he sucks at goalscoring.

How many teams have a 37 goal scorer who’s largely ignored on the PP?

It’s not big brained to find a way to have a sniper on the left for 100% of PP instead of just 67%.

This isn’t a “if it ain’t broke …” situation. The PP sucks. Change it up.

 

[Habs13]

Tonight is the night Slafkovsky unleashes his inner-Tkchuck!

 

[Mrb1p]

How many teams have a 37 goal scorer who’s largely ignored on the PP?

It’s not big brained to find a way to have a sniper on the left for 100% of PP instead of just 67%.

This isn’t a “if it ain’t broke …” situation. The PP sucks. Change it up.

The PP sucks, but the player with the best rate of goalscoring in the league isn't the one that sucks, thats the point. The problem is the 82 games that combine for 25 points on the PP, which is pretty much the pace that Laine was on by himself.

Juraj, for all the beauty that he is, has no place on the PP, his IQ doesn't allow him to be an efficient bumper and he's goddamn terrible as a screen. Caufield, for all the love that he is, isn't a great player on the PP and this is well-documented through the years.

 

[Mrb1p]

Tonight is the night Slafkovsky unleashes his inner-Tkchuck!

Hopefully he's better than the wet squib that Brady was in his first game.

 

[Ozmodiar]

The PP sucks, but the player with the best rate of goalscoring in the league isn't the one that sucks, thats the point. The problem is the 82 games that combine for 25 points on the PP, which is pretty much the pace that Laine was on by himself.

Juraj, for all the beauty that he is, has no place on the PP, his IQ doesn't allow him to be an efficient bumper and he's goddamn terrible as a screen. Caufield, for all the love that he is, isn't a great player on the PP and this is well-documented through the years.

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The unit sucks. Laine has a good rate but the whole strategy was to feed him.

Another option is the swap Slaf and Demi. That’s also worth a try.

BTW, Slaf doesn’t play the bumper… not really relevant.

 

[Mrb1p]

The unit sucks. Laine has a good rate but the whole strategy was to feed him.

Another option is the swap Slaf and Demi. That’s also worth a try.

BTW, Slaf doesn’t play the bumper… not really relevant.

Yes the unit sucks, I agree. Its not Laines fault, its the other 4 man box on the other side.

 

[ahmedou]

 

[River Meadow]

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We need to see more of that on the ice, instead of behind the bench.

 

[HabsMD97]

We need to see more of that on the ice, instead of behind the bench.

Only time he looked alive the entire night unfortunately

 

[DemidovSZN]

Only time he looked alive the entire night unfortunately

He looked pretty alive in front of the net and around the net or in possession to help create the 2 goals tonight.

 

[HabsMD97]

He looked pretty alive in front of the net and around the net or in possession to help create the 2 goals tonight.

At this point the bar is on the floor with him. One good shift per game is not gonna cut it. Suzuki and Caufield both played much better their 1st time in the playoffs and they did it as undersized players. There needs to be accountability.

 

[Legend123]

At this point the bar is on the floor with him. One good shift per game is not gonna cut it. Suzuki and Caufield both played much better their 1st time in the playoffs and they did it as undersized players. There needs to be accountability.

Accountability playing a good game ??

 

[JadedRandom]

At this point the bar is on the floor with him. One good shift per game is not gonna cut it. Suzuki and Caufield both played much better their 1st time in the playoffs and they did it as undersized players. There needs to be accountability.

What game were you watching?

Slafkovsky had a good game last night, was very solid defensively, made some good passes, forechecked well overall, and even made quite a few subtle plays to keep possesion and/or setup his teammates.

I'd go as far as to say that though he got no points for it Slafkovsky is directly responsible for both goals scored through the screens he set up.

He took away the goalie's ability to see the puck through a screen and battled hard on the PP for the first one, and then shielded Suzuki from defenseman pressure using his body on the second one, after having already done a lot of good work in front of the net in the seconds before the 2nd goal.

 

[HabsMD97]

What game were you watching?

Slafkovsky had a good game last night, was very solid defensively, made some good passes, forechecked well overall, and even made quite a few subtle plays to keep possesion and/or setup his teammates.

I'd go as far as to say that though he got no points for it Slafkovsky is directly responsible for both goals scored through the screens he set up.

He took away the goalie's ability to see the puck through a screen and battled hard on the PP for the first one, and then shielded Suzuki from defenseman pressure using his body on the second one, after having already done a lot of good work in front of the net in the seconds before the 2nd goal.

We have our modern day Mathieu Darche!

 

[HabsMD97]

Accountability playing a good game ??

Damn proving my point immediately thanks lol

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Slaf was ok, and like the other kids playing their first playoff game, he started playing better as the game went along.

He can be much better, and he's going to be better as he gets more comfortable playing nhl playoffs hockey.

 

[CzarDemidov]

What game were you watching?

Slafkovsky had a good game last night, was very solid defensively, made some good passes, forechecked well overall, and even made quite a few subtle plays to keep possesion and/or setup his teammates.

I'd go as far as to say that though he got no points for it Slafkovsky is directly responsible for both goals scored through the screens he set up.

He took away the goalie's ability to see the puck through a screen and battled hard on the PP for the first one, and then shielded Suzuki from defenseman pressure using his body on the second one, after having already done a lot of good work in front of the net in the seconds before the 2nd goal.

A player as skilled, strong, and enthusiastic as Slafkovsky should offer more than screening the goalie. He should do things with the puck that others cannot do, he should bowl over defenders and take shots. He didn't have a Slafsquatch game, it shouldn't hurt you to admit a fact. We all know he is inconsistent -- some blame his youth and think the inconsistency will fade away, you're welcome to believe this.

edit: it's simply strange to give credit to Slaf for his contribution for "screening the goalie" on the first PP goal. He wasn't anywhere near the goalie when Caufield fired his shot. I don't understand why people have to lie about his contribution so damn often.

Prior to the release from Laine

Right after it bounces off Roy's skate

Moments before Caufield fires the shot -- note Roy's stick is ahead of Slaf's, Slaf didn't contain the stick but did play the body a bit.

He did everything right there but he was in no way shape or form instrumental in fashioning the goal, so what's the point of lying about it?

He was much more involved in the second goal for sure, using his big frame to disrupt the defenders and allow sneaky Suzuki and Caufield to do their thing.

 

[Egresch]

Juraj, for all the beauty that he is, has no place on the PP, his IQ doesn't allow him to be an efficient bumper and he's goddamn terrible as a screen. Caufield, for all the love that he is, isn't a great player on the PP and this is well-documented through the years.

He is definitely not terrible, actually he is one of few who can do the job. Gally and maybe Dach are the other two. Of course, he needs time as he is just learning the job and it is definitely not his preffer position. I think Caufield is pretty useless on PP, we need a leftie who would provide dual threat for one-timers.