He needs to understand that he has the possibility of generating his own scoring chances at will. Passing plays are not the only way.
He needs to believe.
He needs to believe.
Juraj Slafkovsky Discussion
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He needs to understand that he has the possibility of generating his own scoring chances at will. He needs to believe.
Slaf strikes me as a red pill kinda guy. I like that.
His candour is the most encouraging thing about the player. Too many players take their potential or hype for granted. He at least isn’t shy to put himself out there.
He has maybe 10 good games this season and he knows it. A player with his tools and size shouldn’t need a golden ticket white glove invite to play well.
He can be a beast on the ice.
Yep. He's only played one and a half.Slafkovsky hasn't even played 10 good games this year. Dont @ me.
I was like the only guy out here saying Slafs was way too heavy when he first came in at 240. Jebus Pronger was 220 and he was 6'6". I'm thinking 210 should be good.
So he needs to go digging for the puck, win the board battles, make plays, drive the center of the ice, block the goalie's view, deflect shots, hit opposing players... Anything else you need the 20yr old kid to do? I mean if so when are Suzuki and Caufield gonna lift up their end of the couch?
He's 20 and BIG. Those guys take time to develop.
That contract will be from 21 to 29, a good bet in my book.
Sure they can try but a GM doesn't have to agree to those terms. Look at Guhle's sweet contract.
Everyone knows Arber and Slafs are good friends but that's far less problematic than the Caufield - Dvorak duo. I hear those guys are wild.
We still talking about that period? He's gotten a lot better at that.
I can't believe the Athletic said Suzuki had one of the worst contracts in the NHL. *smh*
Imagine we'd signed him for a 2yr bridge, so he reasonably gets 60pts next year and around 70 the year after. What do you think a 23yr old big bodied 65-70pt gets in 2-3yrs?
Well I believe bad coaching/development can. No one will make me believe that the Lefebvre/Therrien combo didn't make us lose out on a player or two.
For all the bullied kids on the forum who still pretend to wonder if he's a powerforward, prior to tonight he was 33rd in the league for hits. In the top 40, only 4 players have more points. It took two games without points where he still played good for the trolls to roll out.
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Glad we selected him over Cooley, he's doing great!
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When he's on he's a dominant force. Like, ppg with size and physicality. Can he stay consistent is really the issue.
Never had any doubts. He’s a young guy who’s got a lot of development ahead, and he’s already a legitimate 1st line player. He’ll have his ups and downs, but he works hard, cares a lot, and has a great attitude. I‘d still take him over Cooley and Wright, easily.
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Not true. I recall writing the same thing when he broke into the league. Maybe not down to 210, but I felt that he could lose 15 lbs and thrive.
100 pts in his first 183 NHL games?!?!
Not bad at all, it's actually really good. It's 44 pts in 82 games pace in his career at only 20 years old.
44 pts with his tools, that's already a really good NHL player.
We all know and he know, that he can produce more and he certainly will!!
70-80 pts per year with his physical and two-way ability + protection of puck etc...
His contract will be a steal, that's worth easily 9, 9,5 per year easily for me.
Go Juraj Go, I always been very happy with this pick, I wanted one of Wright, Cooley or Slaf and when Hughes said before the draft that will be between these 3, I have been really happy.
I always prefered the package of Slaf between these 3.
Not bad at all, it's actually really good. It's 44 pts in 82 games pace in his career at only 20 years old.
44 pts with his tools, that's already a really good NHL player.
We all know and he know, that he can produce more and he certainly will!!
70-80 pts per year with his physical and two-way ability + protection of puck etc...
His contract will be a steal, that's worth easily 9, 9,5 per year easily for me.
Go Juraj Go, I always been very happy with this pick, I wanted one of Wright, Cooley or Slaf and when Hughes said before the draft that will be between these 3, I have been really happy.
I always prefered the package of Slaf between these 3.
