waffledave
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I knew he was a dud. Guy is processing things at slow motion speeds every game.
Juraj Slafkovsky - Year Two
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When he got rocked with his head down for the nth time last year I lost all hope for him to be a top player in the league
waffledave
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I saw that coming when he got rocked 5 times in rookie development camp. And then when Tatar on the Devils was shown on camera during a preseason game telling him to keep his head up.
HabzSauce
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Honestly good question.
Some big guys take longer to develop for some reason. They need more time to grow into their body or something idk lol
In Slaf's case he's a rare breed. Big player with hands that can skate. Played pro hockey the whole year internationally +Liiga. Showed flashes of dominance and got better as the year progressed.
Projects also may come with more holes in their game than a sure fire prospect. Slaf has lots of them. Can he fix those? Hope so otherwise we're f*cked.
So all in all a project might not be a slam dunk but depending on the upside there's enough there to make it worth the risk
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Before he got hurt last year, he was at his best with Monahan and Anderson. Right now he’s finding Anderson and the pucks aren’t going in. But there doesn’t seem to be much chemistry with those two and Newhook (even though Newhook is playing the best of the 3). Maybe reunite those three and have Newhook bring speed to the vet 3rd line.
I don't know what I'm going to do for the next game guys, Simba died in vain.
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I always argue that a player develops faster in a tougher league.
Slaf isn't.
When Dach was playing I had high hopes he would drag along Slaf to the next level. In two games, that's exactly what was happening. Now I see that he's back to making a good play here and there with an equal amounts of bad plays.
He needs a center that can work around him and bring out the better version of him...and Newhook is not one of them.
Slaf isn't.
When Dach was playing I had high hopes he would drag along Slaf to the next level. In two games, that's exactly what was happening. Now I see that he's back to making a good play here and there with an equal amounts of bad plays.
He needs a center that can work around him and bring out the better version of him...and Newhook is not one of them.
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They drafted him because he exuded confidence. He looks like he’s seeing ghosts out there.
Not sure what he has going for him right now but it isn’t too late to send him down and let him recover his game.
I hope this trainwreck doesn’t happen like it’s looking like it is happening.
Not sure what he has going for him right now but it isn’t too late to send him down and let him recover his game.
I hope this trainwreck doesn’t happen like it’s looking like it is happening.
Slaf need to play in a lower league ASAP. I'm confident he'll be a good NHL player eventually but for now he's not.
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Brutal tonight , send him down , do the right thing, if not for the future health of the organisation than at least do it for the kids personal career
the valiant effort
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Slaf - Newhook - RHP in the 3rd was a questionable choice to say the least. It’s embarrassing how raw the coaching staff is never mind Slaf and RHP being centered by someone still finding out if they belong at C…
Good news is the 25th cup they’re winning this year will soothe all these sores
Good news is the 25th cup they’re winning this year will soothe all these sores
I know that last season was shortened by injury, but why on God's green Earth is our 2nd year 1OA pick playing a 12 minute game?? Barely sniffs the ice on powerplays and doesn't get put on for 3 on 3 hockey. I don't care about the 'he needs to earn it' crowd, he's our 1OA pick, he gets special treatment period. God forbid he make a mistake and cost us an overtime point in this Stanley Cup competitive year...
I was well pleased by the idea of Dach being his center and him getting 16-18 mins a night. These 12-14 minutes a night without him is stupid. I was preaching patience, but if this is the method and the results being what they are, please send him to the AHL soon.
I was well pleased by the idea of Dach being his center and him getting 16-18 mins a night. These 12-14 minutes a night without him is stupid. I was preaching patience, but if this is the method and the results being what they are, please send him to the AHL soon.
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How about sending him to Kitchener to develop his skills with his buddy Mesar in O?
He still needs to learn the basics of hockey. How to shoot, how to pass, how to position himself in PP, how to skate with his head up, how to skate backwards properly...
We drafted 1OA a kid who plays like he is 12 years old.
He still needs to learn the basics of hockey. How to shoot, how to pass, how to position himself in PP, how to skate with his head up, how to skate backwards properly...
We drafted 1OA a kid who plays like he is 12 years old.
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I like that choice.
A few lines I'd like to see:
Caufield Suzuki Slaf
RHP Newhook Anderson
RHP Monahan Anderson
RHP Monahan Slaf
RHP Newhook Slaf
Slaf Monahan Ylonen
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Always astounded when I see one of these and it turns out to be somewhat accurate. Line 3 was, indeed, the pits.
He's been regressing the last two games. Yesterday was a very difficult game.
If they wish to send him to the AHL, that is fine.
If they wish to send him to the AHL, that is fine.
That would be ackowledging they have been wrong for more than a year. Maybe when Dvorak returns if Armia plays well they ll have the courage to do it (by the way if they lose Ylonen or Primeau to waivers to keep Slaf up… that would suck)
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He barely looked like a guy who ever played hockey on the powerplay where he stared at Xhekaj 3 secs frozen and still passed it for a turnover. He is regressing hard for a few games now. Poor guy looks nervous like my cats at the vet out there and 3 seconds behind everyone else on the ice.
I‘ll flip my stance, I feel he’ll need to develop a game around his lacking hockey sense and should do it for a few years in the A. If he emerges at 22-23 as a big guy with natural skills that has grown a more mature, contained game, he could be a nhler still. He needs to learn to compensate his shortcomings through repetition and then keep it real simple.
I‘ll flip my stance, I feel he’ll need to develop a game around his lacking hockey sense and should do it for a few years in the A. If he emerges at 22-23 as a big guy with natural skills that has grown a more mature, contained game, he could be a nhler still. He needs to learn to compensate his shortcomings through repetition and then keep it real simple.
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Which we know, likely won't happen, although they could spin the 'reasons why' as something else to minimize how bad it looks on them (and honestly, who cares.... drop the damn ego....)
I really agree with this.
I don't think "a few games" in the AHL is gonna fix this and probably not even 1 year in the AHL....
It doesn't mean he's a bust but the boy is just nowhere near ready.
Fantastic we already burned his ELC, isn't it? smh
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All of this could've been avoided. Entirely self-inflicted. He could've been a year into a victory lap season in Liiga a league in which he had unfinished business against tight defenses, he could've been in the AHL learning to play NA style hockey, he could've been in Juniors playing without media pressure and letting his God-given talents enable high-quality playmaking...
Remains to be seen if the 'growing pain' he's going through will lead to a sweeter fruit when it comes time. In my experience as a die-hard hockey fan... it doesn't look likely.
Time to develop in the AHL with top line icetime. He is lost out there and lacks confidence.
I've been reading an interesting comment on Habs reddit (I couldn't watch yesterday game outside some of the 3rd) and the poster was saying that Slaf was the one playing C on line outside of the faceoff (coming back low in the dzone, winning the dzone board battles and executing the zone exit/transition).
Newhook is not the center for Slaf. Or they need a winger who can share the load in the dzone.
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