Juraj Slafkovsky - Year Two

[Habssince89]

Is he a great skater?

he's displaying great balance, agility and acceleration. I don't think he's fast but he really can't be labelled slow. I think he's not going to win a lot of races to the puck for potential breakaways, but he seems to be able to cover a lot of ground in small areas, and he's using that quick step to do things like causing the turnover for the CC goal the other night.

 

[Sagikev]

Can't believe that guy is still going at it

Let it go big man, lâche le morceau, kid's looking great. His physicality is picking up, he's creating plays, he's gaining a step. It's coming together

 

[OldCraig71]

This team has been predictable on the PP for the last 30 years due to the lack of natural talent upfront. Now it's the Caufield thing , before that it was the big shot from Weber , before that it was the big shot from Subban , before that it was the big shot from Souray etc

I mean i understand that you need to use your best weapons but the Habs more or less always use the same weapon. If you watch the best PP teams and then you watch an Habs PP the lack of offensive creativity is apparent. As you said Habs are too predictable

We pass the puck around the outside, we don't have enough fluid movement on our powerplays. Every pp takes a horseshoe shape, right circle back to right D, over to left D, pass to left circle(Caufield) shot. Over and over we do the same thing. We don't have a strong net-front presence and we don't have one of our forwards moving to the center of the ice for a dangerous slot opportunity. It's easy to defend because it's predictable, everyone in the league knows that Caufield is the shot option and yes, there are times when Suzuki will shoot but only against teams with a weak setup in the defensive zone(4 man box). We don't have a defenseman that threads the needle with cross seam passes and we don't have the bomb from the point, we just continue with the same formula.

 

[Kennerback]

he's displaying great balance, agility and acceleration. I don't think he's fast but he really can't be labelled slow. I think he's not going to win a lot of races to the puck for potential breakaways, but he seems to be able to cover a lot of ground in small areas, and he's using that quick step to do things like causing the turnover for the CC goal the other night.

If my memory serves me right he had the fastest skating time at a CHL meeting. He wasn’t moving his legs his last year of Juniors which made him look slower, but he’s hustling more now. Speed is certainly not holding him back. Imo It’s the lack of time and space because he gets rid of the puck too early.

Because they fast tracked him in the OHL, he missed his last year before juniors where he should have been dominating 14-15 year olds physically and getting confortable in his body. He then missed what should have been his normal 16 year old “First Junior season” because of COVID. A 16 year old is strong enough not being killed by 20 year olds like at 15 and he could have tried more physically risky plays instead of always fearing for his health. What he’s lacking he should have learned during those two years. He’s now stuck catching up.

 

[BaseballCoach]

he's displaying great balance, agility and acceleration. I don't think he's fast but he really can't be labelled slow. I think he's not going to win a lot of races to the puck for potential breakaways, but he seems to be able to cover a lot of ground in small areas, and he's using that quick step to do things like causing the turnover for the CC goal the other night.

LOL, we were talking about Shane Wright.

 

[George Lebay]

 

[Shutdown]

not this season, but i think this guy should be killing penalties by the end of next season.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

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crazy

 

[Habssince89]

He's going to get some pucks to go in eventually, it is plain to see he reads the game well because he's in the right places. I'm excited to see him continue this great growth. Not to mention Caufield will get some goals of his own sooner or later, and you know its going to come in bunches. JS's statline should be helped by that too.

 

[Frank Drebin]

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Who was that poor fella

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Keep trying harder, the scoring chances are there, the results are upcoming.

Keep trying harder, the scoring chances are there, the results are upcoming.

Lolol, want to make a bet?

 

[Nevins]

I was never a big fan of this draft pick but I have to admit that for the last 2-3 weeks, he has looked like a real NHL player, he prepares plays on his own, he positions himself around the net and he easily wins his battles on the boards. I have difficulty comparing Slafkovsky but he will be a power forward with a physique to be frightening.

 

[jrom]

Who was that poor fella

Morissey, rough night for him

 

[Habssince89]

LOL, we were talking about Shane Wright.

My bad

 

[Egresch]

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Hit me baby one more time!

 

[waitin425]

Another excellent night for Slafbeastky. Massive Slafhitsky on Josh Morcrushissey. Just need for Slafpointsky's to allay the fears of all the party pooperskys on this threadsky.

 

[morhilane]

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Thinking back to this hit. In a year or two, half the league players will try to avoid standing near Slafkovsky, which will make them do errors with the puck.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Thinking back to this hit. In a year or two, half the league players will try to avoid standing near Slafkovsky, which will make them do errors with the puck.

Its good karma since everybody tried to kill him when he was 18 lmao.

Something that isn't talked about alot is he has not gotten plastered since the start of the season , I think it was week two where he really got crushed.

Clearly the kid learns fast because he hasn't had his head down at all this season since the first few rough weeks.

we taught him how to breathe and how to keep his head up maybe we can teach him how to shoot

 

[Tyson]

Now we are seeing why he was the 1OA. Still a long way to go but he was trusted to play 20 minutes last night.
Can't wait to see him in 2 years.

 

[calder candidate]

Seing Boston sending Poitras to the WJC, who is playing a bigger role/min, more productive on a better team playing meaningful games. Also seeing ANA manage / ease Carlsson in the lineup… Really make me feel that our management and development still isn’t up to par…
Good thing that Slaf decided to flip the switch because it should be clear to everyone that is first year was not optimal for development and even worst of you consider potential cap or expansion draft implication down the line…

 

[BaseballCoach]

Seing Boston sending Poitras to the WJC, who is playing a bigger role/min, more productive on a better team playing meaningful games. Also seeing ANA manage / ease Carlsson in the lineup… Really make me feel that our management and development still isn’t up to par…
Good thing that Slaf decided to flip the switch because it should be clear to everyone that is first year was not optimal for development and even worst of you consider potential cap or expansion draft implication down the line…

Poitras has seen his role reduced.

He has played 59 minutes in the Bruins last 7 games. No goals, two points.

Did not previously play in the WJC.

Second round pick.

Not the same situation.

 

[417]

Seing Boston sending Poitras to the WJC, who is playing a bigger role/min, more productive on a better team playing meaningful games. Also seeing ANA manage / ease Carlsson in the lineup… Really make me feel that our management and development still isn’t up to par…

If Poitras was still playing an important role in Boston, they wouldn't have sent him to the WJC.

NHL teams priorities are not to stock other countries WJC rosters.

Good thing that Slaf decided to flip the switch because it should be clear to everyone that is first year was not optimal for development and even worst of you consider potential cap or expansion draft implication down the line…

How should that be clear?

 

[Hannibal]

He’s so much fun to see develop!

He gonna be a beast!

 

[ReHabs]

He has played 59 minutes in the Bruins last 7 games. No goals, two points.

The rookie 2nd round pick has more points in general, more points in the last 7 games and a better pt/60. Yup, not comparable.

because it should be clear to everyone that is first year was not optimal for development

Many would argue with you and disagree about this until they're blue in the face. @BaseballCoach for instance.

 

[le_sean]

Seing Boston sending Poitras to the WJC, who is playing a bigger role/min, more productive on a better team playing meaningful games. Also seeing ANA manage / ease Carlsson in the lineup… Really make me feel that our management and development still isn’t up to par…
Good thing that Slaf decided to flip the switch because it should be clear to everyone that is first year was not optimal for development and even worst of you consider potential cap or expansion draft implication down the line…

I mean judging by the way he’s turned things around, maybe it was optimal to have him in the NHL right away. At least it got him used to the speed and expectations of the NHL. Obviously getting injured wasn’t optimal, but it clearly drilled scanning habits into his brain which has completely changed him as a player.

I’m not sure sending him to the WJC last year changes anything. It probably just reinforces bad habits because he’d be far and away ahead physically of anyone in that tournament and really, it’s just like 7 games. I think people overrate it as a development tool.