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I’m sorry but there is a less than zero chance that Suzuki skated nearly as fast as Anderson at any point in his career.
Juraj Slafkovsky - Year Two
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OldCraig71
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I predicted that he would be a 50-60 point player and many experts said that he would be a good second-line player so I'm not sure if it's me you are throwing shade at here. If he does end up being more than that it would be great for the team and the fanbase but if he is a 50-60 point forward that is hell to play against and wears down the opposition that is also a win.
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You might be in there a bit but trust me you certainly aren’t the only one. People were saying 40 points if we’re lucky awhile ago.
And more so I meant ceiling. I should’ve used that word specifically. He could cap out at 50. It’s possible. I wouldn’t bet on that myself but it’s possible.
But if you or anyone is saying 50 his ceiling then that’s nonsense. Plus 50 points isn’t what it used to be. People seem to be projecting like 10 years ago totals. 50 would be abysmal. Sure he brings more than points but never exceeding 50 would not be optimal.
Playing in men’s leagues in draft years and after makes projections tricky. But this guy would’ve destroyed any CHL league and we wouldn’t be saying 40-50 point ceilings
Is this peppermint Patty?
Nevertheless, there is a history here, with Petra Vlhova...
Young lady can check, that's Zdeno Ciger, former NHLer
OldCraig71
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I just predicted 50-60 points in the same way I predicted that Caufield was a 30-40 goal scorer, my words mean nothing on a message board just like yours or any other poster here. I like to temper expectations when it comes to any young player, if they exceed my expectations I'm happy, and I'll leave it at that. I am enjoying what I am seeing from Slaf and many of our young players right now and heres to hoping it continues.
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He will surpass 30 pts with ease. Only needs to roll at a 0.57 PPG pace to reach 40 pts. Would need to be demoted on another line or getting bumped from the top PP unit to not reach the 40 pts mark, or getting injured of course.
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That’s totally fine. I don’t necessarily temper mine if I believe in a player. If I’m wrong and overshoot it, it’s not the end of the world to me. And trust me I’ve done it plenty lol. But what I found that is that I lived another day despite it.
It’s fun being enthusiastic about prospects. But sure that’s my bias or fault. I’ve overrated plenty and probably still do.
I meant no disrespect to you as a person but again I wasn’t singling you out. Plenty of people have echoed your projection.
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I am not saying this because of the recent back to back multi-point games nor do I consider my self to be some kind of expert but if he shows willingness and continues to improve and develop as he has its hard to consider his ceiling to be that of 2nd line player or 50-60 point player. I mean Juraj is still in his teens and far from a finished product ; I legit laugh everytime I read that just because how big he is all around for a kid his age ; very likely not done growing considering males in general reach their peak muscle development around age 25...
The HABS are a work in progress. Its a young team with some skilled players but hardly oozzzing with talent top to bottom. 24th goals for, 25th goals against, 24th PP, 28th PK. Like I said work in progress.
The players and the team as a whole will improve and with that so will the players production....The HABS are in good hands with K. Hughes as the GM. As the saying goes "good things come to those who wait". Kudos to the coaches and the oragnization for being patient and showing patience with him and his development.
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Where the advanced statistician who had the pretty graphic predicting that Slaf had a 2% chance of being a star, or whatever it was?
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It certainly wasn't me DA lol, I rarely post here, and with good reason.
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If someone sees @ReHabs somewhere, PLZ tell him that his posts are being missed alot over here, this thread has become too optimistic, needs more negativity and spices to make things interesting... 
The sad fail of the rational based on flawed analytic models. Analytics are great and help scouts to make some parts of their job easier, but those datas are only complementary to exhaustive players evaluations.
As much as Ive been bothered by Rehabs posts, I still have faith that the Habs fan in him will eventually range on the positive side of the force.
The sad fail of the rational based on flawed analytic models. Analytics are great and help scouts to make some parts of their job easier, but those datas are only complementary to exhaustive players evaluations.
As much as Ive been bothered by Rehabs posts, I still have faith that the Habs fan in him will eventually range on the positive side of the force.
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If you narrow it down to 1OV, yeah it’s not common, but if you include top 3, you see that big guys tend to take time : Thornton, Lecavalier, JVR, Dach, Byfield
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I know many think we got a #1 in a weak year but I can’t help but think we got lucky with this kid.
When he gets even stronger in a few years it’s gonna be so hard to stop him and even then he’ll draw so much attention and focus that it’s going to give his linemates so much open space.
You just can’t put a price on that kind of player in the playoffs. It’s going to be amazing to watch
Good post, we are all passionate and just come here to have some fun. The way Slaf has evolved over the past 15 games tells me his upside is simply not known. With his size, strength and skill....he could be the next Rantanen
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Thornton is the major historical precedent for a 1OA taking time before making it big. But he’s a real outlier. And now, litterally mid-season of his D+2, was when Thornton started taking off. So Slaf is really on the road least travelled. Others with slow development were compared to Thornton but they never panned out in the end.
Slaf came from Europe, Thornton grew up playing hockey in NA.
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If someone sees @ReHabs somewhere, PLZ tell him that his posts are being missed alot over here, this thread has become too optimistic, needs more negativity and spices to make things interesting...
The sad fail of the rational based on flawed analytic models. Analytics are great and help scouts to make some parts of their job easier, but those datas are only complementary to exhaustive players evaluations.
As much as Ive been bothered by Rehabs posts, I still have faith that the Habs fan in him will eventually range on the positive side of the force.
Not to defend ReHabs, but from what I remember of him talking about Slaf he said that he's been starting to show the physical, forechecking side that the team envisioned when they drafted him, but not necessarily much offensively.
I agree with this statement, he has yet to show me that he can create plays offensively, his decisions in the offensive zone are still a bit slow, and he isn't using his shot enough.
To me, he needs to do this much in the long run, and I think he will. But the way he's currently playing doesn't strike me as "THIS IS FIRST OVERALL MATERIAL" yet. I guess what I'm saying is, a lot of people are pumping Slaf's tires like he's already incredible, it does feel like a positive echo chamber at times, but he's only early in his development process, he's doing well this season and showing good growth, but (imo) far from being "amazing" and "a star" yet.
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That’s what my brother said, that he reminded him of Rantanen. Not saying he’ll have Rantanen’s career since he’s playing with an incredible player like Mackinnon and it helps elevate his game even more but in the type of player and what they offer.
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