The haters are going to hate. If Slafkovsky does nothing in the next game, he's a bust. If he performs, it's just a flash in the pan. Ignore these posters. Use your own eyes to assess his play. And what his potential is.
This isn't really "pushback" against homer fans in a meaningful sense though. You've basically just decided independently that he is currently "following the Dainus Zubrus mold", and that unless a 19-year-old with 40 NHL GP meets a standard (playing like last night's game or better on a regular basis over 82 games steadily with only periodic variance in performance) that only a pretty small group of upper-tier forwards in their primes can manage he's definitively still on that path.
Danault didnt want to be a third line center in Montreal and Bergevin didnt want to give him 2nd line center money, ironically, thats now his role with L.A.
First overall picks, plus high picks. I don't imagine it's a feather in his hat
(mod) You've been a Slaf hater since day one. You are probably sweating after witnessing how Juraj could dominate a game like he did yesterday. The kid is barely 19 and we can clearly see the superstar potential after yesterday's game. It doesn't matter if it's only one game or not. The importance is that he showed us that he CAN be this good. Consistency will come as he mature physically and as a hockey player and that comes with time and patience.
For all the scrubs out there hating non stop on Slaf, he will prove you all wrong shortly. For everyone else who liked that pick from the start, ladies and gentlemen... I think we have a superstar in the making right before our eyes.
Oufff, not looking good for Juraj then :p
Holy hell… Erika Kostitsyn!?!
Oh I am just saying. I haven't been impressed by Hughes' work at all so far.
Slaf will always have the ceiling skill wise as a really really good 2nd line player. Again, the only true 1st line talent Montreal has had In the past how ever long has been kovalev for the forward department. Caufield has warts offensively, he can’t get his stellar shot off as well as he did in junior, a lot of flubs even if they do go in. I think caufield is the closest to a true first line player. But still just a really really good 2nd line.
We’ll see on Slaf.
That’s more than a goal per goal - the guy’s the Lucky Luke of hockey!
OMFG, look who's back, back again - Erika's back, tell a friend. Welcome back!!! Une revenante!!!(mod) You've been a Slaf hater since day one. You are probably sweating after witnessing how Juraj could dominate a game like he did yesterday. The kid is barely 19 and we can clearly see the superstar potential after yesterday's game. It doesn't matter if it's only one game or not. The importance is that he showed us that he CAN be this good. Consistency will come as he mature physically and as a hockey player and that comes with time and patience.
For all the scrubs out there hating non stop on Slaf, he will prove you all wrong shortly. For everyone else who liked that pick from the start, ladies and gentlemen... I think we have a superstar in the making right before our eyes.
Bergevin had some decent trades as well.
Hence why I mentioned him in the only conversation about being a true first line player.
Yea because right now he can only shoot the puck, besides that he needs to be potting 50 A
I don’t doubt his 1st line upside but I don’t think he’s there yet. Just because you score 40 goals doesn’t mean you are a lock for the 1st line. Lots of 40 goal guys aren’t first line wingers. You need bigger stronger playmaking and board play to be considered first line in my books. I question slafs ability to put up 80 plus point consistently while playing well defensively. That’s a first line wing.
Last year, only 13 wingers scored 80 points, and not all of them have done so consistently. Furthermore, 4 are not defensive stalwarts.. So out of 32 teams that combined have 256 wingers excluding spares, only about 7 meet your criteria for a first line winger. Your bar is way too high.
