Juraj Slafkovsky - Year Two

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Thought he had a good second game. I was wondering if there was a massive gaslighting operation when people said he was the "best forward" in the game against NJ, thought he was mid at best and brutal at worst, rarely on time with the play. Looked better against worse competition on Wednesday.

Hopefully improvement is consistent. He has nice tools to work with and will likely have a shot with decent players to start the season, there is an opportunity to have a good D+2 here.

 

[Habs]

Since new management has come you can see the difference. It’s night and day.

who have they developed in the ahl though? all their draft picks are playing up here it seems, and that isn't really a good thing.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

No no no. Don't you know you can't possibly think Hughes or Gorton can make any mistakes. It's heresy.


It's almost a religion now. A sect.

Yet, they still haven't proven much.



Yeah, but replacing an idiot and doing better than him is not a tall order.

The yardstick shouldn't be Bergevin. The yardstick is winning it all.

Oh independent of that, you can see it.

I don’t see any prospect/young player of real note who hasn’t shown improvement since they’ve been here.

 

[SlafySZN]

who have they developed in the ahl though? all their draft picks are playing up here it seems, and that isn't really a good thing.

They’ve been here less than 2 years? lol all the young guys are just arriving in the AHL this season…

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

who have they developed in the ahl though? all their draft picks are playing up here it seems, and that isn't really a good thing.

See my post below!

 

[Habs]

They’ve been here less than 2 years? lol all the young guys are just arriving in the AHL this season…

thats my point, they haven't developed anyone yet, so how can they be graded on it?

 

[1909]

Geez... Can we be more patient with our best young prospects. It is obvious that Slaf got great potential. It might take 2-3 more seasons to reach his full flight speed. He's gonna be a very special player for years to come.

I am ready to say that Cooley and even Wright will have better next couple of seasons. And they don't have to play in a very demanding and crazy market like Montreal. But Slaf will become another Nash or LeClair.

I know that I am not patient and optimistic with some... especially Mesar.... But hopefully the org will take the best decision about his development.

 

[cphabs]

His NHL.COM profile picture has him skating with his head down lol

 

[SlafySZN]

 

[HuGo Sham]

I see rantanen as a bit of a comparable. scored 20 goals at 20...only became a legit monster at 21+.
That give Slafkovsky two more years at least

 

[Kennerback]

I wanted Wright. I flipped between Cooley, Nemec for awhile because I didn’t expect to get 1OA. Once we got 1OA, I wanted Wright. Nothing has changed for me.

I had it
Wright
Cooley
Nemec

Jiricek

Slaf

Still love Nemec a lot. We will see how it ends up. I’ve got a ton invested in Slaf and hope he succeeds. I think our approach to his development has been terrible.

Slaf’s size and capacity to tie a pair a skates guarantee him a career in the NHL.

I’ve slightly soured with Slaf. Perhaps, I’m demanding and impatient, Still, if Slaf ends up worse than Wright, to me it’s because Slaf won a race to the bottom.

What others see as Wright’s high level processing skills, I interpret differently. He needs to score regularly to be effective. He just doesn’t get enough pucks on net.

 

[SlafySZN]

Slaf’s size and capacity to tie a pair a skates guarantee him a career in the NHL.

I’ve slightly soured with Slaf. Perhaps, I’m demanding and impatient, Still, if Slaf ends up worse than Wright, to me it’s because Slaf won a race to the bottom.

What others see as Wright’s high level processing skills, I interpret differently. He needs to score regularly to be effective. He just doesn’t get enough pucks on net.

Soured on Slaf after he’s been having a good camp and after he visibly improved from last year and all camp long?

 

[Guy Larose]

Slaf’s size and capacity to tie a pair a skates guarantee him a career in the NHL.

I’ve slightly soured with Slaf. Perhaps, I’m demanding and impatient, Still, if Slaf ends up worse than Wright, to me it’s because Slaf won a race to the bottom.

What others see as Wright’s high level processing skills, I interpret differently. He needs to score regularly to be effective. He just doesn’t get enough pucks on net.

Soured on a 19 year old after 39 games in the NHL lmao.

 

[SlafCaufield]

going to be a lot of people eating crow in this thread this season,, mark my words

 

[River Meadow]

going to be a lot of people eating crow in this thread this season,, mark my words

If you're wrong, do you agree to be banned?

 

[SlafCaufield]

If you're wrong, do you agree to be banned?

why would you hope for a franchise cornerstone of this team to fail? odd behavior

 

[admiralcadillac]

btw this team has a lot to prove in developing prospects so it's hard to get excited about anyone new to this system.

No point in being overtly pessimistic though

 

[River Meadow]

why would you hope for a franchise cornerstone of this team to fail? odd behavior

I don't, I just think if you added higher stakes to your statement it would be more interesting.

 

[SlafCaufield]

I don't, I just think if you added higher stakes to your statement it would be more interesting.

fine,, lets set some parameters and the loser has to have their account deactivated

 

[Scriptor]

going to be a lot of people eating crow in this thread this season,, mark my words

He mis-spelled the post.His name is Mark and he wanted to say, "Mark -- My words..."

 

[Kiss Under the Guy]

Good interview with Gorton in La Presse this morning, and he said to be patient with kids, that Joe Thornton started slow as well and that the plan is not to put Slaf in the AHL

Un cri du cœur pour Slafkovsky: Entrevue avec Jeff Gorton | Un cri du cœur pour Slafkovsky

 

[Frank Drebin]

I see rantanen as a bit of a comparable. scored 20 goals at 20...only became a legit monster at 21+.
That give Slafkovsky two more years at least

Rantanen scored at a ppg pace in the ahl in his 18 year old/d+1 season.

No way slaf touches that even if he had a perfect season last year.

 

[RationalExpectations]

Can we talk about Slaf in his own thread, please

He’s starting to show a glimpse of what he will become and that player is gonna be a unique dominant one. No one will talk about Cooley or Wright or Nemec anymore in a few years or months even.

There will always be comparisons which will be drawn. It s fine it s part of the draft process.

 

[Lshap]

The only rational response to Slafkovsky is, "Wait and see". But hundreds of posts repeating variations of "Wait and see"? No thanks. Sounds like the most boring rational thread ever.

So I'd like to personally thank each of you for your continued drama-queening over his every shift. It may not be rational, but it makes for a much better reading experience.

 

[ReHabs]

The only rational response to Slafkovsky is, "Wait and see". But hundreds of posts repeating variations of "Wait and see"? No thanks. Sounds like the most boring rational thread ever.

So I'd like to personally thank each of you for your continued drama-queening over his every shift. It may not be rational, but it makes for a much better reading experience.

I wish the Habs could have a prospect that is more “wow, he’s special!“ and less “wait and see”. Subban was “wow, he’s special!”, Price was “wow, he’s special!”, meanwhile Galchenyuk, Kostitsyn, Kotkaniemi, and even Drouin were “wait and see don’t be a bad fan”.

But it is what it is, we have to wait and see if Gorton’s fetish for rushing wingers to the NHL will bear fruit finally.