Logan Cooley Or Juraj Slafkovsky?
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Danarqhy
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Cooley is the better player, the gap between them getting bigger each and every game. Many people thought Cooley should have went first overall and he's showing why.
I’m still taking Slaf but I just very much believe in him long-term.
Cooley looking like a stud though. No doubt about it.
Cooley looking like a stud though. No doubt about it.
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Cooley in a vacum is probably the best player, but in Montreal I still take Slafkovsky. Might be bias, but he seems to be the powerforward this team has been lacking since forever and there's still a lot of room to grow in his case.
This is, for me, one of those drafts that is totally team dependent on the selection. Always nice to see more than one elite player doing well for their respective teams.
Jormungandr
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You sure about that? Last season Cooley had 3 goals at around the halfway point. His start to the season last year wasn’t the greatest.
I like Slaf a lot, but at this point, what are people seeing that makes them think that he still has a higher upside than Cooley?
Cooley's an elite skating center, with a good shot, and high level hockey sense that plays all situations- and is a shade off PPG at 20. Cooley's ceiling is unbelievably high. I'd argue it's higher than Slafkovsky's.
Cooley's an elite skating center, with a good shot, and high level hockey sense that plays all situations- and is a shade off PPG at 20. Cooley's ceiling is unbelievably high. I'd argue it's higher than Slafkovsky's.
What unicorn exactly ?
6 goals in 43 games on a 47 point and 11 goal pace for a 1st overall forward in his 3rd season
This is almost Nail Yakupov territory
Yakupov finished his 3rd season with 14 goals
He legitimately looks like the worst 1st overall pick since Nail Yakupov
LosPollosHermanos
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What kind of question is that? Slaf is basically a 4th liner at the moment. LOL
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Cooley is the easy answer right now.
I don't ever see him as a powerforward. I see him as a big forward.
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Eric Lindros size with plenty of skill and mobility. Guys like that don't peak at 20.
General Fanager
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Even though you are clearly a hater, you know enough to know that guys that big and play that style don't fully grow into it until their mid 20s. Cooley is clearly ahead now but 5 years from now no one can know...
Clearly a hater because I think Cooley was and still is the far superior player ? Or because I said he is the worst #1 pick since Yakupov ? Because he clearly is and it's not particularly close. I dislike the Habs but i'll give credit where it's due, I'm a huge fan of Hutson's game. Even though people were roasting him for the minus 5 the other night, it happens, the guys a future superstar. I literally don't see any flashes of that brilliance from Slaf. He just looks like a regular roster guy when I see him. I think fans are just attached to the draft capital invested in him and try and make themselves believe he's better than what he's showing.
He'll be a fine NHLer and obviously will get better from here, but he's not looking good for a #1 pick. As for this comparison it's Cooley easily.
Also 4 goals is dreadful for a 1st overall forward in his 3rd year, has absolutely nothing to do with him not growing into his frame yet. We've seen rookies score 30-40 goals
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