Confirmed Signing with Link: [MTL] F Juraj Slafkovsky signs extension with the Canadiens (8 years, $7.6M AAV; begins 2025-26)
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Kid doesn't turn 21 until March, he's going to be fine... with that being said
He needs to shoot more. 22 shots in 18 games isn't going to lead him to success. Last year he was averaging 2 shots a game, he's being passive this year.
I do like that he's being physical, he's finally starting to realize he's 6-4 and 225 lbs. The goals will come.
He needs to shoot more. 22 shots in 18 games isn't going to lead him to success. Last year he was averaging 2 shots a game, he's being passive this year.
I do like that he's being physical, he's finally starting to realize he's 6-4 and 225 lbs. The goals will come.
That Habs Fan
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He's still only 20 and I'm willing to bet he's playing through a shoulder injury (at least I'm hoping so since he's shooting so infrequently that there better be a good excuse).
I'm still not mad at the pick, I'm mostly mad at Montreal's luck as they got 1OA in one of the worst drafts in recent history.
I'm still not mad at the pick, I'm mostly mad at Montreal's luck as they got 1OA in one of the worst drafts in recent history.
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BKarchitect
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He's slumping, going through some growing pains. I don't think it's anything more than that. He was near a PPG a couple weeks ago before going into a deep freeze and becoming tentative.
I imagine he will end up around the same production as last year, which on this terrible team, is fine for a big-bodied 20 year-old forward who was always going to probably have a longer ramp up time.
Some of the early season excitement when he had like 8 points in 9 games was probably over the top, but so is any assertion that he's busting right now.
I imagine he will end up around the same production as last year, which on this terrible team, is fine for a big-bodied 20 year-old forward who was always going to probably have a longer ramp up time.
Some of the early season excitement when he had like 8 points in 9 games was probably over the top, but so is any assertion that he's busting right now.
TheDoldrums
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Sorry gang. I have been informed that I accidentally uploaded a picture of Pierre-Luc Dubois, not Juraj Slafkovsky. Not sure how that happened, I may have been hacked. Trying to remove it ASAP.
Nico Cauzuki
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A 20 year old kid going through a little slump 20 games into a new season after coming back from a shoulder injury definitely a bust
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His injury was the season before. Last year he was healthy and produced super well in the last 50 games of the season. For some reasons, he is not the same player this year.
The Hockey Tonk Man
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Also wondering who that would be.
Cooley?
No one from that draft really stands out atm
Even though this site is supposedly prospects savy, I see more dumb takes here than I do on Twitter. Crazy.
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Large forward in growing pains shocker, more at 11:30 Newfoundland Time
Nico Cauzuki
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Slaf saw this thread getting bumped and decided to wake up
1G 1A after two periods
1G 1A after two periods
Slaf missed some games this year because of his shoulder injury
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Nogatco Rd
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probably referring to the fact that they passed on Michkov the next year
FerrisRox
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Genius take.
Slakfovsky, at age 20, produced more points than Joe Colborne did in his career-best season.
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Hughes is an inexperienced gm.
I'm not a big fan of giving so much money for so long to a young up and coming former 1st overall pick, as it's kind of playing Russian roulette.
Personally I wouldn't offer those kind of contract unless you're 100% sure about the youngster character and dedication to the game. It would be more the exception than the rule. Crosby, McDavid, Ovechkin and cie would be the few selected ones.
Anyway, giving an 8 year contract to a 20 yo is condemning yourself as a gm to get the player to sign his next contract as a 28 yo UFA, with his prime years getting to an end and having to sign him to another 8 years contract with big $$ attached to it.. Those are the worst scenarios in terms of contract signing timing.
Personally, if I was an NHL gm, 5 years would be the maximum length for players under 21. So you don't put them in a situation where they can become fat cats because they already have a big contract without having proved themselves for an extended period of time.
Plus, inevitably the salary is lower.
Prove that you belong to the elite and then you get your big 8 years contract, at 24-25-26...
Slafkovsky seems a lot less motivated this year. He looks like someone who think he's already arrived... he's kind of floating around compared to the second half of last season..
He seems to have fallen into a (60,8 mil) confort zone...
I'm not a big fan of giving so much money for so long to a young up and coming former 1st overall pick, as it's kind of playing Russian roulette.
Personally I wouldn't offer those kind of contract unless you're 100% sure about the youngster character and dedication to the game. It would be more the exception than the rule. Crosby, McDavid, Ovechkin and cie would be the few selected ones.
Anyway, giving an 8 year contract to a 20 yo is condemning yourself as a gm to get the player to sign his next contract as a 28 yo UFA, with his prime years getting to an end and having to sign him to another 8 years contract with big $$ attached to it.. Those are the worst scenarios in terms of contract signing timing.
Personally, if I was an NHL gm, 5 years would be the maximum length for players under 21. So you don't put them in a situation where they can become fat cats because they already have a big contract without having proved themselves for an extended period of time.
Plus, inevitably the salary is lower.
Prove that you belong to the elite and then you get your big 8 years contract, at 24-25-26...
Slafkovsky seems a lot less motivated this year. He looks like someone who think he's already arrived... he's kind of floating around compared to the second half of last season..
He seems to have fallen into a (60,8 mil) confort zone...
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They have a guy who manages the contracts and Gorton probably has final say on any big move. Your best chance to win is have team friendly contract to players in their prime. For forwards that's 25 to 28. The tail end of long contracts is generally when you have the best ratio in terms of % of total cap.
Now signing guys to 8 years deal at 28-29 is where it gets tricky.
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