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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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Slaf is still young but you’d think at some point he has to start showing something. I thought he was supposed to be the next superstar? A rebuilding team getting a ton of PP time and he’s got 6 goals… yikes
 
Ryder71 said:
Looks like a terrible mistake here by the Habs.
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Not a mistake. Teams have to take these kinds of chances in the hard cap era. If Slafkovsky turned into a player then the Habs have a steal and have extra dollars to build out their supporting cast. But their management needs to decide right now (earlier the better) if they did make a mistake and move the pkayer while he’s got good value. Wait, and he doesn’t turn it around, and that kind of big cap hit can hurt the club a lot.
 
Fatass said:
Not a mistake. Teams have to take these kinds of chances in the hard cap era. If Slafkovsky turned into a player then the Habs have a steal and have extra dollars to build out their supporting cast. But their management needs to decide right now (earlier the better) if they did make a mistake and move the pkayer while he’s got good value. Wait, and he doesn’t turn it around, and that kind of big cap hit can hurt the club a lot.
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At a minimum it puts them in a very unenviable and precarious position. I'm not so sure his value is that good. He probably has more internal value than anything. Hope for his and their sake he starts producing.
 
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Ryder71 said:
At a minimum it's puts them in a very unenviable and precarious position. I'm not so sure his value is that good. He probably has more internal value than anything. Hope for his and their sake he starts producing.
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Personally he’s not my kind of player with a top pick. Certainly he’s got the high ceiling that teams covet with high picks, but he’s got a low floor too. I just don’t think giving him a big contract instead of a bridge, because of his low floor, was smart. But I’m on my sofa, and not an nhl GM, so it’s easy to say that. Hughes and Habs management are proven winners. They now the risk vs the reward and figured this player is worth the risk.
 
These responses will either age well in 12 months or be completely on point (looking at someone like Byfield who has stalled in his development).

My bet is on the former...his pedigree is too good.
 
Fatass said:
Personally he’s not my kind of player with a top pick. Certainly he’s got the high ceiling that teams covet with high picks, but he’s got a low floor too. I just don’t think giving him a big contract instead of a bridge, because of his low floor, was smart. But I’m on my sofa, and not an nhl GM, so it’s easy to say that. Hughes and Habs management are proven winners. They now the risk vs the reward and figured this player is worth the risk.
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???
 
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seafoam said:
These responses will either age well in 12 months or be completely on point (looking at someone like Byfield who has stalled in his development).

My bet is on the former...his pedigree is too good.
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Is Skafkoski’s pedigree great though? Certainly he has the physical tools to be great, but what’s in his pedigree to show that?
 
Kid isn't even old enough to legally drink in the States and posters are judging him as if he is a finished product.

He put up 20 goals and 50 points as a 19 year old. The kid is going to be just fine. People.need to adjust their perspective. 20 years old is ridiculously young to be playing in the NHL, and his contract has 't even kicked in yet.

My money is on his contract being a huge steal in 4 years.
 
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Fatass said:
Is Skafkoski’s pedigree great though? Certainly he has the physical tools to be great, but what’s in his pedigree to show that?
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He's a big boy who has excelled against men in international tournaments.

I would be surprised if he busted, he's just going through growing pains on a subpar team.
 
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MMC said:
I can't even begin to imagine how upset I'd be if the Ducks finally got a first overall pick and this dude was the player we got out of it
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Aren't you already upset that you got Zegras out of a 9th overall and he is now 23 ?
 
If you believe in young players, you gotta lock them up and live with the ups and downs. Or you can dick around and walk them straight to UFA? I am sure MTL is more than happy with this guy locked up
 
If you do not include last season the guy has 6 goals in 66 games, which averages to 7.5 goals a season while making 7.6m a year lmao

Officially making 1m per goal. On pace for 6 goals this year.
 
Mirka the Turka said:
If you do not include last season the guy has 6 goals in 66 games, which averages to 7.5 goals a season while making 7.6m a year lmao

Officially making 1m per goal. On pace for 6 goals this year.
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And why would you not include last year ?!
And make it like his big contract has already started ? (It only does next year)
 
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Not many players with his size and skillset jump into the league and dominate right away. Most of them need 3-4 years to break out. Not many Habs fans are worried about him.
 
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