News & Notes XLIV: Revenge of the Seth

[A Star is Burns]

Alexei Kovalev: 'Slafkovsky Needs More Consistentcy, Demidov Must Be More Than Handsome'

Ex-Habs player Alexei Kovalev talks to RG.org about Montreal Canadiens, and forwards Juraj Slafkovsky and Ivan Demidov

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He's got all the talent to break out and truly dominate. We've seen it in stretches. He does need to get rid of the dumb, unnecessary plays, though his reputation is going to get him some outcomes he doesn't deserve even if he does. Good health this year would be nice too. There are guys that have broken out at similar stages.

Even if he doesn't, he's an incredibly valuable piece to have, just not a sueprstar. I know he'll be a disappointment for a lot of folks if he doesn't become more, but he's still been a cornerstone of this franchise during theses really successful years and should continue to be so even if the next level isn't there.

 

[CandyCanes]

He's got all the talent to break out and truly dominate. We've seen it in stretches. He does need to get rid of the dumb, unnecessary plays, though his reputation is going to get him some outcomes he doesn't deserve even if he does. Good health this year would be nice too. There are guys that have broken out at similar stages.

Even if he doesn't, he's an incredibly valuable piece to have, just not a sueprstar. I know he'll be a disappointment for a lot of folks if he doesn't become more, but he's still been a cornerstone of this franchise during theses really successful years and should continue to be so even if the next level isn't there.

I still got optimism for Svech and think he’s got an 80pt season in him. I’d bet he hits that bench mark this year or next if he stays healthy. There’s absolutely stretches of play where he’s an 80 pt+ player, he’s just got to get rid of those 10-20 game slumps he seems to have every year.

 

[chaz4hockey]

Preds brought a lot of their veterans tonight. Going to be an interesting game.