JabbaJabba
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Hope this is a back on track shift for Slovakia, I just hope at least 1 or 2 guys can pan out to be stars at the NHL level, of course you'd want as many NHLers as possible but i feel like Slovakian hockey really needs a star to break out and be the face of slovakian hockey.
They could definitely use all kinds of NHL level players. That great generation they had has slowly but surely retired and only a couple players have emerged since. Chara, Sekera and Halak are quite old, and beside them only Tatar, Cernak and Panik are NHL regulars. I think Slovakia has yet to reach the bottom even though there are promising players coming in the next few drafts, but it takes time before and if those players become NHL level players. There are a few current Slovakian prospects who could rise to NHL but I don't think any of them can become stars.
Slovakia needs to get more players drafted. This draft should be okay, they should get 4-5 guys drafted, anything above that is a pleasant surprise and anything below that would be disappointing.