Slovak prospects - Top 10 rankings (updated July 3rd)

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I think Radivojevic could be the Slovak Tomas Galvas, with fans and "public scouts" saying "HOW DID THIS GUY GO UNDRAFTED" while NHL teams just see a small D who can't skate.

I thought about this recently.

 

[Antiillafire]

I think Radivojevic could be the Slovak Tomas Galvas, with fans and "public scouts" saying "HOW DID THIS GUY GO UNDRAFTED" while NHL teams just see a small D who can't skate. Svrcek could be in a somewhat similar boat as he, too, is a smaller guy without a truly high-end skill/sense combo. But I definitely like him as a bottom-six energy project at least.

Pobezal, Misiak, Straka are the players I'm probably most confident about. But I will say I probably don't watch these players as much as you guys.

Luka probably has the best hockey brain but yes I agree his skating in open ice is good but he doesn’t have a quick burst which is very troubling for his size. Pobezal also had a pretty rough time with the smaller ice at the WJC, very sloppy from start to finish. Misiak is a surprise player for me, if he impresses at U18’s he could go higher than most expect. Chovan to me is constantly falling down the list, he’s not even a true C which hurts him more.