Player Discussion The Slaf Thread - Parabolic Growth Edition

[Tyson]

His peak speed on NHL edge is barely under last year (and it is still above league average). Even his average distance per 60 is barely under last year (14.58 vs 14.70 km, the difference is basically 1 shift per game).

Slaf is just not bursting, it's not that he can't.

I keep hearing that he needs to keep his feet moving...why isn't he?

 

[morhilane]

I keep hearing that he needs to keep his feet moving...why isn't he?

Thinking too much.

 

[rahad]

He was already for a long stretch last year.

But we have to think about him as an elite complementary player vs a play driver.

Demidov is the play driver, we probably need another one, could be Hage, could be Dach, could be someone we draft this year.

Is kinda sad if you think about. A first overall pick being a elite complementary player. 2022 has a very weak draft. I know is very early. I hope is just a bad start of the season and he goes beast mode in 2025.

 

[Deebs]

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[OnTheRun]

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It's kind of hard to believe these guys are getting paid to give the equivalent of twitter's takes.

 

[Skip Bayless]

He is learning how to get out of a funk. I thought he understood last season, but seems like he needs to go through that again.

 

[Egresch]

Is kinda sad if you think about. A first overall pick being a elite complementary player. 2022 has a very weak draft. I know is very early. I hope is just a bad start of the season and he goes beast mode in 2025.

He is just not ready to be a play driver at NHL level, but he will get there in 2-5 years. Not even Bedard, generational talent is play driver now.

 

[Heffyhoof]

I’m not close to worried and not sure why anyone else is…

It's the current narrative. Type his name in google to see the news articles.

 

[Ozmodiar]

 

[Jabba11]

I'm worried, but more importantly, I'm disappointed

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Almost none of the Covid-era kids are off to good starts to this season. I think that’s worth noting.

Bedard
Slaf
Beniers
Johnston
McTavish
Gauthier
Carlsson
Fantilli
Smith
Wright

Frankly outside of Michkov, Guenther, Eklund, Celebrini and maybe Cooley none of young guns are off to good starts.

No excuse though, Slaf needs to be much better.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

He's got until the new year to turn it around or I am going to become absolutely insufferable on behalf of @ReHabs

 

[Frank Drebin]

Not the first player to struggle after signing a big contract. He'll be fine

 

[PanniniClaus]

Least amount of ice of any Habs forward tonight... which included 3 plus minutes on the PP.

I really think they are going to have to change coaches for the good of everyone but who is available and who wants the job?

 

[ReHabs]

Hockey historians are taking diligent notes.

 

[sampollock]

sad the kid did not even come out last night and try hard.
then he sits and now waits for this 8 mil

he better figure it out or this is a disaster
he is young, but effort defines a person.

 

[Egresch]

sad the kid did not even come out last night and try hard.
then he sits and now waits for this 8 mil

he better figure it out or this is a disaster
he is young, but effort defines a person.

Which game did you watch? I was just watching Utah game and he had 3:13 PP time where spends it screening in front of the net with basically zero puck touches. Still had one good pass to Suzuki from the goal line. Then he had 8:16 of even strenght where he created good scoring chance for Armia in the 1st. Fighting for the puck, backchecking and nailing 5 hits. What did you really expect from him having Dach and playing 4th line minutes?

 

[Catanddogguitarrr]

Thinking too much.

Blame the spices of his poutine, lol.

 

[sampollock]

Which game did you watch? I was just watching Utah game and he had 3:13 PP time where spends it screening in front of the net with basically zero puck touches. Still had one good pass to Suzuki from the goal line. Then he had 8:16 of even strenght where he created good scoring chance for Armia in the 1st. Fighting for the puck, backchecking and nailing 5 hits. What did you really expect from him having Dach and playing 4th line minutes?

then why was he benched then? because of Dach?

 

[Egresch]

then why was he benched then? because of Dach?

I honestly have no clue, but I do not understand a lot of decisions from our coaching staff.

 

[sampollock]

I honestly have no clue, but I do not understand a lot of decisions from our coaching staff.

Many talking heads this am that were at the game, said he was lazy and not going in the tough areas

 

[morhilane]

then why was he benched then? because of Dach?

Because Slaf is the youngest player on the team at this point. He's not playing any worst than anyone else on the team and things are only degrating since MSL decided Slaf should be the only player who gets benched for low efforts and/or bad plays...or whatever he's getting benched for at this point. Hard to tell.

 

[LaP]

then why was he benched then? because of Dach?

Dunno but Slaf played better than Dach yesterday imo. And for that matter most of the games since the beginning of the year.

 

[habdynasty]

His brain is lagging , too slow to make decisions. Someone plug him back in.

 

[Tabarouette]

He's got until the new year to turn it around or I am going to become absolutely insufferable on behalf of @ReHabs

on January 1st we open a new thread: "(NEGATIVE) The Slaf Thread"

we need a tank thread for players now