Player Discussion The Slaf Thread - Parabolic Growth Edition
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Jurivan Demidovsky
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It's ok, he knows he's got to be better and he will be. The contract is gonna look great in a couple years.
Habs
Jake Evans will steal your wife
- Feb 28, 2002
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Oh so he's just going to suddenly start trying next year then? Is he waiting and just floating until this one is done?
Team_Spirit
95% Elliotte
- Jul 3, 2002
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Gonna blame Dach and the McDonalds ad curse for his struggles and drink the kool-aid.
Jurivan Demidovsky
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Let's see if he picks his game up in the second half of this season. Leave him on the first line.
Kobe Armstrong
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- Jul 26, 2011
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I'm not really worried about him because with his passing and athleticism he will be a point getter in his prime, but he needs to work on his positioning and awareness if he wants to be elite
Habs
Jake Evans will steal your wife
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I think you have to earn it, you can't float you way up there because of your draft pedigree
What's the McDonalds ad curse context?Gonna blame Dach and the McDonalds ad curse for his struggles and drink the kool-aid.
Jurivan Demidovsky
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He earned it last season. They should be left together until that magic is recreated and amplified.
KevSkillz4
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I have zero doubt with Slaf. He just need consistency. His tools are too impressive to don't become the player we want in him!
Habs
Jake Evans will steal your wife
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Last season don't mean shit now, if he's an 8 million dollar player he should prove it on any line. This Club Med blullshit has been killing the club for 30 years. Pat Falloon had a good season once, so did Alex Daigle, Yakupov's first season was solid in Edmonton. Primetime money should mean delivering on your contract moving forward.
He isn't skating, hitting, making plays, shooting.. he's playing like an uninterested kid who is going to be rich no matter what. I hate these contracts. One year, and boooom here's a huge contract.
Jurivan Demidovsky
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The contract hasn't started yet. We have no choice but to give him time to find his game again on the fist line. He was amaizing in the second half of last season. He's played only 148 games so technically he is still 16 games away from completing 2 full seasons. Could be a softmore slump. Let's see what he does for the rest of the season, things can change quickly, he looked pretty good last game.
Proof is always in the pudding, but Slafkovsky's 2nd half last season was more than just a flash. I'm fully confident he can find his rhythm again at some point. Ideally, he'd end up doing as much on a 2nd line with the same partners and we would see a first line -- going forward -- of Demidov - XXX - Laine.
Finding Mr. XXX to play C on the first line would be the difference between an ok hockey club going forward and a true contender, IMO.
And, no, I'm not talking about signing someone from the adult movie industry to play first line pivot.
The 2025 draft could be the most important draft of this rebuild.
If we somehow land Misa, we Ould be all set for the top-6 going forward.
Demidov - Misa - Laine
Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky
XXX - Hage - XXX
XXX - Beck - XXX
That C-line would be something else!
Finding Mr. XXX to play C on the first line would be the difference between an ok hockey club going forward and a true contender, IMO.
And, no, I'm not talking about signing someone from the adult movie industry to play first line pivot.
The 2025 draft could be the most important draft of this rebuild.
If we somehow land Misa, we Ould be all set for the top-6 going forward.
Demidov - Misa - Laine
Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky
XXX - Hage - XXX
XXX - Beck - XXX
That C-line would be something else!
Habs
Jake Evans will steal your wife
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They will take the Dman if given the chance, the team is allergic to having too much scoring. One would think Misa, Portone etc would be the obvious choice, but never put it past Kent to draft by position and f*** this team for another decade.
Tabarouette
ben kin
you forgot to mention that one time Galchenyuk scored 30 goals, and that was mainly in the second half of a losing season meaning teams took us for granted by then...
...wait a minute
Tabarouette
ben kin
Honestly, I understand thinking he will turn it around, that this is growing pain and whatnot, sure. That's plausible
But the "I have ZERO doubt" stance some of you have is a little wild tho. What do you mean you have zero doubt, are you seeing him play, are you new to this following team or something
When the good stretch is the outlier of his short career so far, there's pretty obvious concerns to be had
But the "I have ZERO doubt" stance some of you have is a little wild tho. What do you mean you have zero doubt, are you seeing him play, are you new to this following team or something
When the good stretch is the outlier of his short career so far, there's pretty obvious concerns to be had
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
The chances of the best stretch of his career being at 19 years old is pretty unlikely. It's just doomer thinking.
LaP
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AG was 21 by then though not 19. Also AG's problem was in between the ears not the skills. He easily had the ability to be a first line 30 goals and 60 points winger. AG having problems there doesn't mean all prospects we will draft until the end of time will have problem there too. The whole this prospect did not work out in the past therefore all prospects wont work in the future too is stupid.you forgot to mention that one time Galchenyuk scored 30 goals, and that was mainly in the second half of a losing season meaning teams took us for granted by then...
...wait a minute
Lafleurs Guy
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LaP
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Dunno
I think there was bigger problem than MT
junyab
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Geezus dude, quit your whining.
You treat every player on our team with a "what have you done for me lately" attitude. If Hutson has a slump next year will this season mean shit too?
You know development is not linear, you know players with his size and skillset take longer to truly breakout with consistency. You're just bitchin to bitch.
Habs Halifax
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Habs
Jake Evans will steal your wife
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You are right, Slaf's regression in his third year is amazing and we should totally embrace his effort out there. I appreciate how he floats around with that stupid carefree look on his face and hangs his head in shame every third shift. Why would we expect effort if you are not putting up points? That's a wonderful process I never considered. I do not knock players that look like they give a shit. Cole Caufield is trying out there, Suzuki is trying, so are Arbs , Guhle and Hutson
I could give 2 shits about the losses, it's the horrific effort 3 out of 4 games.
'Development is not linear' - yeah, and without effort it isn't going to happen
Tabarouette
ben kin
Dunno
I think there was bigger problem than MT
It's the believers excuse to keep face everytime their protected players fails, not worth the debate, it'll happen again with Slaf if he doesn't turn it around!
"nah he was good, Marty just ruined him" zzz
Sasha Orlov
Lord of the Manor
- Jun 22, 2018
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Guy looks like he doesn’t give a f*** out there, much like the rest of the bums on this team
Looks like Drouin without the puck skills
Looks like Drouin without the puck skills
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