WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
The guys in the room support one another. Laine isn't sitting there saying get me out of here because Dach is struggling to get back to form.
You guys come on lol
You guys come on lol
Player Discussion The Slaf Thread - Parabolic Growth Edition
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Lafleurs Guy
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River Meadow
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Laine is obviously mad he doesn't get to play with our Slovakian 1st overall superstar Jurajmir Slabovsky.
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When Demidov arrives, there’s going to be first line talent to spread over two lines. He knows help is on the way.
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I think it should be Demidov but I’m probably in the minority here and don’t know what HuGo is thinking.
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To be fair to Laine we just have one top 6 center and our other centers are honestly atm not very good 3rd line center either (outside of Evans but he's more a hard worker than a skilled player he's a bottom 6 guy). I mean once the Pens tried Malkin with Mike Rupp and it was a disaster. Not everyone is McJesus or Crosby most skilled players in the league need to play with other skilled players to be productive. I don't give up on Dach yet but we need to call a cat a cat atm he's a mediocre 3rd line center who would probably be returned to the AHL if he was a 20 years old 2nd round pick.
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Goalfield13
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I have seen this line of thinking before, and it interests me.
I agree with you, but I think Evans is a pretty good 3rd line C at the moment. The guy keeps getting better.
Guy Larose
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KevSkillz4
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Really good. Much more qualities than Galchenyuk at 20/21, I really liked Galchenyuk and been hype with him, but Slaf is going to be much more better two-way, physical, IQ and skater than Galchenyuk.
Slaf doesn't turn 21 until the end of March (the 30th)...
Guy Larose
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He often does playing with Suzuki and Caufield. It motivates him and they can complete and compliment his plays.
I agree, at least until we see how the draft falls.
Imagine we can land Martone?
Laine-Demidov-Martone as a second line? That’s terrifying.
If you end up with Hagens or Misa, Demidov goes to RW.
KevSkillz4
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He play good hockey lately. Everything will be more than fine with him. The real Slaf is his last 50 games last year.
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Tavares from about 10 years ago was one of my favourite non Habs. So smart.John Tavares.
My post was to point the fact that he's still under 21 until March 30th and that there is plenty of games left to play to climb higher on that list.
Guy Larose
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I don’t know if it’s the system but in the 2nd half last year pucks would end up on the half board, he’d get there 4 strides before anyone, shove incoming opponents with his giant hips and dish it off. I don’t see that at all this year.
I believe in playing to your strengths, and putting pucks on the boards might have been the strategy because it worked. Like icing the puck with Anderson or Newhook cheating on exits.
They’re trying a different strategy? Forgot about how that one worked? He’s getting deep and winning board battles, but I see tons of 50-50 pucks and fewer intentional possession plays or maybe pucks put in spots that serve his game.
I believe in playing to your strengths, and putting pucks on the boards might have been the strategy because it worked. Like icing the puck with Anderson or Newhook cheating on exits.
They’re trying a different strategy? Forgot about how that one worked? He’s getting deep and winning board battles, but I see tons of 50-50 pucks and fewer intentional possession plays or maybe pucks put in spots that serve his game.
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I think it's starting to come back from him little by little, he made plays behind the buffalo net yesterday, protecting the puck, dishing it to Caufield or rimmed it on the boards for Suzuki, he ended up scoring yesterday because of it. Something he did more last year was that he was carrying the puck more, I think he'll start doing it even more the more he gets his confidence back.
Kennerback
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I think he instinctively knows what to do with Suzuki and Caufield. He looked confused playing with Dach.
junyab
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What do you know!?!?! 2 pts and everyone loves him again...y'all are ridiculous
Join me and love our young guys even through tough times and down streaks.
Join me and love our young guys even through tough times and down streaks.
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Probably the best locker room in the NHL to be part of. Great group of guys in there. And MSL is a great coach to support these young players through this rebuild.
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No. I will sh*t on him when he sucks because that is my right. I need to be heard.......
obviously agree that we should just enjoy the growth of our young players......
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