Player Discussion The Slaf Thread - Parabolic Growth Edition

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

That was like a month ago bruh

Ahhh that was an old tweet

 

[ReHabs]

He's the ultimate Project. 1OA but a project. I never would've thought to see such a thing.

Things are going well, more or less, but those who said it would take time were right: he's incredibly raw and makes bad decisions. Bad decisions can be masked by a player who carries a good frame and skates as well as Slaf. But if he's as quick a learner as the Habs organization says he is (and they invested big-time in him, so I trust they know for sure) then we will see a lot of incredible things from him in due course as he matures and approaches the game with more professionalism and efficiency.

 

[JianYang]

It's a bit disappointing that he hasn't continued his encouraging progression from last year into this year, especially given the contract he received.

He's clearly not yet able to be the engine on a line and is falling back into bad habits we saw at the beginning of his sophomore season.

Yet this is a player who has shown he can take leaps forward mid season. Leave him with Suzuki where he has shown the most progress.

I was warning people about this last year. He will be back, but it's all part of the evolution that players go through especially the bigger guys.

I was encouraged what I saw last year, but the road is not a smooth linear path.

 

[the]

He’s just been eating too much McDonald’s BBQ Chicken poutine. He will be alright.

 

[Habs]

I didn’t watch much of the last game did he get benched for a bit by Marty ‘little man syndrome’ St. Louis ? Lol

 

[Miller Time]

He's the ultimate Project. 1OA but a project. I never would've thought to see such a thing.

Apparently you weren't following the NHL when any of :

MacKinnon
Hischier
Lafreniere
Hughes

Let alone most of the dmen drafted 1OA, Etc etc were drafted?

It's actually quite common for NHLers drafted 1OA to take a few years to develop consistency to their game. Nothing surprising, uncommon or "unseen" about Slaf's development curve at all...

 

[ReHabs]

Apparently you weren't following the NHL when any of :

MacKinnon
Hischier
Lafreniere
Hughes

Let alone most of the dmen drafted 1OA, Etc etc were drafted?

Terrible take. Bottom shelf. None of them were considered projects at the time of their draft, they just took longer to get going -- completely different.

It's actually quite common for NHLers drafted 1OA to take a few years to develop consistency to their game. Nothing surprising, uncommon or "unseen" about Slaf's development curve at all...

I appreciate that you've reiterated my assertion.

 

[Egresch]

I dont mind benching Slaf as it was deserved. He made a stupid, irresponsible play and he learned his lesson, but really hate the double standard from MSL.
We are tiptoeing around Dach who has been atrocious, but he still plays top6 and PP1. Same applies to Newhook. I am not even talking about our amazing vet group.