Player Discussion The Slaf Thread - Parabolic Growth Edition

[Lafleurs Guy]

There you have it folks,

Slaf himself says he's playing badly.

I don't think he's playing badly.

I do think he can play a lot better.

 

[Kennerback]

Thing that is weird with Slaf is you get 5 posters and they’ll have a problem with 5 different aspects of his game.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Thing that is weird with Slaf is you get 5 posters they’ll have a problem with 5 different aspects of his game.

He's the new Kirby Dach.

22 in 37 isn't bad. But it's less than what we expected. Some of this may be due to injury but he's lacked intensity for a while now. I had higher hopes for him.

We still have a full 2nd half to play. Lots of time for him to redeem the season. I had a target of 60+ points for him. He can still get close if he has a better half.

 

[LaP]

I think that if it were that simple he would have already shortened his stick.

Kind of hard to do. Email spam can't help you with that either.

 

[Naslundforever]

Thing that is weird with Slaf is you get 5 posters and they’ll have a problem with 5 different aspects of his game.

I think when he’s static and overthinking like he admitted he was doing he’s not using his crazy tools and his entire game takes a downturn. He just needs xp and find what type of game works for him. He’s so valuable when he’s on.

 

[sampollock]

Slaf you can do this. get going

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

Nobody is harder on Slaf then Slaf. The haters have set themselves up to eat some delicious crow. He's gonna become an absolute force in this league. There's even higher gears than what we've seen last season. Still just scratching the surface.

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

He's the new Kirby Dach.

22 in 37 isn't bad. But it's less than what we expected. Some of this may be due to injury but he's lacked intensity for a while now. I had higher hopes for him.

We still have a full 2nd half to play. Lots of time for him to redeem the season. I had a target of 60+ points for him. He can still get close if he has a better half.

I dont think it was a lack of intensity as much as a lack of confidence that leads to the game going too fast at times, and hence making him seem less intense. But I believe he's the type of player who prides himself in giving it what he's got.

 

[HabzSauce]

Nobody is harder on Slaf then Slaf. The haters have set themselves up to eat some delicious crow. He's gonna become an absolute force in this league. There's even higher gears than what we've seen last season. Still just scratching the surface.

Honestly not worried about him one bit. He could finish the year at the same pace he's played first half of the year and still wouldn't be worried.

Over next couple years I want to see him get more mean. And more confident and assertive. That will come with time. I'm willing to be patient with Slaf. But once he pops off oh man we are so set. The Slaf we saw last year was just a prelude to what's to come

 

[River Meadow]

Sure, but there is a huge difference between playing badly and being bad player. What you and bunch of others have been saying is that he is not a good player.

I wouldn't say he's a bad player, but he's not uber-skilled either like you would expect a true #1 OA would be.

He has good passing and good vision, but aside from that he needs to do a lot of work in other areas, like skating, shooting, etc, etc.

The big one: he needs to use his body and size to his advantage.

 

[CHwest]

Nobody is harder on Slaf then Slaf. The haters have set themselves up to eat some delicious crow. He's gonna become an absolute force in this league. There's even higher gears than what we've seen last season. Still just scratching the surface.

Meh, he seems pretty comfortable where he is at.

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

Meh, he seems pretty comfortable where he is at.

Are you watching him right now he's having a strong game

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Really good game from him tonight. I’d like to see him shoot more though.

 

[ahmedou]

SLAF'S BEST GAME OF THE SEASON 24/25!

WE WERE BLESSED BY THIS PASSES!

PLEASE BLESS US WITH YOUR SNIPER SHOTS!

 

[Artaud]

I see a guy who is still putting it together. Today he flashed hands and vision. Some days he's dominating physically. In a few weeks he'll snipe a couple goals.

The talent is evident and from all accounts he has the fire needed to figure it out. I understand the uncertainty and questions because he regressed, but development isn't always linear and I think Slaf is a guy who might take some time before reaching his final form.

In a way he is very lucky that the team has a lot of youngsters performing at a high level like Hutson, because I think it takes heat off of him. If he was our lone young star and had to carry the burden of franchise savior like Celebrini or Bedard, he would be eaten alive by the fanbase and media. The situation around him gives him precious time to work and improve.