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Player Discussion The Slaf Thread - Parabolic Growth Edition

Thing that is weird with Slaf is you get 5 posters and they’ll have a problem with 5 different aspects of his game.
 
Kennerback said:
Thing that is weird with Slaf is you get 5 posters they’ll have a problem with 5 different aspects of his game.
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He's the new Kirby Dach. :laugh:

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.
 
Kennerback said:
Thing that is weird with Slaf is you get 5 posters and they’ll have a problem with 5 different aspects of his game.
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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.
 
Lafleurs Guy said:
He's the new Kirby Dach. :laugh:

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.
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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.
 
Jurivan Demidovsky said:
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.
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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
 
Egresch said:
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.
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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.
 
Jurivan Demidovsky said:
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.
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Meh, he seems pretty comfortable where he is at.
 
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.
 
You know Slaf did a great game when he's smilling! No smile, no party!

Slaf's smiley face!

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Artaud said:
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.
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Agreed, and I also think it’s the necessary motivation for him. Before he was drafted, he said something along the lines of I don’t care where I’m drafted but when my career is over, I wanted to be the best player from the 2022 draft. Now seeing how Hutson is performing is probably extra motivation for him to reach his potential as well.
 
Slafkovsky on pace for 40 assists - 10 more than last season.

If he kept his 20 goal pace like last year, he’d hit 60 points this year. He can still do it if he keeps up the intensity like he did last year.

He’s definitely a 70 point winger in my mind when all is set in done. May flirt with a PPG season.

His passing game and vision is very very high level. Even in a bad year he’s making insane, Kucherov-esque passes every game.
 
Slaf's impact for me has more to do with the line playing well as a whole particularly 5v5.
The rest will take care of itself. Last night was very good example against a tough match up.
If Slaf is smiling it's because he knows he's contributing to W's and that is all that really matters.
 
River Meadow said:
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.
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But you have to compare to what was available at that time.
Things that the Habs could control in that draft year. They did the right thing picking him #1.

There was no sure elite superstar/generational talent, so stop trying to compare him to one. That draft year was weak and the Habs still got the best/second player in that draft. That's all we can hope for really. The rest, Hughes and Gorton had no control.

Just stop with the true #1 Overall narrative, because there was none, stop talking out of your assshh, it's so annoying
 
Erika said:
But you have to compare to what was available at that time.
Things that the Habs could control in that draft year. They did the right thing picking him #1.

There was no sure elite superstar/generational talent, so stop trying to compare him to one. That draft year was weak and the Habs still got the best/second player in that draft. That's all we can hope for really. The rest, Hughes and Gorton had no control.

Just stop with the true #1 Overall narrative, because there was none, stop talking out of your assshh, it's so annoying
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The narrative will continue because people just cant let it go.

Slaf played great and showed amazing vision. When he breaks out, its going to be sweet.
 
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