Player Discussion Will Slafkovsky better last years stats

[SlafySZN]

Slaf was by consensus an intrinsically better talent than for example Jiricek, so the fact he's developing better is not a defense.

We can take a look at where Slaf is now. He's playing on a first like with Suzuki and Caulfield, he's in his D+3, so his production should be much higher.

He’s got 20 points in 27 games played with them this year.

 

[habdynasty]

Still waiting for the AHL to develop some players.

 

[River Meadow]

Still waiting for the AHL to develop some players.

Yeah,

Only over 83% of NHL players begin their careers in the AHL..

What is even the point. They should just go straight to the NHL.

 

[habdynasty]

You know it all goof

 

[SlafySZN]

Delete.

 

[Rapala]

Slaf has been playing good for weeks now and still gets negative comments for some reason

Gets it shows who’s watching or not.

His line played well against NJD. They got destroyed in Detroit and they were barely noticeable against Winnipeg and Minnesota. I wouldn't say he's been consistently good. For me it's still a far cry from the backend of last season where they were dominant for 60 minutes many nights.

 

[SlafySZN]

His line played well against NJD. They got destroyed in Detroit and they were barely noticeable against Winnipeg and Minnesota. I wouldn't say he's been consistently good. For me it's still a far cry from the backend of last season where they were dominant for 60 minutes many nights.

The only line who scored in winnipeg. He’s been pretty consistent for a month now. No lines are perfect for all their shifts, every game.

They aren’t as dominant right now but they’ve been pretty good. My point is that he’s been in a positive stretch for a while now and people wanna argue about AHL or him being supposedly rushed as if he was doing bad.

 

[Victoire HuGo]

Yeah,

Only over 83% of NHL players begin their careers in the AHL..

What is even the point. They should just go straight to the NHL.

Is that an actual statistic or made up one?

 

[The Great Weal]

The player in your pfp wasn’t even consistent before this season.

This is just completely untrue. Suzuki has been the most consistent Hab since he joined the team.

 

[Kennerback]

Is that an actual statistic or made up one?

I think that seems possible if it means players that transit at some point in the AHL. But there’s another school of thought that the AHL is more a waiting league where NHL clubs park their players if they don’t have room for them on the NHL team. It’s developmental in a secondary capacity.

 

[SlafySZN]

This is just completely untrue. Suzuki has been the most consistent Hab since he joined the team.

Don't agree. He always had a stretch in the year where his play on the ice isn't consistent from game to game. This year it's better.

 

[The Great Weal]

Don't agree. He always had a stretch in the year where his play on the ice isn't consistent from game to game. This year it's better.

Those stretches aren't long and his consistency is one of his strengths. His dry spells are comparable to other studs in the league with half the talent (Suzuki had 30 pointless games last year compared to Point who had 28). I thought he was more impactful and more consistent last year even with it being good this year.

He's shown more consistency even in his early days than Slaf can even imagine. That's not to say I am worried about Slaf because I know he'll be fine, but using Suzuki as an example of inconsistency is an extremely poor one.

 

[CHfan1]

Is that an actual statistic or made up one?

From the AHL below:

As the National Hockey League opens its 2024-25 season, the American Hockey League is proud to have 594 graduates across the NHL’s 32 opening-day active rosters, making up more than 83 percent of the NHL’s initial player pool to begin its campaign.

594 AHL graduates begin 2024-25 season in NHL

theahl.com