The 2022 draft may not be one of the best however it was for Habs given Slaf / Hutson are on the team and Beck, Engstrom & Davidson (?) will be soon. Grant, can you advise if there is a lot of physicality in the KHL as most of the Demidov highlights show little, thanks.
I like how so many are dumping on Slaf, the guy is still young and learning , yet nobody is criticizing even Bedard is having a lack luster season too.
I just looked at Slaf's projected numbers: he's still on pace for 46 points in 79 games, it's not far at all from his 50 in 82 last season. Plus, he did not start the season on the first line, played about half his games out of his usual spot. So yes he's scoring goals a bit less often but his playmaking is more than okay and his passing has actually slightly improved.
In his slow-ish first half, Slaf is still almost on track to match his point totals of last year (he's on pace for 46 points in 79 games, which is a 48-point pace). His goals have been exactly on the same pace as his slow first half of last year, but he's putting up assists at the same pace he did in his good second half. So his "slow" start this year is still significantly better than his slow start last year. If his game picks up in the second half of this year anywhere near what he did last year, well...even if his pace on assists stays the same and only his goals pick up, he can still easily hit 55 points. If both his goals and assists pick up a bit as we expect them to, the 60-point season everyone was predicting for him is still very much within reach.
Stephane Richer , kjell dahlin,Patty Roy, Claude lemieux,Brian skrudland,shayne Corson.David Maley,John kordic All 85 86 season playoff rookies in mtl that yr.
Slaf looks a lot older than he is. His build, voice, facial features, feels like he's 24-25. Even I'm guilty of forgetting at times that he's so young. The only thing I'm slightly concerned of is if he's playing through an injury without saying it out of fear of losing his spot on the top line if he misses time. He did last time. Being that he's competitive I wouldn't put past him. You see it all the time.
Anyone watch the 30 minute Rotenberg meeting with Hughes, Lecavalier and Bobrov? It's on SKA's youtube channel. Rotenberg talks about letting players go from the KHL once they're ready for the NHL. Panarin, Kaprizov, etc (although it's not so much the KHL letting them go vs. them leaving for the NHL on their own axcord) With Demidov at 18 he's already ready. To me it's obvious why they limit his minutes. It's not only the "KHL veteran hierarchy mentality" or punishing players that are leaving. If you play him properly he'll produce, appear NHL ready and leave right away. They want to try and squeeze another season or two out of those star prospects to help them win a championship short term. They know he'll eventually leave. By limiting his minutes you possibly hinder his production, confidence, instill doubt in the player and his NHL team. Is he ready? You get the picture. If's manipulation. SKA's been trying to hide the obvious. We know he's ready so they aren't fooling anyone. Demidov 2025 let's gooo
.6 points/game as a big bodied winger that is only 20...people should be excited about Slaf and what he will do in his career instead of thinking he needs to put up Crosby numbers because of being drafted #1
I think that this weekend showed that Pezzetta doesn't have a place on this team anymore. There is no forward on this team that he could replace without it being a real downgrade. Armia or Gallagher moved up to the second line, which left Evans with Pezzetta and Hinneman. In order to give Evans ( Your best forward the month of Dec. ) more icetime, MSL put Evans on the first line. Slav was not benched. He was replaced .
6 of the 10 Ready for Prime Time Players were acquired by the previous regime. Say what you want about the Bergevin/Timmins era and leaving a mess behind at the NHL level, the cupboards weren't bare.
I think trying to make a brick house lean is a bad idea . From watching many triathlons here in Penticton. Some of the top Male triathletes are big men with big muscles . They can get power and energy from those muscles , I'm not a doctor, just an observation . Let him weigh 240 6'3" it'll give him more confidence in his ability to lean on guys . Anyway, ghg Chris in Penticton B.C. love your show. Keep up the great work . Love the updates on the prospects best place to get the info .
Slav's only problem is between the ears. He wants to be a first-liner and is desperate to be a superstar. When he falls short of his vision of himself, he pouts and disconnects from the game. He will be fine when he grows into a man and leaves the little boy persona behind.
Slaf is 20 and on pace for 50pts. Don’t pull a Joe Thornton and count him out too early. He will be incredible as he grows especially in playoffs. He will get more physical as he ages.
i hoped for a sweden usa final..two most constructive teams with the puck. and rivalry from the u18s. high risk finland will just sit back and keep it tied for as long as possible.
Slaf missed some games but otherwise he’d be on pace for 47 points. That’s not too far off of 50 in a “bad year”. His prime is 5 years away! Demidov will come next year and challenge for his chair and I think that will be good for him.
Your gonna have to just change it to insta customs runner up Habs prospect of the week! Demidov has the top spot locked everytime he plays over 10min a game!
@ He had the ability to to become one I watch him on khl channel on I fine him that he doesn’t put his full effort on his last year contract with ska I just feel he is trying to stay low key and not to shine to bright because he is being pressured to resign and they want him to stay in Russia but to answer your questions he will be a favourite just like the likes of a player that was once praised like a god Guy Lafleur was. I think in his rookie year he will put up 65 points if he plays a full season
Thank you for this “scouting report” ish video. I know his progression is sort of normal stat wise… although.. when watching him he struggles to play his role. He doesn’t hit everything he sees… rarely plays with energy… puck battles he looks weak… weak stick.. Rushes all his passes on the power play and thru the neutral zone. I agree he needs to put on UPPER BODY muscle… not just weight but upper body muscle. 1st overall label really irks me as well as other fans because we expect points, talent… individual plays.. dynamic like plays.. One thing he has not lost is his ability to make amazing passes. But my one question.. does he posses the ability to score goals in the nhl… he does not shoot much.. not often in shooting areas.
The times i saw Slaf at practice in Brossard.... i was sadly surprised how poor he was on hockey basics like pass around the board... He was incapable of softening the reception by simply move hands a few inch on reception.... he looked like a peewee besides suzuki and Caufield... I still love Slaf... but he needs to work hard on basics... like kucherov does
Its his size. Big guys are heavy handed and look like they cant control their motor functions. I know, im pretty tall and i just couldnt do moves as fast as other guys, took me some time but by then i was "too old" for sports. He can and will develop.
Grant do you believe that Hans visit was actually to bring a briefcase to negotiate more playing time for their prospect! It would never be revealed but call me crazy, since that visit this ice time has increased! lol cmon they opened the vault!
Good video guys. Totally agree what your saying about Slaf, especially about losing 10lbs. His confidence is low and eventually he will get that back. Look at Dach and how fast his game changed once he got his confidence back. Its incredible how confidence can impact having some jump in the legs along with reading and reacting to the game. Dach looked slow and lethargic, now he is zipping around tracking pucks again. Slaf will get that back. I do wish he would engage more though and consistently move his legs, play with the fire he showed last year. He seems to be standing or gliding with the puck a lot when he does have it. Once in awhile he should take it to the net himself. But this will all come back with confidence.
Spot on. You really wonder what management was thinking. I thought the Canfield contract was also too much given the sample size. But at least that one is OK at the moment
@@MrDmitch88 what are you talking about?? The league minimum is $750,000 (you forgot a zero). And he is making 7.5 million per year to be precise. 8x8 was close enough.
Cole Caufield has score 10g in 15 games when playing on the same line as Slaf. The people that mostly complain about Slaf, they don't see what he does when he is away from the puck, will complain about the 2 times he loses a board battle and say nothing about the 2-3 times he wins them. Slaf is fine, he is progressing well. Caufield was told to work on specific things over scoring last year. What makes people think this year is any different for Slaf? This year he is playing more behind and in front of the net. That was not his role last year.
slavkosky should have more grit like Anderson but anderson has a better staking hability than Slav . but still with the size of Slav he should use it more to seperate the player from the puck .
So SlaF was around a point per game before he got hurt stupid coaching did not put him on the top line when he returned this coaching staff is not the answer long term
Here is the thing… I want Slaf to be successful as a Lifelong Hab fan but he was never productive in his amateur career… he needed to go to Junior for a year… AHL FOR A YEAR then pro, Habs have done terrible job developing him
Slaf clearly can’t handle Playing against the top lines every night and he can’t carry a line. So he’s stuck being 1 line winger and unfortunately we just need to wait for either Habs get a real 2nd line C or he improves at a rate that we aren’t seeing just yet
The only “problem” with Slaf is the position he’s been put in. Think about it, he’s on the first line and expected to be a major contributor. Wright is on the 4th line I think? Except for Celebrini, Bedard I don’t think anyone else has as much pressure as Slaf! Also when Dach came back we all expected him to pick up where he left off… a full year ago.
If Slafkovsky can’t show significant improvement before the end of the current season I can’t see how he can get a top 6 spot with Demidov and Laine both in the line-up next year . If I was Kent Hughes I would have that conversation with him and his agent asap .
@pmonty420 technically it is 2.5 year play less than 40 his first year. Let's see what he does when he is at least drinking age in the States. Hopefully his season ends well like last year. The team is going to have a completely different front end next year. Maybe after 250- 300 games I would worry.
He's on pace to nearly match his points from last year (he's at a 48-point pace over 82 games). He's already showing improvement over last year overall (i.e. You can't compare improvement only against when he was at his hottest, you have to look at the whole). So maybe chill out...
Le problème avec Slaf c'est son attitude, son faible niveau d'effort, his low sense of urgency, ... he has no grit, no wish to play physical, and the list goes on. Plese, "experts" stop talking about his age, h'es a big guy,.. bla bla bla. Please stop. Ce qui nous derange le plus c'est que je mentionne plus haut. Les resultats viendront mais sans efforts, oubliez cela. L'autre chose qui est troublante est qu'après 150-160 games, il ne sest pas du tout amélioré techniquement! Son patin a régressé (lent, pas explosion, pas de croisés, juste ligne droite, ..), son lancer n'est pas bon. Arrêtez de dire qu'il a un bon lancer. En fait son lancer est mediocre pour un 1OA. Lan dernier plus de la moitie de ses buts sont des lancers ratés, des passes touchant patins défenseurs, des déviations. Et cette année il a 1 but sur un bon lancer. Son lancer est imprecis, très prévisible, tjrs du meme angle de palette, son release est very slow.. feez these young guys should be on the ice non stop working on details and individual skills like kucherov et crosby do. Its clear that he thought he was already a star. Had a crap summer clearly. Made numerous ads in canada and in slovaky. At the start of rhe season he laught at waht he did the previous summer wirh the lenses,.. meaning he does not this anymore. And he is not a power foreward neither. Depuis 3 ans que je le suis et je voulais que le CH le repeche 1er. Tres content quand c'est arrivé. I was seeing an assertive, creative, hungry and mean young guy. Where is that guy?!? Thats why we are so pissed off!!
Slaf stood out in the juniors I think he was a good choice by Montreal I don't think he will disappoint. Need to be patient MSL knows how to handle him Just my opinion
slaf will be a bargain in a couple years .....he'll be overpaid for the nex couple years .....but he gonna be a bargain for 6 years .......remember hossa .....nd yes cam neely also
Team Canada need to get the Hunter Bros &/or the Sutter Bros (or the like) involved in building a team to compete on the international stage. Nothing against the folks that didn't win the Gold this year, but their philosophy doesn't work, they tried but failed. We used to fill the team with the best talent and get the proper coach to put those talents in spots that will win, simple. Canada is still the best hockey country and it will be that way for a while still. Let get gold in Minnie next year!
Here is the thing… I want Slaf to be successful as a Lifelong Hab fan but he was never productive in his amateur career… he needed to go to Junior for a year… AHL FOR A YEAR then pro, Habs have done terrible job developing him
@ ohhh I agree. The leadership of the Habs played politics. One only has to look at Slafs amateur career to see he was woefully unprepared… he was not ready He should have followed the same path as Shane Wright OHL AHL Lead Slovakia in World Junior’s He was spoon fed put on the first line without earning it Suzuki and Caufield carried him Heinneman deserves those precious minutes And they gave him a huge contract They have bungled this But as a Hab fan I hope he finds something I do not think he has
Grant was on fire today, lots of data and relevant examples to support his arguments. Great show, informative.
Best commentary I have heard about Slavs. I hope he listens to this than listening to the "genius" fans.
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Another great show by you guys! Dach back on track and Slaf should get better on the 2nd half too!
Awesome podcast, guys!
The 2022 draft may not be one of the best however it was for Habs given Slaf / Hutson are on the team and Beck, Engstrom & Davidson (?) will be soon.
Grant, can you advise if there is a lot of physicality in the KHL as most of the Demidov highlights show little, thanks.
Very interesting perspective for Slaf, thank you !
I like how so many are dumping on Slaf, the guy is still young and learning , yet nobody is criticizing even Bedard is having a lack luster season too.
People need to chill, Slaf is only 20 years old.
The main reason they are winning is the play of Armia and Evans as well as the rookie they play with
Goaltending is also pretty clutch
Slavzilla will rise again.
Hope so - still a young guy. Just inconsistent and disengaged at times
Rantanen didn't break out until his 21-22 year old season. Give him another year and he's gonna show us a PPG season.
@@jonhil514 I remember Patrick Roy raving about Rantanen when he was in the minors.
@@jonhil514 He's not Rantanen, not even a poor man's Rantanen
@@atarimeejyaneekanot currently no. Nobody can say what he’ll be considering he was a teenager up until a few months ago
Great show guys
Guys what a beast that waiting to hit the nhl the one and only Ivan demidov
Great discussion boys, Demidov sure looks awesome, he's going to be a difference maker!
I just looked at Slaf's projected numbers: he's still on pace for 46 points in 79 games, it's not far at all from his 50 in 82 last season. Plus, he did not start the season on the first line, played about half his games out of his usual spot. So yes he's scoring goals a bit less often but his playmaking is more than okay and his passing has actually slightly improved.
Habs have been fun to watch, hopefully it continues.
Grant I want you to get involved in the next team Canada juniors next year cuz I know how well you can see talent
Grant I think your a really smart hockey man with an eye for talent
Great video. Perspective.
Demidov has a mastery over his edges, rapid shifts without losing speed is a strength that will surely translate to the NHL.
I'm sorry guys, but neither Cooley nor Slaf will become the best player of the draft. Hutson will!
Lindros is the only I can remember who was a force as a power forward immediately.
Did you notice Dach's shootout goal was the exact same move Laine used in his shootout goal
Laine is definitely a positive member / mentor of the team
In his slow-ish first half, Slaf is still almost on track to match his point totals of last year (he's on pace for 46 points in 79 games, which is a 48-point pace). His goals have been exactly on the same pace as his slow first half of last year, but he's putting up assists at the same pace he did in his good second half. So his "slow" start this year is still significantly better than his slow start last year. If his game picks up in the second half of this year anywhere near what he did last year, well...even if his pace on assists stays the same and only his goals pick up, he can still easily hit 55 points. If both his goals and assists pick up a bit as we expect them to, the 60-point season everyone was predicting for him is still very much within reach.
5:25 Didn't they have like Roy. Richer, Chelios and Lemieux in 86?
Stephane Richer , kjell dahlin,Patty Roy, Claude lemieux,Brian skrudland,shayne Corson.David Maley,John kordic
All 85 86 season playoff rookies in mtl that yr.
Man. Grant is SPOT ON about Slaf. Great work, fellas
PS - They also got Beck in ‘22 draft. That draft is gonna be massive to their future. Zero reason to dog it.
Slaf looks a lot older than he is. His build, voice, facial features, feels like he's 24-25. Even I'm guilty of forgetting at times that he's so young.
The only thing I'm slightly concerned of is if he's playing through an injury without saying it out of fear of losing his spot on the top line if he misses time. He did last time. Being that he's competitive I wouldn't put past him. You see it all the time.
Anyone watch the 30 minute Rotenberg meeting with Hughes, Lecavalier and Bobrov? It's on SKA's youtube channel. Rotenberg talks about letting players go from the KHL once they're ready for the NHL. Panarin, Kaprizov, etc (although it's not so much the KHL letting them go vs. them leaving for the NHL on their own axcord)
With Demidov at 18 he's already ready. To me it's obvious why they limit his minutes. It's not only the "KHL veteran hierarchy mentality" or punishing players that are leaving. If you play him properly he'll produce, appear NHL ready and leave right away. They want to try and squeeze another season or two out of those star prospects to help them win a championship short term. They know he'll eventually leave. By limiting his minutes you possibly hinder his production, confidence, instill doubt in the player and his NHL team. Is he ready? You get the picture. If's manipulation. SKA's been trying to hide the obvious. We know he's ready so they aren't fooling anyone.
Demidov 2025 let's gooo
That 10-2 style is different, but it looks so effective, and he does it so quick.
Grant is spot on! I said Dach would come around & he has. So many fans wanted to trade him. Fans need to develop PATIENCE
.6 points/game as a big bodied winger that is only 20...people should be excited about Slaf and what he will do in his career instead of thinking he needs to put up Crosby numbers because of being drafted #1
I think that this weekend showed that Pezzetta doesn't have a place on this team anymore. There is no forward on this team that he could replace without it being a real downgrade. Armia or Gallagher moved up to the second line, which left Evans with Pezzetta and Hinneman. In order to give Evans ( Your best forward the month of Dec. ) more icetime, MSL put Evans on the first line. Slav was not benched. He was replaced .
6 of the 10 Ready for Prime Time Players were acquired by the previous regime. Say what you want about the Bergevin/Timmins era and leaving a mess behind at the NHL level, the cupboards weren't bare.
As long as Timmins was there, you would think he'd get a hit once in a while. Even a blind squirrel finds the odd nut.
I think trying to make a brick house lean is a bad idea . From watching many triathlons here in Penticton. Some of the top Male triathletes are big men with big muscles . They can get power and energy from those muscles , I'm not a doctor, just an observation . Let him weigh 240 6'3" it'll give him more confidence in his ability to lean on guys . Anyway, ghg Chris in Penticton B.C. love your show. Keep up the great work . Love the updates on the prospects best place to get the info .
Slav's only problem is between the ears. He wants to be a first-liner and is desperate to be a superstar. When he falls short of his vision of himself, he pouts and disconnects from the game. He will be fine when he grows into a man and leaves the little boy persona behind.
Didn't MSL tell Anderson the only way he would give up on him is if Anderson gave up on himself ....last year when Anderson was struggling
Slafkovsky will do great. Demidov is a bonafide superstar
Did Hutson get his bonus yet
Still high on salad makes a lot of good passes
The last time we had a bunch of super rookies 1986
Slaf is 20 and on pace for 50pts. Don’t pull a Joe Thornton and count him out too early. He will be incredible as he grows especially in playoffs. He will get more physical as he ages.
i hoped for a sweden usa final..two most constructive teams with the puck. and rivalry from the u18s.
high risk finland will just sit back and keep it tied for as long as possible.
Slaf missed some games but otherwise he’d be on pace for 47 points. That’s not too far off of 50 in a “bad year”. His prime is 5 years away!
Demidov will come next year and challenge for his chair and I think that will be good for him.
Demidov has some Kovalev in him, extremely sick moves.
Your gonna have to just change it to insta customs runner up Habs prospect of the week! Demidov has the top spot locked everytime he plays over 10min a game!
Don’t forget about Hage
I watching demidov play on tv I never miss a game ever since Montreal drafted him
Is he a superstar ? How many points per year do you expect from him ?
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He had the ability to to become one I watch him on khl channel on I fine him that he doesn’t put his full effort on his last year contract with ska I just feel he is trying to stay low key and not to shine to bright because he is being pressured to resign and they want him to stay in Russia but to answer your questions he will be a favourite just like the likes of a player that was once praised like a god Guy Lafleur was. I think in his rookie year he will put up 65 points if he plays a full season
@@TonyM-qe5pr 😳 wow
@@matrixisreal2023 demidov plays Wednesday morning 9.00 am eastern time our time
Thank you for this “scouting report” ish video.
I know his progression is sort of normal stat wise… although.. when watching him he struggles to play his role.
He doesn’t hit everything he sees… rarely plays with energy… puck battles he looks weak… weak stick..
Rushes all his passes on the power play and thru the neutral zone.
I agree he needs to put on UPPER BODY muscle… not just weight but upper body muscle.
1st overall label really irks me as well as other fans because we expect points, talent… individual plays.. dynamic like plays..
One thing he has not lost is his ability to make amazing passes.
But my one question.. does he posses the ability to score goals in the nhl… he does not shoot much.. not often in shooting areas.
The times i saw Slaf at practice in Brossard.... i was sadly surprised how poor he was on hockey basics like pass around the board... He was incapable of softening the reception by simply move hands a few inch on reception.... he looked like a peewee besides suzuki and Caufield... I still love Slaf... but he needs to work hard on basics... like kucherov does
I was hoping he looked amazing in practice and just struggled in games… please tell me he’s not bad in practice as well.. I’ll throw up
Its his size. Big guys are heavy handed and look like they cant control their motor functions. I know, im pretty tall and i just couldnt do moves as fast as other guys, took me some time but by then i was "too old" for sports. He can and will develop.
Grant do you believe that Hans visit was actually to bring a briefcase to negotiate more playing time for their prospect! It would never be revealed but call me crazy, since that visit this ice time has increased! lol cmon they opened the vault!
Slaf is barely moving. What's the problem with skating every game and not sleeping?
What kind of salary is Demidov going to start on when he gets to montreal? Entry contract? Or more given he's proven himself in Russia?
Good video guys. Totally agree what your saying about Slaf, especially about losing 10lbs. His confidence is low and eventually he will get that back. Look at Dach and how fast his game changed once he got his confidence back. Its incredible how confidence can impact having some jump in the legs along with reading and reacting to the game. Dach looked slow and lethargic, now he is zipping around tracking pucks again. Slaf will get that back. I do wish he would engage more though and consistently move his legs, play with the fire he showed last year. He seems to be standing or gliding with the puck a lot when he does have it. Once in awhile he should take it to the net himself. But this will all come back with confidence.
Grant for prime minister
As much as I want slaf to be successful, KH jumped the gun with an 8x8 so fast
Spot on. You really wonder what management was thinking. I thought the Canfield contract was also too much given the sample size. But at least that one is OK at the moment
It’s 7 and he’s making like nearly league minimum right now
@@MrDmitch88 what are you talking about?? The league minimum is $750,000 (you forgot a zero). And he is making 7.5 million per year to be precise. 8x8 was close enough.
Ah I see your point...what he's making now. But that isn't gonna last long. It's the future contract that's concerning.
We'll see if you change your mind when he's still making 7M$/year in today's money in 2043 in his absolute prime
Grant is probably right we are too unpatient . i guess Slav needs to find that level of confidence he seems to have lost this season?
matheson got sat down too
We can compare Slaf to Quinton Byfield
Cole Caufield has score 10g in 15 games when playing on the same line as Slaf. The people that mostly complain about Slaf, they don't see what he does when he is away from the puck, will complain about the 2 times he loses a board battle and say nothing about the 2-3 times he wins them. Slaf is fine, he is progressing well. Caufield was told to work on specific things over scoring last year. What makes people think this year is any different for Slaf? This year he is playing more behind and in front of the net. That was not his role last year.
Slav. Hope MSL sees this. Two hands on the stick and around the net. Thats it.
slavkosky should have more grit like Anderson but anderson has a better staking hability than Slav . but still with the size of Slav he should use it more to seperate the player from the puck .
Slaf got to be more dominate and should cut through the net ! He gotta be a game breaker !
So SlaF was around a point per game before he got hurt stupid coaching did not put him on the top line when he returned this coaching staff is not the answer long term
Here is the thing… I want Slaf to be successful as a Lifelong Hab fan but he was never productive in his amateur career… he needed to go to Junior for a year… AHL FOR A YEAR then pro, Habs have done terrible job developing him
When it comes to Slafkovsky, i will reserve judgement until he is 23 years old. Until then, it's mostly about development.
Slaf clearly can’t handle Playing against the top lines every night and he can’t carry a line. So he’s stuck being 1 line winger and unfortunately we just need to wait for either Habs get a real 2nd line C or he improves at a rate that we aren’t seeing just yet
Sick
and demidov is not selfish lots of chances to shoot but ellects to pass to his teamates....
Slaf will be decent in the end. I think his contract was the mistake.
Iam pretty sure evans took Slafs spot on the 1st in the 3rd period.
Evans is the reason Hutson could stole the puck to pass to Caulfield. He was on the ice for this goal.
@@jflessard9850 yeah totally, what wicked play!
The only “problem” with Slaf is the position he’s been put in.
Think about it, he’s on the first line and expected to be a major contributor.
Wright is on the 4th line I think? Except for Celebrini, Bedard I don’t think anyone else has as much pressure as Slaf!
Also when Dach came back we all expected him to pick up where he left off… a full year ago.
Mackinnon won the Calder. Then had a few not so good years. Don’t compare Slafkovsky to him but I know what you’re saying.
laine light up the team and now dach is waking up.....
Slaf waves his stick like a beachcomber, no creativity. Totally lost on the ice. He will end up as KK 2.0.
If Slafkovsky can’t show significant improvement before the end of the current season I can’t see how he can get a top 6 spot with Demidov and Laine both in the line-up next year .
If I was Kent Hughes I would have that conversation with him and his agent asap .
Yikes dude it is called sofmore blues. It happens to the best of them.
@@lindsaybelaire123 He’s on his third year not second…
Are you seriously suggesting they play Laine or Demidov on the third line ?
That’s insane
@pmonty420 technically it is 2.5 year play less than 40 his first year. Let's see what he does when he is at least drinking age in the States. Hopefully his season ends well like last year. The team is going to have a completely different front end next year. Maybe after 250- 300 games I would worry.
He's on pace to nearly match his points from last year (he's at a 48-point pace over 82 games). He's already showing improvement over last year overall (i.e. You can't compare improvement only against when he was at his hottest, you have to look at the whole). So maybe chill out...
Le problème avec Slaf c'est son attitude, son faible niveau d'effort, his low sense of urgency, ... he has no grit, no wish to play physical, and the list goes on. Plese, "experts" stop talking about his age, h'es a big guy,.. bla bla bla. Please stop. Ce qui nous derange le plus c'est que je mentionne plus haut. Les resultats viendront mais sans efforts, oubliez cela. L'autre chose qui est troublante est qu'après 150-160 games, il ne sest pas du tout amélioré techniquement! Son patin a régressé (lent, pas explosion, pas de croisés, juste ligne droite, ..), son lancer n'est pas bon. Arrêtez de dire qu'il a un bon lancer. En fait son lancer est mediocre pour un 1OA. Lan dernier plus de la moitie de ses buts sont des lancers ratés, des passes touchant patins défenseurs, des déviations. Et cette année il a 1 but sur un bon lancer. Son lancer est imprecis, très prévisible, tjrs du meme angle de palette, son release est very slow.. feez these young guys should be on the ice non stop working on details and individual skills like kucherov et crosby do. Its clear that he thought he was already a star. Had a crap summer clearly. Made numerous ads in canada and in slovaky. At the start of rhe season he laught at waht he did the previous summer wirh the lenses,.. meaning he does not this anymore. And he is not a power foreward neither. Depuis 3 ans que je le suis et je voulais que le CH le repeche 1er. Tres content quand c'est arrivé. I was seeing an assertive, creative, hungry and mean young guy. Where is that guy?!? Thats why we are so pissed off!!
Slaf stood out in the juniors
I think he was a good choice by Montreal I don't think he will disappoint. Need to be patient
MSL knows how to handle him
Just my opinion
Montreal had a power forward named John Leclair. Nuf said.
Can see the gray hairs on MSL a little more 😊
Lave him alone stop your harassement
Cooley won't be the best player of the 2022 draft... and not Slaf either! It's going to be Hutson!
Hage
slaf will be a bargain in a couple years .....he'll be overpaid for the nex couple years .....but he gonna be a bargain for 6 years .......remember hossa .....nd yes cam neely also
Team Canada need to get the Hunter Bros &/or the Sutter Bros (or the like) involved in building a team to compete on the international stage. Nothing against the folks that didn't win the Gold this year, but their philosophy doesn't work, they tried but failed.
We used to fill the team with the best talent and get the proper coach to put those talents in spots that will win, simple.
Canada is still the best hockey country and it will be that way for a while still. Let get gold in Minnie next year!
Guys what a beast that waiting to hit the nhl the one and only Ivan demidov
Here is the thing… I want Slaf to be successful as a Lifelong Hab fan but he was never productive in his amateur career… he needed to go to Junior for a year… AHL FOR A YEAR then pro, Habs have done terrible job developing him
if he didn't do well in the AHL, he would have an even bigger problem
@ ohhh I agree. The leadership of the Habs played politics. One only has to look at Slafs amateur career to see he was woefully unprepared… he was not ready
He should have followed the same path as Shane Wright
OHL
AHL
Lead Slovakia in World Junior’s
He was spoon fed put on the first line without earning it
Suzuki and Caufield carried him
Heinneman deserves those precious minutes
And they gave him a huge contract
They have bungled this
But as a Hab fan I hope he finds something I do not think he has