This kid is a monster who can score goals. He weighed 227lbs in July, up from what the video said he weighed in April, then 2 months later at rookie camp he was 238 lbs. *_And he's still only 18_*
Ahoj from Slovakia. Great videos, nice clean explanation of moves and play. Add the slow motion on certain key moments, maybe bit of zoom in and I am sure your channel will flourish. Also some stats for us nerds are never bad. 👍
@@rass302 Hey. 👍 Cheers mate. Absolutely fantastic! Still mind boggling how tiny Slovakia, with population of less than x4 Montreal, has it's place in ice hockey. 😃 loving it and the game. 🏒
only 338 subs? This channel deserves much more! This video popped up in my recommendations and I thought you are some big NHL analysis channel because of the quality of the video. I am sure you will get there. Love from Slovakia
@@nhldraftpros I would really like Slafkovsky to end up in my Buffalo and kinda be like a new Šatan but Sabres arent that attractive for players I guess considering NY is really close and who does not wanna become a Ranger :D
Hi buddy! Just found your channel. You've done a really good job with the explanation, slow-mo's and length of the video (not too long not too short) I'd like to see videos about cooley, geekie and savoie :) Keep up the good work!
Hey Mathieu! Thanks for the shout out! Much appreciated. Logan Cooley is next on the list. I'll have Savoie and Geekie videos later on when the WHL ends their season. This is for stat purposes. Thanks again!
The skating criticism is bonkers to me. He can hold his own. I can't say the same this year about the other "big guys" at the top of the draft like Geekie or Gauthier. Geekie has improved but still isn't on par with other first round talents. Gauthier is sub par even in comparison to geekie. At the end of the day those are guys that are ultimately going to be first round picks due to their size, and people will quickly point to geekies potential defensive prowess or gauthiers shot as if that is the real driving force. I think Slavkovsky deserves to be a top guy regardless of his size.
Just watched 2 videos of yours sir. Very relevant information! Would like to see some guys supposed to be mid/late 1st round such as Liam Ohgren and Rutger McGroarty.
Is it me or, Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Caufield.. would look like a match made in heaven? Power forward to make space with a nice scoring touch, Suzuki playmaker and Caufield pure sniper...
@@Weizboy honestly if the lottery doesn't play in our favor, the top 4 prospects are all pretty good and Montreal can really use any of them. Nemec looks NHL ready, Shane Wright we already know, Logan Cooley if we need a center with speed and offensive flair.. would be a good idea also. And Slafkovsky is quite a fit, Montreal only has a Josh Anderson in that mold, would be refreshing on the forecheck and add some physicality.
@@gp1237 when you watch them all perform, none of them have this leadership with the puck. There are stick handlers, there are shooters, but he has this quality that he owns the puck and when he has it it will be on his stick or his teammates stick. He is ready for nhl, his skating is amazing, I love his skating, he is strong and has the I like to call the Athlete’s left side right side balance. ( Ben chiarot has it). His posture is high up. He doesn’t fall on the ice. He is going to be like a mats sundin. The grandfather of the ice or match. He needs to move more without the puck. I feel he is a bit stationary at times. But he is young. I wanted him before the olympics, and i proved it to myself again that I know how to pick players. He is going to be a star player. He will need to work on his shot, but let’s all keep in mind he is 17 and still developing. He will get those 100 plus points a season. I said it here officially. He is not a power forward. He is a skilled big player that will control* the offensive zone and place the puck where he chooses. I know Montreal is in a good position to get a great player draft time. But the question is, who will we pick if we have first choice? I would still go with slafkovsky. When you have experts as many call them placing him at different draft positions. Who is right? Lafreniere did nothing, I wanted tkachuk, could you imagine if Montreal had tkachuk? We wouldn’t be the same team right now. We don’t make good choices in Montreal. Don’t go by only points or even positioning. I personally like players that are good once on one against the opponent. This means we have players that create space. Space to pass or shoot. You control the game. With my philosophy I can create a team that would win several cups. And I know it. I don’t go with what is popular. I have a formula of what works. Montreal has a defence that will be incredible in a couple of years. For many years I wanted Jeff Petry out, people love him I never did. People even in the French media are just bad analysts as individuals. Petry on the ice has lost Montreal more games than won them. He makes the most mistakes of any players I have seen in years?! Why no one sees this,? It’s beyond me. People are too blind and bias. I wanted him out while he had value. I’m glad he is going out this summer you have no clue. Another player I wanted to go first year was drouin. He is a bad passer that reminded me of max pacioretty. Gets rid of puck and not passes it, although last year and this year his bad passing has decreased. He Over puck handles. He is such a talented player but will never be that star player that will lead his team. I wanted to trade drouin the year when Panarin was available. I wanted panarin so badly to replace drouin. Pacioretty I wanted out because he was lazy. He was a powerful skater when he wanted, but he was lazy and a bad leader on the ice, he loved to stand corner of the ice after a shot. I wanted him out, glad he is out, yes he can score, yes he has a shot. But look at his shots to goals. Anyone can do the same or better. But about drouin, as much as I love his skill, he will never be the complete player even with all his skill. I knew that from when he came from Tampa. And now with his issues he is worth a second round. Who knows... but what a loss and if I was in charge Montreal would have won already a cup. We treated gonchar in playoffs like shit. The year we got Petry by the way, price was breaking wins record. Near the end of season since we got Petry we lost many games because of Petry and no one spoke about it and how it caused poor price his wins record. Terrible. If you know mats sundin, compare him to slafkovsky. I know what’s best. So I’m glad I saw your lineup. And he is not a power forward. His power is part of his package. He is just a skilled big player.
@@Weizboy Slafkovsky would fit quite well with Suzuki and Caufield, big and strong in the corners, along the boards and more of a playmaker who can score than a powerforward. Both pace and drive but also the ability to slow the play down, that is a playmaker signum along with good passes. His offensive awareness is quite good too. Ofc there is lots to improve but the ground is solid and he surely will be a NHL player with an impact, like him a lot and could be an option if we pick third imo.
I've watched almost all of his shifts from the 4 pre-season games he's played so far: My first observation is that he hasn't grown into his body, in the sense that he's yet to figure out how to use his frame to his advantage. He's playing like an under sized skilled player at the moment, rather than a power forward with top end skill. Second observation is that he lacks alot of nastiness, grit, tenacity in his game. Plays timid for a kid his size. To be expected from an 18 year old I suppose, but as he develops over the next few years, this is an area of his game that should be prioritized. I'd send him to the American league and let him develop good habits there. There's flashes of good, but overall his play has been underwhelming/inconsistent. Would love to see him start finishing checks on forechecks, and being a presence out there. Make better use of his size in 1-on-1 scenarios. Skill is there, but needs to used more sparingly. Right now its alot of t drag turnovers at blue line, instead of chip and chase, and using the body to maintain possession. The flashes I've seen are enough for me to believe he will correct alot of these flaws.
Yeah, I think we have to remember he's still only a kid and the North American style is different than European. There will be a transition and a learning curve for sure. Lots of time!
Great analysis. Fortunately for us, Slafs is so humble & hungry & coachable… he has put the work in to fix those things. And now… look at him. 41pts in last 49games
@@nhldraftpros He was on my radar all year and to see him jump up everybody else's rankings so quick makes me believe in his play driving skills. I can see him and Quinn being 1-2 punches on the right side! I'd definitely take the shot, if the right shot dmen Nemec and Jiricek are gone. I feel like Lambert or Yurov is a good player to target with the Vegas pick. And then take Miroshnichenko... Could you imagine closing the first round with Kemell, Lambert, Miroshnichenko. Sounds like a filthy line by itself if Miroshnichenko can help up and return to form!
Would be so cool if the Devils picked him up, he could go down to Utica where I'm sure he'd flourish, and then get called up eventually, what with all the injuries and Covid protocols. I'm not actually sure what the Devils' pick is, but they're low enough to be around #5 or #6 in the lottery, so might actually be viable.
cant decide between this guy and shane wright. i dont see the critism against this guy because his strengths more than make up for it. but smart players are always better so i can see shane wright being a safe choice for mtl
@@nhldraftpros thats exactly why im watching these highlights hahaha, from being a fan of montreal for so long and them getting small forwards, im just very intrigued by Slaf but yes, wright would be the best move
Wow he skates with the puck really easily. His Finnish league point production is just under Rantanen, Aho and Hinz. Alot of his goals seem to be shots in the slot, but his passing is top notch. Great shot. By the video he looks to make some risky passes like far side pointman and the pass across in his own zone would make NHL coaches cringe. That's his biggest weakness imo. Probably not a superstar player, but a fringe 1st liner or 2nd liner? Likely.
How you can say he does not have potential to be a superstar? He was the MVP and best scorer in the Olympic games at 17, now he was MVP of Slovak team in world tournament again (I thing 9 points in 7 games). He has great puck control and can be physicals as well (definitely not a weakness).
@@adamvatolik4377 I mean wouldnt expect a 100 point season from him, but a near point per game average? Probably. Like a consistent 65 point player who will probly have two or three 70 point seasons. We'll see how he pans out.
...I am not a profesional and I am not a statistics guy. TRY to win bronze with Slovakia when no one gives a dump about of your team and expect you to get out from A group... That is something. SHOW how strong you are and how strong you are in important moments and Slovakia has a lots of them against giants like USA then Sweden. Is like play in the group and them play off...completely different team and different players goes to the top.
I'm concerned that his shots came through hustling rather then pure skill. He's got a really good shot but he was getting alot of space and time to take them, compare that to the NHL and those shots would just not happen. I get for a late 1st round pick its acceptable but for a 1st overall thats a red flag to me. He doesn't have a good pace to create those opportunities at the NHL level and for a first overall you need a player who's ready to play top 6 minutes. You cant have him on the fourth line and you cant have him on the third line either so you will need to send him to the AHL or Junior league. Which that means he's a project. Great, a 1st overall project for the MTL Canadiens, thats awesome stuff for the club. Gawt damn this club doesnt learn from their mistakes ever.
So, is the reason that the "experts" call this upcoming draft weak, because the talent isn't there, or is it because covid screwed everything up so bad for sports, that the players weren't able to fully be on display?
Who said that? It’s been pretty well known that this years draft is incredibly deep. The criticism is that there’s no generational talents like a Crosby, McDavid, Matthew’s, or like next years duo in Bedard/Michkov, but this draft has an incredible talent pool, better than most years.
Maybe people like wright for his two way. I think once someone will label a player like a past or present player like Bergeron they tend to be bias. I am not impressed by his skating. He passes too much. As a forward seeker that I would want to see for Montreal, I wouldn’t want a passer. I like his iQ, but he depends too much on others to complete the play which for me is scoring a goal. I am looking for a man on the ice. A player that is almost like a bull. Of all the players I see slafkovsky as the only top player that is a bull. He is 218 6’4. He is such a good strong skater. He also has that left side and right side body balance. He is always on his feet. He is also gritty. He is a very good stick handler and is always looking for someone. He didn’t get points like wright but this doesn’t mean when watching them both side by side that wright is better than slafkovsky. If I were to compare him to anyone that I can think of it’s mats sundin. I am wondering what is ice time was in the men’s league. I may have said too much here. But I see him as a top player and really give intimidation power to a lineup. He will get those points per game in my opinion. It’s very visible on the ice the way he plays. I just love his style. Sadly I haven’t been impressed by wright. Skating, and he just didn’t see, like a finisher like Cooley or Savoie. If I wanted a two way fine, I’ll think about wright. But for Montreal I want slofkovsky 100%. I also like his posture over wrights posture. By your videos I didn’t like the way wright is always getting rid of the puck. I want a player that is confident with the puck and that he is more than anything good one on one with a puck. But sadly I don’t think Montreal will draft him. I could take for hours about analyzing all these players. But like I said, you want a two way player? Go for wright. I just don’t see any physicality. And one thing I never liked is a player that falls a lot, I like a player that falls only to make sure to complete the play only. Years back when Montreal chose galchenyuk. I wanted folip forsberg. I wanted a player that was good passer and shooter and one on one deeker. A player that can end the game or tie it and steal the match. Get 5 players like that on your team and you’ll be winning a lot of games.
@@nhldraftpros another thing, Montreal chose kotkaniemi, I was not happy at alllll. I wanted Brady tkachuk. What failure with Montreal’s drafting choices in so many years. The league slafkovsky plays in is a lot more tighter. OHL is soft. Picture him in the OHL. He would the be grandfather of that league because of his ability and height. I really see him being that dominating player. Only thing is I don’t like a player that gets too many penalties. Soften that up and I’ll be happy. At this point we need a player just like him. Montreal chose kotkaniemi because he played centre. He was a wobbly skater, lanky type guy, I didn’t like him at all for Montreal. He was maybe responsible defensively, but I want a forward that is scoring mentality and has that presence on the ice. What a mess comparing what Montreal had with kotkaniemi and who they could have had with tkachuk. What a joke. I watched his father for many years growing up. If he was half his father I would take him. He was a hard working player. Played every game like his last game. I had no doubt his offspring would be the same way. And as you can see it runs in the tkachuk family. Very hard headed go getters. They have to win. I love this type of player. He needs to tone down bad penalties and that’s all.
@@nhldraftpros I like your page. I saw it once few days ago and I fell in love right away. Very informative. Subscribed instantly, it’s a nice package on each player. I know you’ll thrive if you keep on with your commitment to this page. Thank you.
So in the video you praised his skating yet you put it as his weakness. You showed one clip where he could play body and he didn't, but he is actually not afraid to use his body. Putting physical play as his weakness makes no sense. And you put positional play as a weakness to almost every one of your prospects you made video about. I think 17-18 year olds playing against men shouldn't be penalized for their positional play that much...
Hi, thanks for input. For Slafkovsky I said that his skating was pretty good, maybe just needs to work on acceleration and other small aspects. In terms of physical play, he doesn't mind to hit, but there are times when he could engage physically to separate player from puck and he doesn't. And there were only 3 out of 5 prospects that I said they need to work on positional play. However, all suggestions on what they need to work on have varying degrees of how much to improve upon.
I watched his every game of the year, and he definitely uses his size. His physical play is top tier. Juraj's positional play is often that bad, that it should be listed as weakness at the moment, tbh. :/ He will be better at that in the future ofc. His skating is not good overall. His skating is only good when he gets his train going and uses his big body (again, top tier physical play)
Lots of people did... Lots of pro scouts had him at #1 by the end. Bob McKenzie's final list had him at #1, and it's based of ten NHL scouts lists. Corey Pronman had him at one, McCagg also, Boivert, etc. The general population didn't see him first because they had been told for years by the media that this would be Shane Wright's draft. But those who paid attention this year and watched both kids play were not as surprised.
Slafkovsky’s stock seems to be rising and see him in the top 3, but watching this video would make me hesitant to pick him top 10 and he’s looking like another Pavel Zacha. Doesn’t look like he has the instincts to be 2 way player and he doesn’t use his size. How do other Euro power wingers compare, like Jani Nyman or Kirill Dolhzenkov?
I think that Slafkovsky has the potential to be a better two way player...just needs some work. But I definitely think he has better upside than Nyman and Dolzhenkov tho.
I watched his every game of the year, and he definitely uses his size. He is very good in corners, and most of his plays comes because of his big body. And .. Yes indeed. He will not be a 2 way player, he is not good on defense and never will be. (Very mediocre on NHL standards). His other biggest weaknesses are passing and quite often he is reading the play wrong. What I mean by that is, he often tries to make stupid passes or does not play deep when he should. Basic mistakes basically, but that kinda stuff gets better in time. But yeah, passing 100% is his worst weakness. Nonetheless, he's going to be an amazing offensive player and is a top 10 pick. Sounds kinda presumptuous, but in FInland, when he is playing good, we call him Slovakian Jagr. :D:D
Juraj Slafkovsky is from Slovakia, dude. Slovakia and Russia are far from each other (politically and also on the map ;) ). Slovakia even helped Ukraine as the first EU country donating them S300 anti aircraft system ;)
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This kid is a monster who can score goals.
He weighed 227lbs in July, up from what the video said he weighed in April, then 2 months later at rookie camp he was 238 lbs.
*_And he's still only 18_*
Skating a bit the same as Malkin…Great talent and my 1st pick for MTL.
Gonna find out July 7th!
You called it!
I’m not sure why anyone would criticize his skating. He seems pretty fast and well coordinated to me.
Ahoj from Slovakia. Great videos, nice clean explanation of moves and play. Add the slow motion on certain key moments, maybe bit of zoom in and I am sure your channel will flourish. Also some stats for us nerds are never bad. 👍
Ahoj! Thank you! And yes I will be trying to make videos better as I learn the editing software. Appreciate the input! Dakujem!
Hi from Canada ! You must be proud of the draft man ! Really happy for you guys in slovakia 😎
@@rass302 Hey. 👍 Cheers mate. Absolutely fantastic! Still mind boggling how tiny Slovakia, with population of less than x4 Montreal, has it's place in ice hockey. 😃 loving it and the game. 🏒
Juraj má ďalekú budúcu kariéru s hokejom ktorú dotiahne ďalej ako ostatní hokejisti.Myslím, že to dá držím palce. 👍👍
only 338 subs? This channel deserves much more! This video popped up in my recommendations and I thought you are some big NHL analysis channel because of the quality of the video. I am sure you will get there. Love from Slovakia
Dakujem!!! Appreciated it! Slovak hockey is looking good! And please share with your friends!
He improved a lot in the last year, including his skating.
Yes he's definitely improved from beginning until now!
I would like to add, that he has a very good work ethic, confidence and he is hungry for success. Whoever will get him will be happy.
Those are good attributes for an athlete to be successful. Thanks for sharing!
Great video man! Keep it up and you will grow for sure. :) Also Juraj is a really good prospect and Šimon Nemec as well. Cheers from Slovakia
Ahoj! Thanks! Much appreciated! Slafkovsky and Nemec are both great prospects! Can't wait to see what teams land them!
@@nhldraftpros I would really like Slafkovsky to end up in my Buffalo and kinda be like a new Šatan but Sabres arent that attractive for players I guess considering NY is really close and who does not wanna become a Ranger :D
@@snufferfluu LOL!!! Yeah, Buffalo definitely not as hot of a place to play as NY, but still a great hockey city!
Best work Iv seen on tape! Well done
Reminds me of a mix of jagr and mikko rantanen. I bet he ends up being the best forward of this draft
Hi buddy! Just found your channel.
You've done a really good job with the explanation, slow-mo's and length of the video (not too long not too short) I'd like to see videos about cooley, geekie and savoie :)
Keep up the good work!
Hey Mathieu! Thanks for the shout out! Much appreciated.
Logan Cooley is next on the list. I'll have Savoie and Geekie videos later on when the WHL ends their season. This is for stat purposes. Thanks again!
I'm so happy that we got this guy ! Can't wait for the next season !
still excited? lol dude was ranked 4 and we picked him first instead of cooley 😅
@@KevinWoodzMTLhe was first or second on every list nobody had him at 4
@@KevinWoodzMTLupdate yes we def happy lol
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Curious to know what you think NOW ?! 😂🤣
Just found your channel and love the content so far! Keep it up!
Thanks for watching! Much appreciated!
I'm so proud we have such a great talent. I wish him do well in NHL.
Lots of great talent coming from Slovakia these days! Gonna be a fun international team to watch!
@@nhldraftpros Yeah, the Slovaks are gonna be fun to watch in the future with Salfkovsky, Nemec, Mesar and Dvorsky at their core.
@@MrGabou77 Absolutely! The world will notice the hockey talent they are generating!
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to je ten hokejista, že?
@@ing_frantisek_mohykan jo
The skating criticism is bonkers to me. He can hold his own. I can't say the same this year about the other "big guys" at the top of the draft like Geekie or Gauthier. Geekie has improved but still isn't on par with other first round talents. Gauthier is sub par even in comparison to geekie. At the end of the day those are guys that are ultimately going to be first round picks due to their size, and people will quickly point to geekies potential defensive prowess or gauthiers shot as if that is the real driving force. I think Slavkovsky deserves to be a top guy regardless of his size.
Not a great skater, you don’t know hockey.
he ended up being a pretty bad skater in the NHL
You're tripping big time, he is just fine! The only one from his draft class to have play into the NHL! @@darp1286
Just watched 2 videos of yours sir. Very relevant information! Would like to see some guys supposed to be mid/late 1st round such as Liam Ohgren and Rutger McGroarty.
Thanks for watching! Ohgren and McGroarty are the list!
Is it me or, Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Caufield.. would look like a match made in heaven? Power forward to make space with a nice scoring touch, Suzuki playmaker and Caufield pure sniper...
I don’t know who you are but this is exactly what I was thinking and hoping for. I hope they can see this man being the best choice.
@@Weizboy honestly if the lottery doesn't play in our favor, the top 4 prospects are all pretty good and Montreal can really use any of them. Nemec looks NHL ready, Shane Wright we already know, Logan Cooley if we need a center with speed and offensive flair.. would be a good idea also. And Slafkovsky is quite a fit, Montreal only has a Josh Anderson in that mold, would be refreshing on the forecheck and add some physicality.
@@gp1237 when you watch them all perform, none of them have this leadership with the puck. There are stick handlers, there are shooters, but he has this quality that he owns the puck and when he has it it will be on his stick or his teammates stick. He is ready for nhl, his skating is amazing, I love his skating, he is strong and has the I like to call the Athlete’s left side right side balance. ( Ben chiarot has it). His posture is high up. He doesn’t fall on the ice. He is going to be like a mats sundin. The grandfather of the ice or match. He needs to move more without the puck. I feel he is a bit stationary at times. But he is young. I wanted him before the olympics, and i proved it to myself again that I know how to pick players. He is going to be a star player. He will need to work on his shot, but let’s all keep in mind he is 17 and still developing. He will get those 100 plus points a season. I said it here officially. He is not a power forward. He is a skilled big player that will control* the offensive zone and place the puck where he chooses. I know Montreal is in a good position to get a great player draft time. But the question is, who will we pick if we have first choice? I would still go with slafkovsky. When you have experts as many call them placing him at different draft positions. Who is right? Lafreniere did nothing, I wanted tkachuk, could you imagine if Montreal had tkachuk? We wouldn’t be the same team right now. We don’t make good choices in Montreal. Don’t go by only points or even positioning. I personally like players that are good once on one against the opponent. This means we have players that create space. Space to pass or shoot. You control the game. With my philosophy I can create a team that would win several cups. And I know it. I don’t go with what is popular. I have a formula of what works. Montreal has a defence that will be incredible in a couple of years. For many years I wanted Jeff Petry out, people love him I never did. People even in the French media are just bad analysts as individuals. Petry on the ice has lost Montreal more games than won them. He makes the most mistakes of any players I have seen in years?! Why no one sees this,? It’s beyond me. People are too blind and bias. I wanted him out while he had value. I’m glad he is going out this summer you have no clue. Another player I wanted to go first year was drouin. He is a bad passer that reminded me of max pacioretty. Gets rid of puck and not passes it, although last year and this year his bad passing has decreased. He Over puck handles. He is such a talented player but will never be that star player that will lead his team. I wanted to trade drouin the year when Panarin was available. I wanted panarin so badly to replace drouin. Pacioretty I wanted out because he was lazy. He was a powerful skater when he wanted, but he was lazy and a bad leader on the ice, he loved to stand corner of the ice after a shot. I wanted him out, glad he is out, yes he can score, yes he has a shot. But look at his shots to goals. Anyone can do the same or better. But about drouin, as much as I love his skill, he will never be the complete player even with all his skill. I knew that from when he came from Tampa. And now with his issues he is worth a second round. Who knows... but what a loss and if I was in charge Montreal would have won already a cup. We treated gonchar in playoffs like shit. The year we got Petry by the way, price was breaking wins record. Near the end of season since we got Petry we lost many games because of Petry and no one spoke about it and how it caused poor price his wins record. Terrible. If you know mats sundin, compare him to slafkovsky. I know what’s best. So I’m glad I saw your lineup. And he is not a power forward. His power is part of his package. He is just a skilled big player.
@@Weizboy Slafkovsky would fit quite well with Suzuki and Caufield, big and strong in the corners, along the boards and more of a playmaker who can score than a powerforward. Both pace and drive but also the ability to slow the play down, that is a playmaker signum along with good passes. His offensive awareness is quite good too. Ofc there is lots to improve but the ground is solid and he surely will be a NHL player with an impact, like him a lot and could be an option if we pick third imo.
Yooo we got him, lfg habs
I've watched almost all of his shifts from the 4 pre-season games he's played so far:
My first observation is that he hasn't grown into his body, in the sense that he's yet to figure out how to use his frame to his advantage. He's playing like an under sized skilled player at the moment, rather than a power forward with top end skill.
Second observation is that he lacks alot of nastiness, grit, tenacity in his game. Plays timid for a kid his size. To be expected from an 18 year old I suppose, but as he develops over the next few years, this is an area of his game that should be prioritized. I'd send him to the American league and let him develop good habits there. There's flashes of good, but overall his play has been underwhelming/inconsistent. Would love to see him start finishing checks on forechecks, and being a presence out there. Make better use of his size in 1-on-1 scenarios. Skill is there, but needs to used more sparingly. Right now its alot of t drag turnovers at blue line, instead of chip and chase, and using the body to maintain possession. The flashes I've seen are enough for me to believe he will correct alot of these flaws.
Yeah, I think we have to remember he's still only a kid and the North American style is different than European. There will be a transition and a learning curve for sure. Lots of time!
Great analysis.
Fortunately for us, Slafs is so humble & hungry & coachable…
he has put the work in
to fix those things.
And now… look at him.
41pts in last 49games
Great work man !
Thank you!
Would be fun if you did an updated video on him.
Yeah I was thinking of possibly doing those types of videos...would be fun!
Welcome to the NJ Devils!!
Would look nice in a Devils jersey!
I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on David Jiricek, Marco Kasper, and Ryan Chesley
David Jiricek will be coming out soon!
@@nhldraftpros cool, I like the channel, a needed void after Scouching and Draft Dynasty stopped posting.
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Rewatching these videos to compare them to current draft-eligible players... What a difference in talent from this year to last year..
For sure! And next year's crop will be pretty good too, so it will be interesting to see how they compare to the 2023 class!
great content.. you did Noah Ostlund ?
Not yet! Will definitely have a video on him in the near future tho!
@@nhldraftpros really cool man keep it up
❤excellence service 10:21 😊
When he said "boom" i felt that
LOL!!! Slafkovsky can shoot the puck!
@@nhldraftpros I can shoot the puck as well
From these clips and other scouting reports, he kinda reminds me of Radulov a bit. Is that a fair comparison?
I could see that for sure...he has a mix of a couple players I would say...some Laine, Nash, etc...
Awesome stuff, man! Came looking for info on these upcoming 1st rounders.
Think they'll be late round(5-7) gems in the draft?
Yeah! After draft I may add some gems that went too late!
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I think he will be a good player, will he be great? I think that depends who he plays with so hopefully he’s positioned to succeed.
Now he is first select 2022 nhl draft
He should be a insterstring exciting player he could be a potential star in the NHL
I would like to see Šimon Nemec next
Already done! Here is the video:
ruclips.net/video/52K6Kv5d9gE/видео.html
Liking your channel so far! Let's get a Kemell video in!
Thank you! Kemell will be released on weekend!
Bet, I'm excited! I'm hoping the sabres pick him up in the draft!
@@victorswiatkowski2506 The Sabres have some nice young talent!
@@nhldraftpros He was on my radar all year and to see him jump up everybody else's rankings so quick makes me believe in his play driving skills. I can see him and Quinn being 1-2 punches on the right side! I'd definitely take the shot, if the right shot dmen Nemec and Jiricek are gone. I feel like Lambert or Yurov is a good player to target with the Vegas pick. And then take Miroshnichenko... Could you imagine closing the first round with Kemell, Lambert, Miroshnichenko. Sounds like a filthy line by itself if Miroshnichenko can help up and return to form!
@@victorswiatkowski2506 Can't wait for you to see my Miroshnichenko scouting report. He is one of the most talented prospects in this draft!
Would be so cool if the Devils picked him up, he could go down to Utica where I'm sure he'd flourish, and then get called up eventually, what with all the injuries and Covid protocols. I'm not actually sure what the Devils' pick is, but they're low enough to be around #5 or #6 in the lottery, so might actually be viable.
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@@Eric-ec8we Unless they wanna go with Cooley or Nemec, but I think Slafy would be a great fit for them.
@@SlovakLegend agreed
Yeah cuz Montréal Canadiens will go with Shane Wright
Blake Wheeler/Miko Rantanen Mix 💯
He's a lock in top 5 for me at tis point question is top 3 or not, will likely depend on team
Bet he goes 3
@0:15 absurd ….yet, accurate .
Now when you look at his play at the WM2022, he is definitely #2 top pick!
Absolutely!
Don't be surprise if he gets picked 1st overall .
liked n sub'd ,good work
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching!
cant decide between this guy and shane wright. i dont see the critism against this guy because his strengths more than make up for it. but smart players are always better so i can see shane wright being a safe choice for mtl
There's a lot of debate about this right now! Especially after TSN ranked Slafkovsky higher. But personally I think Wright goes 1st to Montreal.
@@nhldraftpros thats exactly why im watching these highlights hahaha, from being a fan of montreal for so long and them getting small forwards, im just very intrigued by Slaf but yes, wright would be the best move
@@nhldraftpros so sorry...juraj was 1 lol
For me, he should be the #1 pick. Not even close.
Wow he skates with the puck really easily. His Finnish league point production is just under Rantanen, Aho and Hinz. Alot of his goals seem to be shots in the slot, but his passing is top notch. Great shot. By the video he looks to make some risky passes like far side pointman and the pass across in his own zone would make NHL coaches cringe. That's his biggest weakness imo. Probably not a superstar player, but a fringe 1st liner or 2nd liner? Likely.
How you can say he does not have potential to be a superstar? He was the MVP and best scorer in the Olympic games at 17, now he was MVP of Slovak team in world tournament again (I thing 9 points in 7 games). He has great puck control and can be physicals as well (definitely not a weakness).
@@adamvatolik4377 I mean wouldnt expect a 100 point season from him, but a near point per game average? Probably. Like a consistent 65 point player who will probly have two or three 70 point seasons. We'll see how he pans out.
Reminds me of Mikko Rantanen
Reminds me Jagr!
BOOM
Montréal Canadiens or New-Jersey Devils?
Not sure...he's making a case for 1st! But Wright will most likely go to Montreal.
@@nhldraftpros ...and Montréal likely have Wright😉
his playstyle looks like Stutzle
Mckeens having him at 7 scares me
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Welcome to mtl
If his highlights are a five foot pass at the blue line and dumping it in then I’d be worried as a fan that the Habs reached.
And what do you think of the pick NOW ?!
@@moviestoshare813
Easy psycho. 🤡
He will be a good 3rd liner.
...I am not a profesional and I am not a statistics guy. TRY to win bronze with Slovakia when no one gives a dump about of your team and expect you to get out from A group... That is something. SHOW how strong you are and how strong you are in important moments and Slovakia has a lots of them against giants like USA then Sweden. Is like play in the group and them play off...completely different team and different players goes to the top.
He would be an ideal player for the Krakens
I'm concerned that his shots came through hustling rather then pure skill. He's got a really good shot but he was getting alot of space and time to take them, compare that to the NHL and those shots would just not happen.
I get for a late 1st round pick its acceptable but for a 1st overall thats a red flag to me. He doesn't have a good pace to create those opportunities at the NHL level and for a first overall you need a player who's ready to play top 6 minutes. You cant have him on the fourth line and you cant have him on the third line either so you will need to send him to the AHL or Junior league. Which that means he's a project.
Great, a 1st overall project for the MTL Canadiens, thats awesome stuff for the club. Gawt damn this club doesnt learn from their mistakes ever.
Only time will tell. It's I'm hearing mixed reviews from Montreal fans...some like Slafkovsky and some would have preferred Wright.
So, is the reason that the "experts" call this upcoming draft weak, because the talent isn't there, or is it because covid screwed everything up so bad for sports, that the players weren't able to fully be on display?
I think that some players just need more time to develop to see what their potential could be and covid definitely affected some draft rankings.
Who said that? It’s been pretty well known that this years draft is incredibly deep. The criticism is that there’s no generational talents like a Crosby, McDavid, Matthew’s, or like next years duo in Bedard/Michkov, but this draft has an incredible talent pool, better than most years.
This draft is deep and i think team don''t have full knowledge of covid.
@@Tanmoy49 Next years draft will have lots of amazing players available!
I hope the Montreal Canadiens will pick him over Shane Wright
Is he any physical?
Yeah, he uses his body. Not a punishing kind of player, but doesn't shy away from the physical stuff.
Brad Lambert is French now :p
And Hintz is German! These pronunciations are killing me :p
@@AlexAnteroLammikko I'm working on those pronunciations! Thanks!
@@nhldraftpros Ahh no biggie dude, just having some fun. Good video though.
He would be my choice for first pick. Not shane wright. I would make Shane 3rd pick or even 4th.
Interesting...any particular reason you see Wright sliding down that low?
Maybe people like wright for his two way. I think once someone will label a player like a past or present player like Bergeron they tend to be bias. I am not impressed by his skating. He passes too much. As a forward seeker that I would want to see for Montreal, I wouldn’t want a passer. I like his iQ, but he depends too much on others to complete the play which for me is scoring a goal. I am looking for a man on the ice. A player that is almost like a bull. Of all the players I see slafkovsky as the only top player that is a bull. He is 218 6’4. He is such a good strong skater. He also has that left side and right side body balance. He is always on his feet. He is also gritty. He is a very good stick handler and is always looking for someone. He didn’t get points like wright but this doesn’t mean when watching them both side by side that wright is better than slafkovsky. If I were to compare him to anyone that I can think of it’s mats sundin. I am wondering what is ice time was in the men’s league. I may have said too much here. But I see him as a top player and really give intimidation power to a lineup. He will get those points per game in my opinion. It’s very visible on the ice the way he plays. I just love his style. Sadly I haven’t been impressed by wright. Skating, and he just didn’t see, like a finisher like Cooley or Savoie. If I wanted a two way fine, I’ll think about wright. But for Montreal I want slofkovsky 100%. I also like his posture over wrights posture. By your videos I didn’t like the way wright is always getting rid of the puck. I want a player that is confident with the puck and that he is more than anything good one on one with a puck. But sadly I don’t think Montreal will draft him. I could take for hours about analyzing all these players. But like I said, you want a two way player? Go for wright. I just don’t see any physicality. And one thing I never liked is a player that falls a lot, I like a player that falls only to make sure to complete the play only. Years back when Montreal chose galchenyuk. I wanted folip forsberg. I wanted a player that was good passer and shooter and one on one deeker. A player that can end the game or tie it and steal the match. Get 5 players like that on your team and you’ll be winning a lot of games.
@@nhldraftpros another thing, Montreal chose kotkaniemi, I was not happy at alllll. I wanted Brady tkachuk. What failure with Montreal’s drafting choices in so many years. The league slafkovsky plays in is a lot more tighter. OHL is soft. Picture him in the OHL. He would the be grandfather of that league because of his ability and height. I really see him being that dominating player. Only thing is I don’t like a player that gets too many penalties. Soften that up and I’ll be happy. At this point we need a player just like him. Montreal chose kotkaniemi because he played centre. He was a wobbly skater, lanky type guy, I didn’t like him at all for Montreal. He was maybe responsible defensively, but I want a forward that is scoring mentality and has that presence on the ice. What a mess comparing what Montreal had with kotkaniemi and who they could have had with tkachuk. What a joke. I watched his father for many years growing up. If he was half his father I would take him. He was a hard working player. Played every game like his last game. I had no doubt his offspring would be the same way. And as you can see it runs in the tkachuk family. Very hard headed go getters. They have to win. I love this type of player. He needs to tone down bad penalties and that’s all.
@@Weizboy I like your analysis! Thanks for input!
@@nhldraftpros I like your page. I saw it once few days ago and I fell in love right away. Very informative. Subscribed instantly, it’s a nice package on each player. I know you’ll thrive if you keep on with your commitment to this page. Thank you.
Ok NJ let’s get Zacha 2.0
no no no no no no no :( lol
He will be better then Shane Wright!!! Book it!!!
He’s be an absolute weapon with Jack Hughes or N1co Hischier 😈
Can't go wrong with either of those 2 beauties as your centreman!
So in the video you praised his skating yet you put it as his weakness. You showed one clip where he could play body and he didn't, but he is actually not afraid to use his body. Putting physical play as his weakness makes no sense. And you put positional play as a weakness to almost every one of your prospects you made video about. I think 17-18 year olds playing against men shouldn't be penalized for their positional play that much...
Hi, thanks for input. For Slafkovsky I said that his skating was pretty good, maybe just needs to work on acceleration and other small aspects. In terms of physical play, he doesn't mind to hit, but there are times when he could engage physically to separate player from puck and he doesn't. And there were only 3 out of 5 prospects that I said they need to work on positional play. However, all suggestions on what they need to work on have varying degrees of how much to improve upon.
I watched his every game of the year, and he definitely uses his size. His physical play is top tier.
Juraj's positional play is often that bad, that it should be listed as weakness at the moment, tbh. :/ He will be better at that in the future ofc.
His skating is not good overall. His skating is only good when he gets his train going and uses his big body (again, top tier physical play)
Sweep shot. Not a ture wrister. But nice to see a slap shot. But he's playing a meh league. Dach fooled alot of people.
Meh league? Liiga is higher caliber than junior hockey...
just please not Buffalo
In case he will be from Canada, he will be nr.1 on draft. But he is only a Slovakian...
He was #1 anyway. 😄
I'm not impressed...still better to draft Wright!
No one saw him going first overall!
Lots of people did... Lots of pro scouts had him at #1 by the end. Bob McKenzie's final list had him at #1, and it's based of ten NHL scouts lists. Corey Pronman had him at one, McCagg also, Boivert, etc. The general population didn't see him first because they had been told for years by the media that this would be Shane Wright's draft. But those who paid attention this year and watched both kids play were not as surprised.
Lfg habs
Slafkovsky’s stock seems to be rising and see him in the top 3, but watching this video would make me hesitant to pick him top 10 and he’s looking like another Pavel Zacha. Doesn’t look like he has the instincts to be 2 way player and he doesn’t use his size. How do other Euro power wingers compare, like Jani Nyman or Kirill Dolhzenkov?
I think that Slafkovsky has the potential to be a better two way player...just needs some work. But I definitely think he has better upside than Nyman and Dolzhenkov tho.
WTF are you talking about? lol
I watched his every game of the year, and he definitely uses his size. He is very good in corners, and most of his plays comes because of his big body.
And .. Yes indeed. He will not be a 2 way player, he is not good on defense and never will be. (Very mediocre on NHL standards).
His other biggest weaknesses are passing and quite often he is reading the play wrong. What I mean by that is, he often tries to make stupid passes or does not play deep when he should. Basic mistakes basically, but that kinda stuff gets better in time.
But yeah, passing 100% is his worst weakness.
Nonetheless, he's going to be an amazing offensive player and is a top 10 pick. Sounds kinda presumptuous, but in FInland, when he is playing good, we call him Slovakian Jagr. :D:D
@@jasper2836 I like the Slovakian Jagr!
Over Shane Wright 😂 can't wait till fall and Shane Wright performance blows out the gate immediately and this kid is just working about physicality 😂
Someone is still clinging to years old hype about Shane Wright.
Still waiting to be amaze by Wright performance... tic tac!!!
Ban Russian players. Shame on nhl. Bettman has destroyed nhl
Bruh stfu 🤣🤣🤣 the US literally destroyed all of iraq for oil
Juraj Slafkovsky is from Slovakia, dude. Slovakia and Russia are far from each other (politically and also on the map ;) ). Slovakia even helped Ukraine as the first EU country donating them S300 anti aircraft system ;)
Who cares I am saying russian players should be banned from nhl. The nhl is joke with bettman
Give mom phone back
I am from Slovak you troll
Overrated
Yeah.... just an MVP of a Olympic tournament... nothing special...
@@miroslavmoric399 yea he's just a mix of jagr and Mikko, wouldnt want him
shane wright is overrated
European players are almost never overrated... Most of the time underrated rather.
Shane Wright's burner account.