Juraj Slafkovsky, Montreal Canadien

[Alan C]

My buddy was there two nights ago and had a long conversation with the prospects, he felt Wright had the correct demeanor but Slaf is just a monster. Already thick and big. Kid in a 25 year old body. Throw in his jovial attitude and swagger? The Habs bit which is actually refreshing considering they usually go with the boring guys on purpose.

I thought the Howard kid seems super confident. THe fans would have loved him in Montreal.

 

[CH1]

remember that article we discussed a month ago? anonymous execs were leaning Wright...anonymous scouts leaned Slaf because of his exceptional tools

there's nothing drool worthy about Wright's toolbox...which would be fine if he produced points like a monster, but he didn't

A smart, two way centre a la Nick Suzuki is nice but not worthy of a #1 pick

and we most probably get another sweet pick next season

If Slaf turns into a Rick Nash, we'll all be very happy as fans. I am hoping he's even better than that.

I really like the kid's attitude and his performance in big games

 

[Habsy]

I hope Slaf is the worlds/olympics version.

I'd rather not swing for the fences with first overall. But let's hope they got the homerun.

I'll take a triple at this point

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

I'll take a triple at this point

A double and a stolen base.

 

[worm]

I think there are two things:

1- There might be teams that think he may have plateaued and his lack of progression is concerning.
2- His lack of compete, for someone who prides himself on having a full 200 foot game, is concerning.

We shall revisit this in three years.

You mean everyday for three years.... Right?

 

[worm]

Really this was "missed a season impact on wright" vs "which is the real slaf world stage or club team"

 

[GGpX]

You mean everyday for three years.... Right?

Speak for yourselves.

 

[Habsy]

Really this was "missed a season impact on wright" vs "which is the real slaf world stage or club team"

But it wasn't just the Habs. That's the sticking point. If Wright was clear cut then NJ doesn't draft for need, they take Wright and trade a center. Wright wasn't good enough for that in their opinion as well.

 

[worm]

But it wasn't just the Habs. That's the sticking point. If Wright was clear cut then NJ doesn't draft for need, they take Wright and trade a center. Wright wasn't good enough for that in their opinion as well.

Cooleys question mark was lack of production

 

[worm]

Speak for yourselves.

You won't be able to resist

 

[GGpX]

Years like these makes me wish the draft could have been pushed back a full year with the same draft positions and we could have seen everyone at 19.

There are so many questions that would have been answered if everyone could have gotten an extra year. Just international tournaments on North American ice would have been a great indicator.

 

[worm]

Years like these makes me wish the draft could have been pushed back a full year with the same draft positions and we could have seen everyone at 19.

There are so many questions that would have been answered if everyone could have gotten an extra year. Just international tournaments on North American ice would have been a great indicator.

Drafts like these make me hope our scouts can find those gems that would have otherwise not been available at our picks.

 

[CH1]

Cooleys question mark was lack of production

and he still went higher than "can't go wrong" with Wright

 

[worm]

I do wonder if I'm going to get to watch these top guys at the world juniors

 

[CH1]

Drafts like these make me hope the 100k software we just downloaded can find those gems that would have otherwise not been available at our picks.

fyp

 

[worm]

and he still went higher than "can't go wrong" with Wright

"missed a year of development"

 

[Sal_Butera]

 

[lecoqsportif]

Hmm. You’d think they would plan for that.

 

[Krustchev]

Hmm. You’d think they would plan for that.

Good job by HuGo not tipping their hand to a conference competitor. Wright is unlikely to harm us much in Seattle, even if he becomes a star.

P.S. Still waiting for Zadina to fill the net against us, and yeah, KK sucks too, I know.

 

[Sal_Butera]