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We’re going over Arizona Coyotes Logan Cooley’s spectacular talent from yesterday, and how this coincides with Montreal Canadiens fans’ viewings of Juraj Slafkovsky.
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
Both Juraj Slafkovsky and Logan Cooley were top NHL prospects at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2022 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
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35 Comments
Early in their career, these people not you, Lego, the other people they are young they both will be good
Logan Cooley won’t be doing that much in the NHL it’s because it was against other rookies
i mean in his first nhl game, ryan poehling scored a hat trick and yet he has not turned as elite as we thought he was. Yes Cooley scored a beauty but that doesnt really mean anything unless he actually plays like that every night
Slaf is a bigger dude with speed. He'll be good for years.
Habs fans jumped me a month ago when i said cooley was the best player in the 2022 draft
I like Slaf, but Cooley is the 2022 draft alpha.
Well yeah, Cooley is obviously more talented than Slaf. That's a very low bar to clear to be honest.
As good as Mr Cooley is/was with Minnesota University, and teams Michigan with Hughes, etc, we just have to keep things in perspective and remember there was one better team, which meant 1 trophy-less in some of these first round draft picks' shelves. Way to go Quinnipiac, you had bragging rights too.
It usually takes those big guys several years to develop.. I wouldn't push the panic button on Slav anytime soon
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yes but Slaf can hold his breath a long, long time
Let’s see what will happen during the season. I believe slaf will be a good player.
Everyone was hyped for Montreal first round pick last season. It shows you don’t rush young talent into nhl 😮
Cooley is way better than Slafkovsky.
Slaf bring size to the table
We already had suzuki who is the same kind of player as cooley
Slaf is 19 and have already nhl experience ! Fit perfectly with the rest of the group. Many good years ahead
It was one game, don't overreact……
We could not have a team full of 5 ft tall players 😮😮😮
cooley hasn't even played in the nhl yet and he's already exposed slaf for the bum he is lol
slaf peaked at 17 😭
Cooley will be waaaat better than bustkovsky
When the habs got Slaf, at first, they already had Dach in the visor…. so a winger and a Center in the first round for MTL.
Well, I think of the 1:10 mark and reference to the Golden Gophers of Minnesota, I also think of Leafs‘ winger Matt Knies.
Just take a breath and wait till theese kids grow up in the NHL and become what they have to become!
Slavkovski has Wilson/Dubois potential. Let's not forget Dubois was traded for a sniper in Laine. Those type of players have huge upside IF mentored properly!
Montreal was expected to pick Shane Wright. Cooley was never supposed to be first overall anyway, so people need to stop it with this "they should have listened to the experts" attitude. I don't think anyone had Cooley as the first overall pick on their list.
Slaf shouldn't be a bust but he never should've sniffed first overall, and most definitely shouldn't have been in the NHL in year 1.
I say this with respect, as I'd personally want slaf on my team as well, but he is just simply not a player you draft number 1. There's no skillset there that sets him apart from everyone else, except maybe he can retrieve pucks for better players.
Love your channel, but OMG the HUT clips make me never want to try that mode, ha ha!!. They play out nothing like real hockey. Same 4 or 5 unrealistic plays over and over again. Maybe you can't do it in HUT mode, but geeeezzzz you need some major slider adjustments man!!!! 🧐
Saw this post coming as soon as I saw the Cooley highlight goal. Beautiful play, no question. But elevating Cooley and writing off Slaf because of it is nonsense…and sadly predictable. 🥱
Both better than Shane Wright… who cares, 2 different players, different player types.
Habs fans shouldn't panic. Bigger guys at that age are still a little clumsy. He's gotta fill out and his muscles need time to catch up. It's way easier for smaller guys to perform at a higher level.
Slav is now at 220, according to the team. Leave the kid alone!
Cooley may be better in a finesse way, but you win cups with Beasts like Slafkovsky!
If you know about prospects then Cooley being “better” then Slafkovsky was always gonna be the case, But in my opinion Slaf won’t be to far off.. I see Slaf as a 80-85 point player that’s a beast in the playoffs with amazing size and decent speed and that’s why Montreal picked him… Cooley is a flashy speedy Center with 90-100 point potential that won’t be to much of a factor when it comes to the playoffs because he is not physical AT ALL! Decent defensively but not physical enough for playoffs…. If your asking me, I take the Big guy that can put up 80-85 points 30-35 goals and is a beast in the playoffs when it matters rather then a guy that’s Flashy 100 point potential but nowhere to be found in the playoffs… Cooley is a regular season player, Slaf is a playoff type player.
Ok. Cooley has more skills and talent. Yes, Cooley will score more goals and will show up in the play of the week real often. Yes, Cooley should have been picked first. No, Slaf will not be a super star, and the Habs, as usual, made an error picking him first. The Habs are the worst first round drafters of the league. But, Slaf will not be a total flop. He will turn out to be a player with good value, somewhat like a Josh Anderson. He will be a key player for the Habs and will have a fruitful career if he can be spared the stigma of the constant companion to other draft picks which came behind him. He is a good kid and, need I remind everyone, he didn't decide to get picked first, and he is not responsible for this situation. If the Habs had picked him 15th overall we would all be thrilled about him. The issue is that he got picked first and that is not his fault. I hope that fans will cut him some slack and let him become the best that he can be without unnecessary stress. Same thing with Reinbacher. If Mitchkov comes to the league next year and scores 50 goals, this won't be Reinbacher's fault. It's the Habs fault.
Slaf is still young and we will see. Wish rhey would have chosen Logan who has great skills like Cole. Hope Skaf doesnt become like Doug Wickenheiser who was chosen 1st overall many years ago
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