Juraj Slafkovsky has had a tumultuous career over the few short years he’s been in the NHL. However, at the end of the ’23-’24 season, his skillset was on display in ways that make it clear why the Montreal Canadiens had decided to draft him first overall in 2022. Today, we take a look at the story of Slafkovsky’s NHL career so far, and what the future holds as we project him into the Montreal Canadiens lineup of the future, surrounded by talents such as Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson, Ivan Demidov, and more.
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0:00 Intro
1:28 First Overall Expectations
3:01 Breakout Moment
4:37 Projecting The Future
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Joe Thornton captain of Boston 🤷🏻♂️🤔
he's a mid 3rd liner lol
We have to keep in mind that this draft was very close to Covid-19, that there were countless unknown factors about the prospects, and that it just seemed to be one of those years with no obvious first overall pick, no generational player, no obvious franchise player. I actually am under the impression that there appears to be more pression on Ivan Demidov right now than there ever was for Juraj Slafkovsky. Now, don't get me wrong, I do love Slaf and I'm glad that they went with him instead of Shane Wright or Logan Cooley. Slaf seems to be an extremely mature and hockey focussed young man, which is quite important in a city where a fourth line part timer almost necessarily reaches rock star status in terms of popularity and……of the ice "distractions". Slaf's attitude seems to be perfect for Montreal, and he is capable of contributing in various ways. The kid has a good shot, much better playmaking skills than what we were originally told, a good physical game. He's capable of scoring different types of goals. Now, I am not expecting Slafkovsky to become a Joe Thornton type player. I don't really have specific expectations when it comes to that kid and it could be one of the reasons why I actually am more than happy with his development thus far.
This was his 19 y/o season, not 20 btw.
Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovsky, Dach, Newhook, Demidov … and LAINE??? Could the Habs end up with 3 lines that can score? Let's not forget Joshua Roy and Raphael Harvey-pInard … this is going to be a fast, skilled and tough lineup….. Can't wait for the season to start….
Suzuki, Caufield, Dach, Slafkovsky, Laine, Newhook, Demidov
Hutson, Xhekaj, Guhle, Matheson
Montembeault
Habs might come back to the playoff picture…