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Let’s talk about Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky, and some recent updates regarding notable player comparisons.
We’ll be referring to Byron Bader’s model, which compares Juraj Slafkovsky to Justin Williams, Carter Savoie, Beau Bennett, Nick Schmaltz, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Henrik Zetterberg.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ByronMBader/status/1772681538368340083
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.
Juraj Slafkovksy was the top NHL prospect at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2022 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 28 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 Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Hurricanes via Coyotes and Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Panthers), Jiri Kulich
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15 Comments
Juraj Slafkovsky >>> Whoever that scrub was.
Slav has way more physical capabilities than Justen.
Sorry but i dont get the fervor over the Bader and co models. Its clearly not predictive, yet it purports to be so. Slafs dy card from bader was extremely low on both star and nhl chances. Bader even said the slaf pick doesnt look good.
Now here we are, with an outdated projection, with a 99% nhl chance (whoopee, he's been in the nhl for a while now, bud), and his comparables are either washed up or guys who dont even play the way he plays.
Now I'm sure theres a lot of work that we dont know about, but how exactly is a pure plug and play, stat-based model time consuming? Unless he's doctoring the results to look a certain way? Or maybe bader was reluctant to even release it since Slaf looking good is bad for his brand?
His most hilarious card, imho, is Kopitar, which went from like 8% star / 40% nhler to 96% on both in one year
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This is why you can't rely solely on numbers (and I'm an engineer), they only give you part of the answer. A Justin Williams comparison is absolutely ridiculous. Slaf the last 3 months has played better than Williams ever did (except in Game 7s). The eye test definitely shows that Slaf's star potential is quite high. He's big, strong, can shoot, pass, has that dog in him. I would give his star potential at 85%
Lmfao
When Justin Williams, Zetterberg we're just starting out. The NHL was at an all-time low in scoring. Now it's pretty high. The comparison's not even the same.
SLAFKOVSKY numbers are looking promising, he is hitting, getting playing time, his shots are a bit lower than I would like, but he has some PP and PIM, great for fantasy. I am pretty sure he will be a good fantasy player in the years to come
I hate statistics
😂 what
Sign arber to a 5 year contract or if they are going to trade him send his young brother with him then i can cheer for my new team and kiss the habs googbye
Zetterberg?! Man I feel for this kid.
I hate that guy. That is the douche who tried to take out Saku's Eyeball and cost us the series with his dirty play. Slaf is already 10x the man Williams will ever be in my eyes! I hope they never compare him to that idiot ever again. It ain't hard to be Mr Clutch in the playoffs when the opposing team won't step 10 feet from you because they cherish their eyesight. There is a reason all the original 6 teams and their fans hate that rat. I hope Slaf is never as hated as Williams.
The comparable players list is laughable. In summary, Slafkovsky's potential could range anywhere from a career minor leaguer to Henrik Zetterberg. At least now we know he won't be the next Connor McDavid.
I don't think the comparison is similar at all. A 6'4 220 lb player typically takes more time to adapt and grow into their body comfortably. They also have a higher upside… Higher upside + longer development curve… He still has so much potential and constantly improves. If he works on his wrist shot he will be deadly. His passing and vision are already significantly improved. I can see him developing into a consistent 60 to 80-point player.