We’re going over the Calgary Flames trade interest in Arber Xhekaj of the Montreal Canadiens, as well as the issues we’ve seen in Juraj Slafkovsky’s game since his return from the Olympics.
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This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter
This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.
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5 Comments
I like how players aren't allowed to have a minor slump anymore. Much ado about nothing.
lowk we need to trade for Whitecloud, even if it means letting go of xhekaj, seeing as MSL clearly doesnt trust him, and we arent playing him over players like Struble.
other than that i think we can chalk last night up to it being a sloppy game all around. as for slaf, maybe bring newhook to the second line, put textier on the 3rd and bring slaf up to the 1st? i know demidov is what gives slaf the space and time to forecheck and drive the net and screen, but it hasnt worked recently. something has to change
Why are we instantly micro analyzing players 3 games in after the Olympic break? Seems a bit silly to me, let the kid get his groove going
Slaf was crushed in first period of the match against Germany. He hit his head really hard. I think it could be lighter concussion, but who knows. Guy played hard for every Slovak game, big minutes. Is it weird to have little slump? Second reason, his best buddy Arber might be traded and it makes him uncomfortable. Did you forgot how Cole and Suzi were sometimes miserable in first weeks after Slaf was moved to second line? It´s normal to have worse games. Don’t panic. Everyone has just seem how he has been improving his game since start of the season.
He has 2 assists in 3 games while playing below his usual level, some fans are actually mental, give him some breathing space and he will flourish again