Truth Comes Out Why Habs Chose Slafkovsky Over Wright | Habs Tonight Post Draft Reaction Show
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- There's a reason the Montreal Canadiens chose Juraj Slafkovsky that many fans likely don't know about. Hear Habs Tonight's exclusive post-draft reaction from Annik Lemire & Shayne Gaumond who were at the draft LIVE in Montreal at the Bell Centre.
Habs trade Alexander Romanov for Kirby Dach.
Habs select Filip Mesar 26th overall at 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
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I've never watched so much content about draft like these days. Hope Montreal will love Slaf like we love him in Slovakia, he is a game changer!
So excited to watch him play!
Definitely getting his jersey Cant wait for him to light up the nhl!!
Lets Gooo
I was glad they chose Slaf 1st. He has the size the Habs need.
I agree completely.He is going to.be better than anyone ever thought.He has a brand new big very happy family.Go Habs Go.
Just a tiny detail for Shayne, Slafkovsky didnt put up 7 goals in 7 games at the olympics at 18, he was only 17 he still had a cage on his face! :3
Even better! 🔥
@@shaynegaumond5900 it looks like you really fell in love with Slaf once u started digging amd watching his replays didnt you? 😁
Yep ... Slafkovsky was the top scorer at the Olympics and was named MVP of the tournament in Beijing still at the age of 17 which is insane
Montreal scouts did good job researching Juraj. He was playing with 16 year olds when he was 14, putting them all to shame. Then he went abroad to Austria, Czechia, then Finland. All the while playing with older guys and scoring 1,5 to 3 points per game. Started playing with men in finnish liiga at just 17. Bear in mind that liiga is very defensive, and 1 goal games are common. He got attention of Craig Ramsay with performances in Slovakia U18 on world champs and Hlinka-Gretzky cup. Got called up to Slovak national mens team to olympics. The rest is history. And he's got such addictive personality, Habs fans are gonna love him for sure. If this draft turned only 10% of slovaks into new Montreal fans, you gained about 500k supporters overnight. Cheers from Slovakia. Go Habs Go!
The national tv rather buy NHL right this year lol
I have been a Habs fan since the early 1960's. I have seen glory days, and I am excited about what I have seen since the management change.
In what universe was this Flopkovsky ever scoring 3 pts per game?
@@thegoughandbordenfamily8234 hum , your post doesn't look to good 3 month later.
I don't want them to trade Anderson personally. For years we've had no power forwards and now we have two; I don't see why we'd trade a big bodied 20 goal scorer who can also skate, hit and fight if need be. If a team wants to overpay for him then I'd consider it, but otherwise I still think he's a valuable player on this team.
I don't see why we'd keep Anderson if we're officially rebuilding. When our prospects are ready he's gonna be 32+ with little value.
Sign Anderson and play him with Suzuki Caufield, I mean that line is really good. Slafkovsky can slot in with Dach Gallagher
@@marc-etiennemercier6584 you're saying a guy we picked up 2 seasons ago isn't part of a rebuild? I think he's new enough and a good enough player that he can certainly be part of a rebuild. Kid has heart as well and actually cares about the game and his team. Keeper 100%
The 20 goal scorer costs 5.5 millions
I think the biggest issue is the cap. The habs don't have a lot of space, so they have to start moving out contracts. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to keep Anderson and I hope they do, but they're in a tough spot
As a Brit and a new hockey fan, really enjoying the show and helping me to pick up and understand how players are traded and get my head around this whole drafting of players. Last season was my first year following so my depth of knowledge is non existent, but I was sad to see Romanov go.
Bonjour from Montréal! Welcome to the awesome sport of ice hockey :D
Since ure a Brit, you will finally experience an actually exciting sport which ice hockey is, since i know you guys get soccer shoved down your throat all day long even though its boring af. Welcome! :3
@@oursenplus1 Thanks. I went to Montreal in 2002ish and watched a game at the Bell Centre. I hope to take my son this year and fly over for a game :)
@Eric Cabana Thanks Eric, I liked Romanov's passion but as long as they keep Caufield I can get over it :)
I know how passionate you guys are about football over there (soccer over here), I always felt like you guys would love ice hockey, if you had more exposure to it across the pond. Welcome!
Habs just gained quite a legion of new fans with Slafkovský and Mešár. 🇸🇰
They not only messed up KK’s development, they nearly did Caufield too! DD putting him on the 4 th line and up and down to Laval. St.Louis is a saviour! He will develop Slaf and get the beat out of Dach! Future is bright for the Habs!
I think KK will be fine. GL with Dach. Islanders won that 3 way trade.
@@jphilfiker time will tell, way too early to say
Agreed. Being a great player doesn't mean that you can coach, Gretzky is a good example, but St-Louis is different. You don't need a super high IQ to understand this after seeing him behind the bench. He is made for this, been a dream of his for a long time. He retired 7 years ago so all these guys were old enough to see him play, they know who he is and that he has earned everyone's respect in the league. The guy is super charismatic. He will definitely help these guys reach their true potential. The time where everyone, myself included, thought that Montreal was not the best place for a player to improve, is behind us. Like you said, St-Louis will be the Habs savior.
KK can't develop he's trash. Caufield nothing will mess him up his shot is art his destiny is to score 50 goals per year maybe 60 one day and Slaf is a beast out of the box and is hungry to make that happen with Caufield. He's everything that line would actually need so yeah future is bright. Well to be more exact he's just everything and it's a little weird.
Don't get your hopes too high for Dach though. It's nothing but a prayer right now. Romanov is a big lost no matter how you flip this. Next draft is full of good looking centers and rebuild isn't over. This trade could end up looking good or REALLY REAAAAALLY bad.
Old management messed up KK's development, new management made sure that doesn't happen, with Caufield and Suzuki by moving Toffoli. Getting rid of the points hungry veteran on that line, was the best thing Hughes did to help the youngsters development. And i think that's exactly the situation Dach was in, by playing on the same line with Kane. Most of the time rookies or younger players, tend to look for the veteran on the ice instead of making the play themselves. " Exactly what Caufield was doing looking for Toffoli " Wich costs them in developing, not having a veteran to please on your line, takes that pressure and stress away and gives you more confidence in your own talent to flourish.
Tears swelled in my eyes when Annik declared "We're gonna have a killer line with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield (and Slafkovsky). We finally have that first line that is gonna be competing!"
I don't see Slaf becoming a 1st line winger unfortunately...
*Suzuki* is a good 2nd line center.
*Caufield* is a good 2nd line winger.
*Slafkovsky* will be a 2nd or 3rd liner.
@@drewjenkins2318 slaf has star potential. he will definitely be a first liner in a few years. you’re just bitter your team is absolute ass and is shit at drafting
@@drewjenkins2318 you lost me at saying Suzuki is just a good 2nd line centre and I don't like the pick but Slaf is definitely gonna be better then a 3rd liner...
its hockey one of them will get traded over the next 3 year
Ok but after seeing Slafkovsky next to Lecavalier, all I could think of was that Caufield-Slafkovsky’s duo is the new St-Louis-Lecavalier’s duo
Slaf is ready for the NHL, and St-Louis is smart enough to play him on a top line. Just for comparison, Tomas Tatar played with the Slovak National team at the WC. He's an experienced NHLer who just came off a decent bottom 6 15-15-30 season. He was 3-3-6 in 8 games at the WC and was second scorer for Slovakia. Behind Slaf who was 3-6-9 in 8 games. Slaf is NHL ready, and he's gonna crack 20 goal, and prolly add 20-30 assists for around 50 points at the very least this year playing with Suzuki and Caufield. He's made to play with them and will make them better. He gives Suzuki another option, he'll get pucks out from the board to Caufield and him, create space for them, protect them because he knows he's a big guy and he's protective of his teammates. There will be growing pains, they're all 18 to 22 years old after all. But that's they beauty of it. We have an amazing first line in the making, and they're 18-22. Solid offensive core to start a rebuild.
Not to mention how fucking hilarious it will be to see Caufield barely reach to his waist when they group hug after a goal.
Caufield is probably already licking his lips at the prospect of those waist hugs
Caulfield and Suzuki are good secondary scorers. Habs needed a top line center and failed.
@@thegoughandbordenfamily8234 I want some of the crack you're smoking.
From a Wings fan...congrats on a great draft and having a GM with balls of steel. I think he picked the better player, but if he didn't he probably will be stoned to death and I'm sure he knows it. There is a reason why the team with no seasoned scouts on staff wss the one that jumped at Wright.
Good luck to the wings who have Mr Ballsofsteel himself as their gm. Kaspar is probably going to be amazing. Yzerman seemed pretty sure of it haha
Wright will be a good player, but seems to have have been an early bloomer and has some attitude problem. I can deal with cocky, especially if you deliver. But you better fucking deliver. Otherwise, you don't even sound cocky, you sound entitled. Wright wasn't even the lead scorer of his own junior team and was out in the first round of the playoffs.
Congrats on having one of the best GMs in the league. Yzerman and Sakic are in a league of their own atm imo, but Hugues has been amazing so far so I'm hopeful for a relatively quick rebuild in Montreal.
@@MrGabou77 also Wright finished 8th overall in the OHL this season, didn't dominate the league but still thought that, the pole position in the draft was due to him.
I'm pretty much the same. Wanted Wright so bad but the more you read about Juraj, the more you love the pick! Definitely rooting for this kid! He seems to have the personality to handle the pressure in Montreal and tbh, I see him as the next Lecavalier or a much better version of Josh Anderson. This dude will be a difference-maker for the Habs!
Kind of the same for me here. When Annik said there were some things behind the doors with Wright it confirmed my suspicion when I was watching the draft. I thought Wright must have messed up something off-ice really bad to have 3 teams pass on him, especially with habs seemingly still leaning towards picking him like a week ago. Considering that, I'm glad the habs didn't pick Wright and went with Juraj who seems to be a really down-to-earth and hard-working guy.
Slafkovsky is going to be solid I truly believe that and if Kirby can turn things around then this is a home run. We had no idea about the trade which can change the outlook on all of this, Wright is going to have a great career to, just not in MTL. All is good in the end hopefully.
65 points would be a much better version of Josh Anderson and he would need a Rocket Richard trophy to match Lecavlier. That is highly unlikely.
Not only that !!!
But Wright came out and voiced his opinion that he definitely should go first in the draft !!!
Not a team player !!!
Only thinking about himself !!!
We got a good kid in the first round, humble !!!
Main reason I wanted Wright was so he wouldn't have an impact on next season.
I'm scared Slavsquatch will make us miss Bedard! ;)
One of the best Draft I can remember, very classy, respectful and professional
Good to see you 3 back together. Great podcast 👏
Slavsquatch absolutely must become a thing. Hilarious!
I’m on board, definitely going to use it
@@mk6957 I stand corrected.
Slavsquatch :D :D I love it!!!
Imagine getting drafted with the Habs with your childhood friend, UNREAL.
Wow what a great draft day. One of the best in my 40 yrs of watching, if not, most shocking anyhow. I think you guys did gd and got bigger overnight that’s for sure. Just wanted to say thank you to Habs fans for reassuring us (Isles) about Romanov trade. It came as shock, out of left field for us. I respect the fan history & knowledge you have. If you say he’s gd then we should be set for a while on our defense . Gd luck this year.
You’ve got a great kid for sure. Heart of a lion. Hell of a body check. You’ll love him.
Yep your team got themselves one hell off a competitor, also a great kid. You guys will love him just as much as we did here in Montréal.
Sad to see Romi leave but the Habs had priority for a center.
Slafkovsky is from my country... Very good choice from Habs. He will grow to super player. In this age, what he do and can.... He surprised also me so much. ✌️
Peter Šťastný was Slovak a he was legend and play in Canada
What a superb report guys!!! Such interesting content and valuable info! I'm a subscriber now:)
I really enjoyed this, so now subscribed and fully notified
Slafkovsky had just 17 when he won MVP, not 18 🙂
I'd like to add my 2 cents on Anderson. Perhaps he was not consistent last year, but he was the only one doing the hard lifting. Now with Slaf and Dach into the mix, he won't be alone anymore. If only we can gey rid of Drouin, Hoffman or Dadonov and get a more physical winger, MTL will be a heavy team next year. Once Guhle makes the team and if Xhekaj too, it's going to hurt to enter the MTL D zone.
Size and physicality of our defense wasn't an issue in the last couple years with Romanov, Chiarot, Weber and Edmundson.. We need a true first pairing puck moving defensemen because Petry isn't it.
@@glaframb You're talking about Barron and totally forgetting about Harris.
I wouldn't right off Dadonov just yet...he only has 1 year left on his contract anyways and he's a consistent 20-30 goal scorer and when has the HABS had that lately lol....Drouin and Hoffman yes we need to get rid of them, luckily we only have Drouin for 1 more year as well. I'm more worried about Brendan Gallagher as his numbers have dipped massively over past 2 seasons and he's at 6.5 mil for many more years.
I love you people great analysis of all the pics I've been a Habs fan for almost my whole 60 years I've been alive my uncle was Jean-Claude Bedard who was actually the sports reporter for the Quebec nordiques
To poznal bratov Šťastných zo Slovenska.👏👍🇸🇰💪🤗🇨🇦
Another great show Annik, Shayne and Drew! I think I can safely say, the HT crew, Habs fans, and myself, are all still buzzing from the draft. Just a few points I'd like to make...I believe the missed season due to Covid really hurt Wright, along with his decision not to play overseas to continue his development. He's just a kid, who was probably convinced Mtl was going to pick him and he gets blindsided on the biggest day of his young career. But I do agree that there seems to be a bit of a maturity issue as Slaf seems to respond to difficult questions in a more thoughtful way. I am quite satisfied by the rest of Mtl's picks...interesting to hear the post-draft comments by Bobrov/Lapointe. But still disappointed in the lack of home grown quality selections. I'm really curious who the new D-man coach will be (Ulf Samuelsson, Phil Housley, Andrei Markov?...out of box choices Dan Boyle, Ray Bourque, dare I say Zdeno Chara?) Predictions: Daniel Doré will soon be added to the scouting staff in an important role. And I wonder if Mtl doesn't reach out to Craig Ramsey to see if he would like to join in a Consultant role to help assist a young coaching staff, and help Slaf and Mesar. Interesting week ahead! Go Habs Go!
srry Craig is our...he stay here, on slovakia lol..u got slaf and mesar
Ako konzultant môže pracovať aj zo Slovenska.🇸🇰💪👏🤗👍
Montreal seems to be taking Ottawa’s rebuild strategy drafting all buddies. It’s a great idea especially if the players are familiar with each other. Looking forward to Ottawa Montreal, Montreal Toronto rivalries being a thing again
This was an excellent podcast ! Slafkovsky LETS GO ! WELCOME TO THE HABS TRAIN ! GO HABS GO THE SLAFKOVSKY SHOW ! POWWWW
this year's draft made a Habs fan of me :) and I bet there are a lot more people in Slovakia just like me :)
I used to watch NHL back in around 2000 when we had a lot of players in the NHL and I cheered for them a lot but then over the years when they disappeared I was loosing my attention and I was actually sad because of that situation. I really hope now for the Habs as well as for the SVK hockey this will be an era to remember! :)
It’s easy in Canada to hype up junior stars. But you can’t underestimate how impactful it is when Euro teens regularly play against men and put up numbers / have success. Go back and look at Malkin’s pre-draft numbers when he played
Pro in Russia. Single digits. Slaf is the next Jagr IMO. Has the personality to boot. This guy is real deal. I’m so excited. Dach future 2nd line center. Wow. New management team is getting our Habs heading back toward greatness!!
juraj je super...habs will love him like e, here in slovakia love him...and mesar too
If he plays for the Habs, I want to see to start
Slaff Dach Anderson line. That is a line of huge guys
700 pound line lol defense against that will be hard as f*ck
Nah i want to see Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Caufield that line has such a massive potential, their line would have everything they need to be one of the best lines in the entire league.
Finally ! ex gm dick in his hand Meanwhile Hughes trades for 6'4" center etc...
Nah you play Slaf with Suzuki and Caufield. That’s a perfectly balanced line.
What a pick the Habs pulled I seen a Olympic game ,slafs is like a Mikko rantanan / European Lindros , he is noticable every shift and is the real deal ,let alone he's ceiling
There wasn’t any talent at the Olympics. He was playing against people who had to take time off from driving an Uber to go.
It disagreeing with the pick, but it’s hilarious that you are basing your “what a pick” comment off of watching one game in the olympics lol
Did you watch any Liiga games? Dude was invisible in Finland.
@@scottm9010 What team did you play for?
@@zip5644 played on the 3rd line, wouldn’t expect him to get a lot of points.
SLAFSQUATCH!!!! I need that shirt immediately
100%
From Slovakia and a didnt see Slaf playing only on major turnaments , but i seen plenty of Mesar, that guy is real cherry on top of Montreals cake . He needs couple of years but skill and hockey brain is there. The stuff that you cant teach he allready has it. And i think Devils got a real gem and steal of the draft in Nemec.
You guys definitely had some good crops when these lads grew up, what a class of players Slovakia brought up! Cheers from France.
This was the year for Slovakian Hockey. It was really hard not to become of fan of what they were able to accomplish in the Winter Olympics and at the IIHF World Championships. Will definitely be routing for everyone drafted to succeed.
I agree on the three of them and also think Adam Sykora who was drafted in second round by rangers has a lot of potential too. He is only 17 and looked just as good as the rest in world championships. Slovakia has a great future.
@@kattharsismic and next year there is couple guys as well , but iam just waiting on Dalibor Dvorsky . I think he will be high in drafts either next year or year after.
@@larryparr2799 I little known fact about Sykora. Nitra boss pulled him from juniors to fill up rooster becasuse we have rules about young players in league. And he worked and worked and ended up the most improwed player of the league. He is a perfect bottom six player.
This is a great channel - well done the 3 of you
I'm a die hard Leafs fan lol I even feel good about what you guys did this draft!!
Really lol?
@@gabrielcruz6431 of course he does. It was a bad move for us.
@@thegoughandbordenfamily8234 Dude Wright fell to 4th for a reason and Slaf took over number 1 in most rankings so there was no clear cut number 1 and Slaf is the best winger in the draft. We will get a better center anyway in the next draft with Bedard or Fantili.
Owen beck was one of the best defensive forwards and faceoff guys in the entire ohl as a rookie . He projects as an elite 3rd line player with 2nd line 2 way player upside.
Great show , updated on the picks. Ghg!
Gosh, you guys, I just stumbled upon your channel (just because I am Slovak and has been all aboard the Slaf train too), and you made this such an entertaining watch! Job very well done. Although I have never been a Habs fan, I am likely to subscribe to this.
Thank you very much! You can bet we will have tons of Slaf content this season!
Glad I am not the only one :)
Ja už vás tiež odoberám, god job.💪👍🇸🇰👏🤗🇨🇦 pozdravujem Annik vie o hokeji viac ako muži.
@@richardtlstovic5027 Jednoznacne! (=Totally!)
Like Bobrov said "flash and substance" and you guys got both. You got a new sub "thumbs up!"
Wright is the next iteration of Jack Eichel, without the skill or skating. The guy seems like an entitled brat who expects to have things handed to him as opposed to working for them. As a Sabres fan, you guys dodged a bullett. That type of culture seeps into everything and destroys the joy that other young players feel while establishing themselves as part of the team. It would always be about Shane, and is Shane happy? Forget what everyone else wants or feels. Nice move getting Slaf!
Drew, Shane and Annik….great personalities! Very knowledgeable. You sincerely have the best podcast. Really appreciate the intelligence while staying humble…. Especially compared to other shows. Hughes has been incredible with the moves he has made. Your show is the one this old almost 60 year old, life time Habs fan likes the best! Just as an fyi, I have only missed a hand full of games in my life. I have always made sure I have the ability to watch, or listen, to Habs games long before PVR. EX. I have been mad since the Habs drafted Wickenheiser instead of Savard!!! Lol. This draft was so awesome compared to that sad day. People I know , who new him, say Wickenheiser was a very good person, which I believe, but any fool should have been able to see that Savard was the ‘right’ choice. I need a SLAFSQUATCH shirt, beauty idea Shane!
As a life long Leafs fan I see the thinking behind picking the Slovak. He has a higher ceiling. Wright is one of those players that will never be a fearsome offensive threat in NHL. He will be one of those high quality 2-way players that every team needs.
Ste prekvapený? U nás doma na Slovensku vieme čo Slaf.. dokáže a vie, bude veľká posila pre Montreal ,dajte mu šancu to dokázať, bolo nám smutno keď ho vypískali.😥😥
As a Slovak looking forward to world juniors delayed to thi summee. Hope to see all our best players play there
You will enjoy Bedard lighting up your Slovak team like a Christmas tree.
I just hope for you Habs that Slaf would be the same for Montreal as M.Hossa was for Chicago back in the days
I’m not a Habs fan I’m a Canucks fan and when you guys said Shane Wright might be immature has a little bit of this draft reminding of the movie Draft Day, when they said Bo Callahan is the best QB prospect ever and for a long time they said this, he never went 1st he slipped down to 6th to the Seattle Seahawks and Shane Wright the slipped down to 4th to the Seattle Kraken.
Anyone who has seen the movie would exactly say the same thing indeed. It was my impression as the chain of events unfolded from picks 1 through 4.
The real question is, how many of Shane’s teammates went to his birthday?
Great show guys
Good comments and liked to listen. Thanks
Why is the last Spotify show only from April 25th?
I want a Slaf-Squatch shirt yesterday! 😂
great show guys
Slaf have 5 goal in 31 game last season in junior , Dach have 9 goal in 70 games ... and everyone goes ape shit ... I still think not getting Wright is the wrong choice
slafkovský didn't play in the junior team, he played in the top men's league in Finland, he got little time on the ice before the Olympics
@@topsecret3671 And Wright missed an entire season from Covid.
If Wright turns into the star he was deemed to be just a few years ago....................I'm so done with this team
Youre not wrong, he did play 11 matches in the U20 Finnish league last season as a 17 year old, and he has 18 points in there for 6 goals and 12 assists. Those 5 goals in 31 matches was in the men category.
@@robrick9361 Wright seems like the type of guy that does good in the games where his team has the edge over the other. Slaf proved he can be a gamechanger playing for the underdog.
What do you think the Habs are of the two at the moment and in the league?
Iným hokejistom z juniorskej ligy nevadil covid ,išli do európy hrať z mužmi ,za nové Zámky hrali dvaja juniori kanaďania.
Not a pure Habs fan but french canadian heritage & grew up during the Lafleur- Robinson prime. The league is always better when the Habs are strong. I thought Bergevin was a joke but the team is in the right hands now - Gorton/Hughes/ St Louis is a hell of a leadership team good things are bound to come .
Slafkovsky is a new Malkin. Believe me he is a game changer. I am a new Habs fan!
more like a new patrik stefan
@@kokolame1269 kktina
The Shane Wright situation sounds like a low key version of Kevin Costner's 'Draft Day"
Watching as an isles fan. You guys are great “A Plekky a Lehky, im fine with that” 😂 ya’ll kill me
Where do you buy those rose coloured glasses everyone's got on, I want a pair too.
tricoloresports.ca
I’m so happy with the direction the habs are going. id like to see them somehow make a trade to turn Hoffman into puljujarvi
Slaf is my new favourite Habs prospect, but I admit I was hoping for Wright. Hopefully Slaf can prove me wrong !
And he is going to be the next Alex Galchenyuk.
That shock was priceless which was only outdone by the denial afterwards.
Leafs fans here.
You have a great core group goin forward.
Thank you!
love your show
very good choice from Mtl when he take Slaf in place of Write, i m very happy,Cole and Suzuki the guys was very happy too ;)
It was the Bo Callaghan scene from draft days
People assume slaf with suzuki and Caufield but if he could find natural chemistry with DACH and Anderson. A monster line.
pride of a job well done--youse guys are hilarious.
Heard there was a Slafsquatch sighting around the hills of Laval.
Also this is not the end of the rebuild because we got a 2c and slaf I think it’s still in our best interest to not be a playoff team next year Could you imagine if we add bedard michkov fantilli or musty 🥵🤯
I think we got it right !!!
No pun intended !!!
I think we will finally have a team !!!
Hopefully Price can stay and bring back the cup !!!
That is one man I would love to see hoist that silver !!!
There is ALOT of potential upcoming in Montreal. wow.
They need to trade to make space.
I saw Kirby dach play on the blades and he is so good
Petteri Nurmi, drafted at 191, is a finnish solid D-man. He´s overager because he´s born in january 2002. He´s a bit of a late bloomer, but he played the whole last season in HPK in Liiga. He´ll probably play for Team Finland in World Juniors in august. Not at all a flashy offensive minded D-man as Lane Hutson but a smart and calm more defending D-man who has a good positioning and ability to give those easy short passes. Quite low ceiling but very high floor.
I grew from 5'9 to 5'11.5 when I was 19, so can Hutson.
Shane Wright is lucky to be drafted by Seattle. He is a big winner for not being under the microscope. He will be able to go to dinner or the store in peace and develop at his own pace. Doesn't hurt having the great Hall of Famer Ron Francis as his GM and Matty Beniers as a running mate. His future is bright.
His future is bWright
...and sakic received the award from savard, two giants passing the torch...
I heard the Habs have said that Slafkovski will start in Either Montreal or Laval.
Slafsquatch LMAO love it
Watch the video on Juraj and you see why he was picked number 1. Getting Dach for Romy is a huge upgrade up center , we loved Romy's checks, yet there were flaws. They also have a stable of left shot defensemen coming from the colleges. Arber or Jason, could be a replacement
Watch video on Adam Engstrom , for another tall Left Defensemen with his reach. good draft
he will play in Montreal for at least 9 games and if he surprised the coach he might stay
There was plenty of centers that would be more effective with Slav on his wing, so they took Slav! they could pick Cooley to Lambert and Devils would pick him at 2 so Slav would be gone to Devils and there was so many ways to move up they picked the winger and the plan worked!! they got Slav and Dach!!!!
Very good show
Praying for Bedard next season. We need another year of low position in standings, to get as high as possible draft pick.
Probably looking at a bottom 10 position and than hope for good luck to get in the top 3. If we could get that american kid I would be happy he looks amazing too. The Russian looks really small... Bedard is also small but uber skilled.
Michkov >
@@davidireland85 man if we could snag any one of those top 5 picks but I would prefer musty michkov or bedard but would settle for fantilli sooo many Cs next years top 10 picks which is ultimately why I think we took slaf this year👌🏽wayyy better centres than wright next year
I'm ok with Mitchkov or Fantilli honestly, both will also become generational players.
@@TechnoForever21 the next draft top 10 picks will probably be all star NHLers might be a bit of a bold statement but I’m willing to back it
CG for Slaf - tough to compare him and Wright, but, how can you not be extremely excited by that absolute slovakian stud ?
GL from an oilers fan.
Did Dach wear those shorty gloves. I watched Dach in Saskatoon and he was marvellous.
Slapshotsky is going to be a beast
Hehe.. the slovak team was stacked. Happy with Slaf. Hope he stays in Europe for a year.
Not happy with losing Romanov cause his development really started last year..
Not high with Dach as a center.. BUT he is an easy winger on my books. Some red flags.. did not like his response to his faceoff stat but if he plays as a winger.. he won't have to worry about that.. lol (also might have a PLD as a center option a yr or 2.. or Bedard.. cough)
Any who.. Suzuki improved his FO so why wouldn't he right?
Like all the draft picks.. some are new names but some really good gambles.
Wish we gambled on Lambert though.. but I do like Mesar. Like the Lehky and Pleky reference.. 2 underappreciated habs when they were playing with the team.
Lane's gonna be an interesting project.. the potential is very high.. are own 'Jared Spurgeon' perhaps or better.
I can't believe they passed on Lambert, Howard and Kulich when they chose Mesar, bit of a blunder imo but Mesar is interesting, he got potential.
@@niklaslundh8944 Well in a few years we can trade for Lambert.. lol.. Winnipeg shred stars yearly but they know how to pick them. My beef with lambert was inconsistency. EDIT: oops signing not traded so might have been a big mistake on his part) . Any who I'm all in for Mesar.. might be the guy we need to shut down Wright.. lol (Plec had Crosby's number)
Slavkowsky was the best winger in the draft and there was lots of centers so pick the best and get the best winger and lotsa' choices as they got 2 centers a little later because there was only one Slav. tomorrow starts today! The best wing and 2 centers will be better with him on the wing... GHG!
Slaf wasnt only good but he made players around him better. Once couch Ramsey moved him to top line he made Hrivik and former bruins Cehlarik play a lot better. Habs made the right choice. Him and Dach Anderson will be the new Legion of Doom😂
Nah, he's gonna play with Caufield and Suzuki. He's the perfect winger to complete them.
@@MrGabou77 Do you think they throw him on top line? May be in couple years if he pans out good. I dont think he will score a lot but he will make play and assist a lot. Power winger Left wing PW , he needs to improve defence and be a great player.
@@martinkrajic5636 Yes, I think St.Louis will play him on the top line, like he played Caufield on the top line. That's what you do with talented kids. You give them opportunities and accept that they'll make mistakes and then work on correcting them.
Salf was playing on the top Line for Slovakia at the Olympics and WC. Against some actual NHLers at the WC. He's gonna be just fine on a top line.
That’s a great nickname! 😂 I’ll buy one of those T-shirts
Just launched the shirt tonight! You can get yours here 😎👇🏻
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Is #20 in Montreal available for slaf? If yes I can order a jersey straightaway
If i remember right i read somewhere that someone is already using number 20 for Habs but i forgot who, but in the Habs development camp yesterday Slafkovsky was wearing number 60 which he wore in the international tournaments too.
I wish they would have took the opportunity while the crowd was there. Before making the first pick I wish that when Marty came out to talk. He introduce Suzuki as our new Captain. If they could surprise Suzuki with the announcement and get a genuine reaction how amazing would have that been to witness?
Would have been a buzz kill for the first draft choice I think, just to see him there tells A LOT
@@PhilliePlein I don't think it would have taken anything away from the pick. Just added more excitement to the event.
I think that as of right now Suzuki shouldn’t be captain. I truly believe that Gallagher should be captain and I’ve believed that for years. Suzuki is a good candidate but he’s still pretty young and Gallagher has been with us through all the ups and downs.
I agree and give him a Jersey to wear with the c
Blow HABS blow
Pozdrav zo Slovenska.👍👏🤗🇸🇰🤗🇨🇦 Montreal má o 20% viac fans.
Essentially the Nordiques won the cup and they're in the Bell Centre.. must have been an eerie feeling lol
Seems way better at the wing of cole and nick without the responsability of being a center (mostly face-off).It really improve is play , also playing with other yought talent really help is confidence you can tell. He's not the same player with got from chicago , new air really help him too.
please post the slaf shirt asap, I'm buying!
With him on the line I can see Caulfield becoming very comfortable with his game since not too many would take cheap shots upon him with Slaf on the ice..
I honestly don't think the best option for Slaf is on the same line as Cole necessarily. Though big, he's not a linemate protector as much as a go to scoring option who still needs to improve on his passing when confronted with a strong checking presence.
So if on the same line, it's more to keep the d guessing as to who is the go to.
if we're looking for a line construction where that other wing on Cole's line is a space maker, switching either Anderson or Cole himself over so they can partner together might be the better option for that. He's a better passer and is more experienced using his size that way and can complement the scoring naturally enough that he also can make those dmen second guess what the move is.
That leaves; at least in the early years; Slaf time to learn to manage NHL level checking on smaller ice with a talented centre (Dach?) and someone grinding the puck out of the corner and screening the net (Galley?) for a potent 2nd line.
Caerful on Dach, guys. If "there's a reason for everything," there's a reason the Hawks traded him. Losing 2/3rd of face-offs, ineffective on the Penalty Kill and Power Play, and overall soft despite being 6'4" is a bit of a gamble. BUT, the kid came back from the broken wrist too soon and the weight of being the 3rd overall pick (over Caufield!) put a lot of pressure on him and a fresh start in Montreal should be a good thing for him. The guy skates well, stick handles well, but for God's sake how many shots he puts into the chest of the goalie (great save??) really was frustrating to see. He's more of a playmaker than goal scorer. Wasn't until 2010 that 1971 when the Pocket Rocket picked our pockets that it didn't feel so bad for us here in Chicago. Good luck to the Canadians.
I feel like there are a lot of upsides to Dach, he just needs the right coach. Look at what St.Louis has done with Caufield. St.Louis has what it takes to turn Dach into something really special.
@@Tferg93 Finally someone that gets it, thank you.
His PK and defensive numbers are actually pretty decent, and so is his transition game. What he hasn't found is his finishing touch at the NHL level. But the Hawks are in scorched Earth borderline insane "tank for Bedard" mode and it's smart of other GMs to take advantage of them. They got fleeced by Ottawa for Debrincat and I think Montreal did a smaller steal with Dach. I agree that he's more of a playmaker than a shooter but I think he will be a perfect match because in Montreal, we currently have 3 middle 6 wingers who are primarily shooters in Anderson, Hoffman and Dadonov. He can move the puck up the ice, get it on their sticks and they'll shoot. Won't be a killer line but will allow him to develop, and no one's expecting much in Montreal next year anyway.
With his wrist injury, I'm willing to cut him some slack on faceoffs for some time, we have Suzuki who is decent and that we'd want on the ice for important ones, and for very important ones you'd want to send in Dvorak to take the face off and play wing until he can get off, so shouldn't be too much of a problem. And it's something you can work on.
The overage kid taken in 7th round, Miguel Tourigny is an under the radar pick.
OFD , Power play Q.
Montreal thought about taking him last year.
He could actually make it in my humble opinion. Got sumin about him (poor man's Cale Makar😉) .
Hey Marty for now put checking line to face others best ,1st line evans/Byron/rem p, 2nd zuki/cole/Anderson, 3rd dach/slav/dandanov, 4th Dvorak/druin/Hoffman…. That’s playoff team of you keep it that way
Maybe it's because I live in the Western Wastes of Canada, and don't get to actually watch too many Habs games, but am I the only one that doesn't actually care that we traded Romanov? Not that I hated the guy, but don't get the disappointment. My concern though is what we are doing for defense and net, because it seems like that's a growing concern.
People see Romanov and see Sergachev, Emelin or even Markov, even though Romy isn't anywhere near them, except maybe emelin, but Emelin wasn't that great either tbh
I thought people hated the trade because Dach is seen as a bust.
II mean i agree with the G part but i am confused what do you mean about concern for D position. Habs have a tons of great Dman prospects better than Romanov. defense position is definitely not the one to be concerned about at all.
It will be worth it in 3 years romanov will be replaced by guhle anyways
@@auri5459 I will admit to my ignorance in terms of our prospects as I haven't kept up in that regard. Will still echo myself and your comment on goal though. I have always liked Allan since St Louis, so I hope we keep him but he's not a starter. Have no idea where we go in that regard.