Speculation: Juraj Slafkovsky

KevSkillz4 · Jul 3, 2022

Karma Police said:
If we acquire another top 10 pick and Nemec is on the board, you absolutely have to draft him.

RD PP QB in the making

Nemec will be at top 4, if not... that will be a big surprise. If Habs acquire another top 10, i don't think that's going in top 5 (we never know), so... it's between Gauthier, Lekkerimaki, Savoie, Nazar and Kemell for Habs at 6-10 range.

salbutera · Jul 3, 2022

Karma Police said:
If we acquire another top 10 pick and Nemec is on the board, you absolutely have to draft him.

RD PP QB in the making

Seattle head scout has apparently been following him non stop for the last 10-months - Nemec won’t make it past 4OA

Grate n Colorful Oz · Jul 3, 2022

KevSkillz4 said:
Nemec will be at top 4, if not... that will be a big surprise. If Habs acquire another top 10, i don't think that's going in top 5 (we never know), so... it's between Gauthier, Lekkerimaki, Savoie, Nazar and Kemell for Habs at 6-10 range.

Mintyukov and Korchinsky, not just the forwards.

BigDaddyLurch · Jul 3, 2022

salbutera said:
Seattle head scout has apparently been following him non stop for the last 10-months - Nemec won’t make it past 4OA

...honestly, I could see Jersey deciding Nemec is a "safer" play than Slafkovsky and take him @ #2 OA...and if we (stupidly, imo) take Slaf @ #1, it makes it even easier for Jersey...

KevSkillz4 · Jul 3, 2022

Ozymandias said:
Mintyukov and Korchinsky, not just the forwards.

Mintyukov and Korchinski are both LD... Habs don't need LD, they need RD.

Saxon · Jul 3, 2022

KevSkillz4 said:
Mintyukov and Korchinski are both LD... Habs don't need LD, they need RD.

They need high end offensive D, preferably right handed, but we don't have an offensive #1 D in the system regardless of handedness.

Grate n Colorful Oz · Jul 3, 2022

KevSkillz4 said:
Mintyukov and Korchinski are both LD... Habs don't need LD, they need RD.

BPA.

You trade in the future, and I'm sorry to say, but none of our LDs have the skills and offensive pedigree of Mintyukov and Korchinsky.

Should draft them if we have the chance because our D sorely lacks offensive accumen.

dcyhabs · Jul 3, 2022

salbutera said:
None of the Habs D prospects are projected to have PP QB as area of strength

Norlinder, though his chances aren’t looking good lately.

BigDaddyLurch · Jul 3, 2022

Saxon said:
They need high end offensive D, preferably right handed, but we don't have an offensive #1 D in the system regardless of handedness.

...what's the story with Mailloux??... :dunno:

Saxon · Jul 3, 2022

BigDaddyLurch said:
...what's the story with Mailloux??...

He's missed so much development, it would be a small miracle if he could turn into a #1 offensive D man. It was unlikely even if he didn't miss all this development imo.

BigDaddyLurch · Jul 3, 2022

Saxon said:
He's missed so much development, it would be a small miracle if he could turn into a #1 offensive D man. It was unlikely even if he didn't miss all this development imo.

...I meant his contract situation; sorry, I should have specified...

KevSkillz4 · Jul 3, 2022

Ozymandias said:
BPA.

You trade in the future, and I'm sorry to say, but none of our LDs have the skills and offensive pedigree of Mintyukov and Korchinsky.

Should draft them if we have the chance because our D sorely lacks offensive accumen.

Agree with your statement about BPA... but at 6-10 range, I don't think that Korchinski or Mintyukov will be the BPA at this point of this draft. Nazar, Savoie, Lekkerimaki and Kemell, more likely.

Saxon · Jul 3, 2022

BigDaddyLurch said:
...I meant his contract situation; sorry, I should have specified...

Apparently they are going to keep an eye on him during rookie camp and see how he is. That's the last I remember anyway.

KevSkillz4 · Jul 3, 2022

KevSkillz4 said:
Agree with your statement about BPA... but at 6-10 range, I don't think that Korchinski or Mintyukov will be the BPA at this point of this draft. Nazar, Savoie, Lekkerimaki and Kemell, more likely.

That's why if Habs got a pick between 6-10... I'd rather to go with a forward.

Grate n Colorful Oz · Jul 3, 2022

KevSkillz4 said:
Agree with your statement about BPA... but at 6-10 range, I don't think that Korchinski or Mintyukov will be the BPA at this point of this draft. Nazar, Savoie, Lekkerimaki and Kemell, more likely.

Many lists have both LDs in the 6-12 range.

KevSkillz4 · Jul 3, 2022

Ozymandias said:
Many lists have both LDs in the 6-12 range.

Maybe Mintyukov and Korchinski are going to be very good defenseman at NHL level, but the only D's I see top 5-10 right now it's Nemec and Jiricek. Both RD and they will NOT be there at 6-8 (if one of both are available and Habs got a top 6-8, let's do it). But I truly doubt that Seattle and PHI will pass on both.

Mintyukov and Korchinski are more in 11-18 range, to me.

Grate n Colorful Oz · Jul 3, 2022

KevSkillz4 said:
Maybe Mintyukov and Korchinski are going to be very good defenseman at NHL level, but the only D's I see top 5-10 right now it's Nemec and Jiricek. Both RD and they will NOT be there at 6-8 (if one of both are available and Habs got a top 6-8, let's do it). But I truly doubt that Seattle and PHI will pass on both.

Mintyukov and Korchinski are more in 11-18 range, to me.

Well, not to me. And not to many lists.

Natey · Jul 3, 2022

Ozymandias said:
Well, not to me. And not to many lists.

Twilight is also masterpiece cinema to some viewers.

Grate n Colorful Oz · Jul 3, 2022

Natey said:
Twilight is also masterpiece cinema to some viewers.

What's your point? We're talking at max a 5 spot difference.

It's like pretending your list is 100% accurate and a few spots difference is laughable.

Grow-up Nate

WeThreeKings · Jul 3, 2022

Mintyukov and Korchinski are definitely fine if you are picking late in the top 10.

Even if I have Kemell rated higher, I'd take one of those two D men over him if I had taken Wright/Cooley at 1.

NotProkofievian · Jul 4, 2022

Ozymandias said:
What's your point? We're talking at max a 5 spot difference.

It's like pretending your list is 100% accurate and a few spots difference is laughable.

Grow-up Nate

There are also a couple dmen who I think are really underrated by the lists based on a number of factors. The forwards seem to be mostly priced accurately by the market this year.

Only undervalued forwards I've found so far are Firkus (because of his build and good, but not great skating), and the Russians, because...well...

Wats · Jul 4, 2022

KevSkillz4 said:
Mintyukov and Korchinski are both LD... Habs don't need LD, they need RD.

By the time they are NHL ready we may need LD too. Always BPA IMO.

Andrei79 · Jul 4, 2022

Drafting the unicorn is tantalising.

Saundies · Jul 4, 2022

Andrei79 said:
Drafting the unicorn is tantalising.

But is he a Unicorn or just a horse with a horn tied to his head? That's the problem.

Trying to be the smartest guy in the draft room rarely works out. He's risen way way too quickly for my liking.

bcv · Jul 4, 2022

I bet in 5 years we will wonder why Slaf was even in the discussion for the pick.

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