Jack Spider
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Kid is taking Cole’s spot as fan favourite. Cole had a ghost point streak while being shadowed by Slaf’s/Suzuki’s play.
Im the first to admit I wanted Wright then Nemec.. though I was never anti-slaf, the last time i was in this position (totally wrong) was when the habs picked Carey #5 ahead of my guy: the infamous Mr. Gilbert Brulé... yeah I even liked Anze Kopitar at #7, but not #5... lol
While true, he has to start shooting (a lot) more so that should make up for it. He almost never shoots but it's a fairly easy fix.People need to chill tho, he's shooting at 23% since mid december, that's gonna go down quick.
Hello Montreal homers. Lifelong Leafs fan here. Slaf is my fav player. I'm drunk as a lord - what would it take to get Slafkovsky to Toronto? Hypothetically.
When he passes him the narrative will change to, "well Cooley is a rookie and Slaf isn't"1 point behind Cooley now.
It was used the moment it was pointed out that Cooley cooled off after his hot start.When he passes him the narrative will change to, "well Cooley is a rookie and Slaf isn't"
When he passes him the narrative will change to, "well Cooley is a rookie and Slaf isn't"
Cole is setting up everyone left and right with his playmaking lately, though.Kid is taking Cole’s spot as fan favourite. Cole had a ghost point streak while being shadowed by Slaf’s/Suzuki’s play.
Right? lol he was supposed to be damaged good and never develop the right way, last year was a lost year. Now his 39 games gives him so much more experienceStrange argument now that Slaf is lucky to have survived a season career injury in the last 39 games last year, where it was a mistake too keep him and that we are lucky in the end that everything is turning well.
No, not to many observers, and not to Martin St. Louis. The very first time MSL put him with Suzuki and Caufield, the coach said the kid "earned it".Year 2 started out like WTF, why us again drafting another bust.... To the past 2 months WOW, finally a big strong skilled player that is playing a decent 200 foot game. I'm very happy and exited for the following years!!!
It occured to me too, never liked his interviews much - always seemed fake. But I was still stuck in the we need a 1C and this guy was "supposed" to be the next Tavares... Wright may turn out to have a decent career, but I would feel sick seeing Slaf on the Devils (which is where hed be) right now. we haven't had such a specimen since Big John Leclair and boy he was fun to watch.No shame in preferring Nemec and Wright, i did too, there's no way for us to know Wright is a complete nutsack (I think) without interviews and what not, I did raise the possibility in January 2022 but evidently, cannot go against talent.
Slaf might finish with about as many goals this year at 19/20 as Leclair had at his peak with us at ages 23/24 and 24/25.It occured to me too, never liked his interviews much - always seemed fake. But I was still stuck in the we need a 1C and this guy was "supposed" to be the next Tavares... Wright may turn out to have a decent career, but I would feel sick seeing Slaf on the Devils (which is where hed be) right now. we haven't had such a specimen since Big John Leclair and boy he was fun to watch.
He had a bad shooting percentage, now he’s back up at a nice high normal of 12.7%. He can’t realistically shoot better. He can only shoot at a higher volume to improve.No shame in preferring Nemec and Wright, i did too, there's no way for us to know Wright is a complete nutsack (I think) without interviews and what not, I did raise the possibility in January 2022 but evidently, cannot go against talent. It is still very much in the air on who's going to be better out of the 10ish top players in 2022. Funny thing though is I thought Slaf had the highest ceiling, not so sure this is true anymore, but I do think he had the highest floor all along.
People need to chill tho, he's shooting at 23% since mid december, that's gonna go down quick.
Sometimes reminds me of Barkov oddly
Yeah i can see a 90 point player here in his prime. He scores goalscorer goals already and his passing is near-elite, he just needs to put a full season of consistency together and he's gonna be a monster.
Yes, he's back to a normal now, maybe slightly high, but people who look at "x number of games" or "last X games" are using statistics erroneously.He had a bad shooting percentage, now he’s back up at a nice high normal of 12.7%. He can’t realistically shoot better. He can only shoot at a higher volume to improve.
That’s why we need to be careful to assume 60+ points. He has a tendency to fall back on his pattern of being overgenerous with the puck. He did at least twice last game. If he never breaks out of that cycle, he won’t get those extra goals nor the extra assists on rebounds. Dr. Shot needs to drill that math in his head.Yes, he's back to a normal now, maybe slightly high, but people who look at "x number of games" or "last X games" are using statistics erroneously.
He continues to improve by leaps and bounds. I don’t think 60 points is an unrealistic expectation for next year. Obviously it depends on health and usage but he’s been really good. He’s been our best player on a lot of nights lately. Really impressive.That’s why we need to be careful to assume 60+ points. He has a tendency to fall back on his pattern of being overgenerous with the puck. He did at least twice last game. If he never breaks out of that cycle, he won’t get those extra goals nor the extra assists on rebounds. Dr. Shot needs to drill that math in his head.