Juraj Slafkovsky has actually been on an unbelievable streak for the previous 2 months. His month of February has actually been absolutely nothing brief of awesome. With 9 points, he’s the NHL’s third-highest scorer considering that the start of February, connected with Matthew Tkachuk and Travis Konecny. The only 2 ahead of him are Nick Suzuki (10) and Connor McDavid (13 ).
In view of this spectacular series, NHL seasoned Antoine Roussel described on TVA Sports’ JiC program on Friday that the Habs owe it to Slafkovsky to use him an agreement as quickly as possible.
À VOIR|An 8-year agreement for Juraj Slafkovsky, ça presse! https://t.co/RyrMyM3OZj
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) February 16, 2024
Not just ought to the Habs provide the Slovak an agreement extension as quickly as possible, however Roussel likewise believes it ought to be an eight-year offer.
It’s real that such an agreement might be an excellent concept, however it represents a threat. It’s crucial to comprehend that Slafkovsky is having a good time, however he might extremely well decrease eventually. He might likewise blow up and end up being an NHL star.
The Devils took that threat with Jack Hughes in 2021. He signed an eight-year extension worth $64 million ($8 million per season). In his 3rd season with the Devils, he took off into the star gamer he is today.
For the time being, the 2 gamers are off to a relatively comparable start to their professions when compared after the exact same variety of NHL video games.
Jack Hughes and Juraj Slafkovsky’s statistics after 92 NHL video games are VERY comparable!
(by means of sportsnet statistics) pic.twitter.com/nr4rkHDTW6— RDS (@RDSca) February 14, 2024
The Canadiens’ very first general choice’s NHL entry-level agreement ends at the end of the 2024-25 season, so there’s not that much press, however signing him early might conserve Kent Hughes some cash ought to Slafkovsky explode throughout the next project.
Slafkovsky stays a surprise bundle. For lots of Canadiens fans, he’s a delight, however for Mike Stephens and Rachel Doerrie of The Staff & & Graph Podcast, he ‘d be a bust
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Both hosts believe Slafkovsky is a flop due to the fact that he hasn’t yet reached point per video game and was a very first total choice. As we’ve simply seen, Jack Hughes had a comparable start to the season to Slafkovsky in terms of points, and there was no issue.
It’s worth bearing in mind that the Slovak is still just 19 years of ages! Still, both make fun of the Habs company and compare their young gamer to other NHLers like Nils Hoglander of the Vancouver Canucks.
Slafkovsky is establishing well, generally since Martin St-Louis believed him and positioned him on the group’s very first line. For Jean Trudel (or JT Utah), having a young coach like St-Louis has actually assisted Slaf‘s advancement.
“If Slafkovsky had an old-fashioned coach, his self-confidence would have been broken like Louis Leblanc”– @LaCoupeChezNous Ideas pic.twitter.com/MSv5xCXnQ2
— HFTV (@HFTVSports) February 16, 2024
According to JT Utah, if the Habs had a coach in the design of John Tortorella, Slafkovsky would most likely have actually been a flop due to the fact that he would have had broken spirits.
Kent Hughes most likely hasn’t talked about an agreement renewal with Slafkovsky yet, however a little birdie informs me the concept should be going through his head when he sees how well his first-round choice is carrying out.
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