#JurajSlafkovsky #2022NHLDraft #SlafkovskyHokej
What Juraj Slafkovsky pulled off across the 2021/22 hockey season, is something of which the likes we may never see again. Olympic dominance, celebrity status, and an image to look up to. Sure there have been other outstanding draft eligible seasons such as Connor McDavid's, Patrik Laine's, or Sidney Crosby's... but in terms of influence and notoriety, Juraj Slafkovsky's journey is unlike anything we've ever witnessed before. And in all honesty, it may be one of the most beautiful things I've ever witnessed in the sport.
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One of the most impressive things about him for me has been just how well he's taken all the pressure. Not at any point did it seem like it was getting to him, it just looked like it made him better. So excited to see what he can do in the future!
The kid is just so poised, the sky is the limit :)
@@FaceoffWithFarenholtz if that’s true then he’ll be insane in the playoffs.
The kid is literally all smiles. Love to see it. I'm a die hard Kings can but I'm also a "closet fan'' of a few other teams, the Habs being one of em. Very excited to see what the Habs franchise can do with all of their incoming talent in the pipeline drip feeding them rookies as the years & seasons go bye. Habs are gonna be DEADLY in the next 5 years guys, WATCH. ( Not as deadly as the Kings will be in 5 years from now though. Muahahahahahahahahaaa. Also if you have questions about any of the Kings prospects, feel free to reply to this comment to ask & I'll get back whenever I can. Peaaaacee ✌)
Hope you enjoyed 🇸🇰 Also, yah... I realized I screwed the pooch on the Slovakia "main sport" argument. Continue to berate me for all it's worth though, silly mistake 😂
I am getting hyped,NJ take him for sure
i’ve said it since 2020, this kid is PHENOMENAL
insane, wish you made one on wright too
nice video, but when you said ice hockey isn't the most popular sport in Slovakia you were wrong, most played is technically football because we have a lot of ''countryside'' leagues but Ice hockey is definitely at the top here.
Ladies and gentlemen we could be part of history we could be witnessing the best of the best. Since I saw this guy playing I said this is Jaromir Jágr level of star and he already thinks that's where he wants to go
The more I watch the more I'm glad we picked this guy instead of Wright. He seems to be developing really well and already has pro experience.
Yeaa
The pro experience is gonna help him a lot, compare to all the other first rounder.
@@maximecourchesnedeslaurier8027 an
Good vid but i need to say few things: Hockey absolutely is very popular in slovakia, not as much as in canada of course but still very popular. The reason Slafkovsky is hyped so much here in Slovakia is because we have very big hockey past (going as far back as Stan Mikita, Stastny brothers, Robert Svehla or more recently Peter Bondra, Miroslav Satan, Ziggy Pallfy, Marian Hossa, Marian Gaborik, Pavol Demitra, prime Zdeno Chara, Lubomir Visnovsky, Michal Handzus, Jozef Stumpel and more...) many people still remember the good ol´ days of all these players playing (about 2000 to 2010) but then we started sucking and we havent much talent in recent years (2015 - 2020) and now Slafkovsky along with many others is considered our next big thing - finally someone we can be proud of hockey-vise after years of pain
I love Slovakia, man. That country is so passionate.
Miro Satan caused similar if not bigger hype in Slovakia after his first olympics - where he played with Peter Stastny, Slafkovsky is rooted in our hearts now though, it is a shame he does not have strong generation he could follow - but Slovakia is definitely coming back to its hockey positions , keep an eye on Dalibor Dvorsky!
It s truee
He might doesn't have a generation to follow, but he is a start of one. I really feel like this is the beginning of Slovakias golden generation, they'll be a menace at the next olympics.
@@vaclavbastl500 slovaks and also montreal
Welcome to Montreal big guy ! Can't wait to see you dominate with Caufield and Suzuki
Oh ouaiss
Thank you
I am originally from Slovakia, happy to see someone from my country to come and play in Canada and especially to Habs. After Richard Zednik and Jaro Halak. He will prove that he deserves to be number 1 pick.
@@jurajslafkovsky3956 . Wishing you all the best. You got it, just don't get discouraged by bad days or games. First enjoy what are you doing and make it fun. Keep the positive attitude. Who care what people think, the believer will believe more and those who don't, well they become your best supporters. You got it.! What I remember all Slovaks playing in NHL are classy guys and you definitely belong in this classy group. Wishing you health, happiness and success
The sequence from 6:02 to 6:45 …. GOOSEBUMPS
Really nice video but there's one thing I would point out as a Slovakian, I personally believe that hockey is #1 sport in Slovakia at the moment due to the mentality of most people that just shift between football (soccer) and hockey depending on the national's team performances. Slovakian football (soccer) is really struggling at the moment in the same regards as our hockey was a few years back before talents like Slafkovský, Dvorský, Mešár, Nemec etc. came through the ranks and made the hype and good performances at men's and U18 tournaments.
I as a Slovak see this mentality in myself but I really hate it at the same time, its like whenever the boys win, “we won” but whenever they lose, suddenly its “they lost”, not “we lost”. This kind of attitude just puts unnecessary pressure on the players, so I hope people in this country will eventually get it right and just stand beside the boys whatever their results are🤞🏻
as a Habs fan, i’m sooo excited. Hughes made some awesome moves in the past few days, the future is looking bright. Juraj with Caufield and Suzuki will be so entertaining
Nothing brings an athlete more confidence than having an entire nation that's behind your back supporting you. Glad the Habs have 2 of Slovakia's brightest prospects in their system, and I hope they become great players in the future for the CH
enjoyed the video well done. just one thing to mention, ice hockey is n1. sport in slovakia combined with football, it is about 50/50 but during hockey season, all lights are on the hockey players
woow im really starting to like Slovakia 🥰
And he was drafted 1st overall with another slovak superstar Simon Nemec being drafted 2nd overall. The best draft in Slovak history. SLOVENSKOOO🤍💙❤
Bro, Hockey is literally number one sport in Slovakia 🤣 other than that, great video, thumbs up 👍
A great tribute to the young star! Great analysis and throwbacks of his already quite impressive career. Well done. It was a pleasure to listen and watch your video. Great arguments and thinking.
And as a Montreal Canadien fan living in Montreal we got this guy can wait to see him play next season.A first line with Suzuki Caufield and Slafkovsky WOW perfect line can wait for the start of the season.GO HABS GO.
I really enjoyed this. First time on your channel. Thumbs up on the editing. I hope you start doing more of these on all the players if possible lol I would definitely watch every one of them.
Nice video! So happy I found your channel, hockey needs more KZheadrs like you. Can only go up from here 🔥
really good video! I didn’t know much about him leading into the draft, but based off a few interviews I was rooting for him to go first overall… and he did!!! this video provides a lot of great insight into his accomplishments and what kind of player he is. He’s already an amazing hockey player BEFORE he even enters the nhl! I can’t wait to see him on the habs
Awesome video, too! Great recap of his year.
that is the video i was looking for, explaining the hype/progression of this player for the draft. Thank you.
HABS BABYYYYY! Great video man. Subbed!
You got yourself a new subscriber. That is some quality content man!
1:24 Ice Hockwy is the most popular sport in Slovakia btw
this is one of the best videos i’ve seen! get ready… this is just the beginning 😈 🇸🇰
Man, Hockey is a very popular sport in Slovakia, not as you say. Otherwise a nice video.
it's definitely number 1 and has been for the last 20 years
Sick editing and video bro
Nice document thanks, we can be finally proud about something as Slovakian citizens.
This is incredible! Great work!
Thank you kindly :)
This is a super well produced video
Great video. When I think about it, we have the first two places in this year's draft, so congratulations, the jersey for them is a win.
No way does Nemec go before Shane Wright. I will say, as a Devils fan, though, I sure hope Slaf falls to #2.
Well this aged poorly. As a Devils fan, I did not expect the Nemec pick.
W channel love your content bro seriously ur getting recommended out there so don’t worry u gon blow up
Thank you a million :)
In slovakia hockey is the dominant sport
nice vid
Damn, I have found your channel by accident but this video was fire 🔥
hes a talented player, can manage a 2on1 situation decently plus much more AND hes still really young so im excited to see more from him.
Chills! This kids nhl career has the potential to be something special
Actually hockey is a religion in Slovakia and is for sure a dominant sport overall great video.
Really want to see him play in NHL. Because he is such a good player. Great video man, thanks. 🙂
budem najlepší hráč
@@jurajslafkovsky3956 Roztrhni im tam huby, Juraj. Ukáž im ako sa hrá hokej!
Proud to be Slovak indeed
I am Slovak, love to see such a video about Sovak prospect…. but i am also motion designer, man! your video editing is so tense, i mean, i love it! Realy awesome editing and sound design. Klobuk dole as we say in Slovakia :)
Means a ton! Thank you very much :)
Great video hope to see more like this
More is on the way ;)
Bro you’re legit the most entertaining hockey KZheadr your content quality is amazing I don’t say it lightly I’m a very critical person
Thank you!
in slovakia ice hockwy is very dominant sport
Nice video!!!!
Nice video you deserve more subs :)
Really interesting video. The insight into his cultural impact and what he's become in Slovakia was fascinating. I've been wondering why I constantly see comments from Slovaks on KZhead about how he's going to be a star, and why they're so attached to him, because the perception in North America feels very different. It's at least reassuring to know that he's already handled a ton of pressure and celebrity. I'm a Habs fan, and most of us don't want the Habs to draft him 1st overall, for all sorts of reasons. The most notable is that we've had a recent experience with a late-rising Liiga player who did well in international competition, with Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and we don't want to repeat that. Slaf's Liiga stats are even more alarming than KK's. A lot of Habs fans have been hoping for the team to pivot to an analytic approach to drafting for a while now, and the basic analytic (i.e. NHLe) model screams "stay away" in big red letters. More advanced analytics are more flattering, because he does do a lot of little things right, but still not all that encouraging. There's another aspect, which is very specific to Montreal, where all of our dumbest analysts and scouts have been praising him for 6 months, and they're the same people who praised Laine over Matthews, Kotkaniemi over Quinn Hughes, etc. It's certainly a logical fallacy to discount him for that reason, because it's guilt-by-association, but at least it'll help explain our attitudes to people on the outside. I get the sense, and I might be wrong, that he was too good for the U20 league while not quite being ready for Liiga. Regardless, I think he almost certainly could use another year before he hits the NHL, either in Liiga or in the AHL. I really do hope he hits his potential, whether it's in Montreal, New Jersey, or elsewhere. There's not enough great power forwards in the league.
Literally the perfect assessment and exactly what I’m going for. I don’t think by many means that he’s the most skilled or statistically sound player in the draft. But I’m glad you were able to grasp the cultural impact side of what I was targeting. Although I am a big Slafkovsky supporter, I understand the risk assessment and history behind drafting players such as him. Thank you for the support :)
@@FaceoffWithFarenholtz yeah no worries, I think you argued pretty well. I'm trying to expose myself to different perspectives because I think I've been overly negative ever since the Bobby Mac survey dropped yesterday. I've been dreaming of a Wright-Suzuki 1-2 punch for a while now, so I'm trying to adjust to the possibility of that not happening. I've already run through all of the worst-case scenarios if they pick Slaf, so I'm trying to see best-case scenarios instead.
W editing
That was an awesome video. I wasn't sure about passing on Wright at first but the more I look into this guy the more I like him. Take my sub you legend !
I like slaf. I think whoever selects him has an opportunity to get a very good top 6 Forward. Honestly, his concerns of his skating ability is pretty weak as he moves pretty well on the ice. Great Video!
This one helluva work put in making this video. One of the best hockey videos made, great editing, voiceover and information value. Keep it going!
unreal video.
You make excellent videos, excellent predictions and I like that you like our young guns. If you need anything from a native Slovak, let me know, I'll be happy to help.
Just a little mistake it wasn't our first medal but it was the first medal after a while (the last one we secured in 2004)
very beatiful video
Will there be more videos about Slovak top prospects? Maybe try to track what caused downfall of Slovak hockey and on the other hand what caused this enourmous rise, because it is not only about Slafkovsky, but also Nemec, Mešár, Sýkora, Petrovský and Dvorský, Molnár being eligible next year.
There are plenty of ideas surrounding Slovakia and other prospects in my little note book, don't you worry :)
About that I can answer very clearly. It was a change in leadership. The head of Slovak hockey Igor Nemecek resigned due to players boycotting the national team and was replaced by business manager Martin Kohút who eventually left to make way for former NHL star's Miroslav Šatan presidency of the Slovak hockey federation. Šatan was quick to approach experts such as Craig Ramsay, Scott Moser, succesfull Slovak coaches abroad such Martin Dendis, NHL scouts like Otto Haščák, and Finnish analyst Juuka Tikkaja. The work with youth changed drastically and it's still in the process. That's the story in a nutshell.
Welcome to Jersey Slaf!!
Nice drill beat for the intro
Well.... here we go!
Slafkovsky will be a perfect compliment to Jack Hughes on the wing. They will dominate and I'm drooling just thinking about how many points they will put up in their primes 😎 LFGD
I think he's gonna be a better compliment to Suzuki-Caufield 😜
Omfg man .. i did not know your comment was from 4 days ago .. .. for a second, i thought Havs got Jack Hugues in a trade .. my heart stopped beating for a second lol Jeeeezusss .. 😱😂
@@jbunit2 lmfao I'm still salty about it!
Hope Montreal draft him
Hopes granted
proud of him
I am proud of all Slovak players in NHL or any other lige. There is not many of us, but they are humble, show their skills and respect. And what matters. Be true to your self and be proud what you do.
Montreal !!!!!!!
Honestly as a Slovak, it's so true
VSAUCE MUSIC ❤️❤️🤣 the nostalgia
I was waiting for someone to say something :)
Next years draft and McDavids draft are the best drafts we’ve ever seen
2003 up there too
Habs swinging air right now
2003 is the best draft of all time. You had teams literally build their rosters form that draft Ducks- Getzlaf and Perry Preds-Suter, Weber Flyers- Richards and Carter five guys, taken in the ninth round played in over four hundred games.
TPS mentioned!
Hockey is too expensive for regulars so not many play here in Slovakia. So w e have more football players because its cheaper but when the world cup airs on tv 90% watch it so hockey is 99% the most pupular sport from my view as slovak myself. Anyway good video 👌 PS: Where do you have your data from about the popularity of hockey in Slovakia ?
Google: Most popular sport in Slovakia. Your reason is 100% the truth though, it’s not that I don’t understand, I just made a hasty decision. Thanks for watching the video though :)
Awesome video, Just wondering what audio you used at 6:20
kzhead.info/sun/arGzlZ2lmJaQqac/bejne.html Instrumental track from LCS Sounds, thank you for watching :)
@@FaceoffWithFarenholtz Thanks ill prob make an edit on Slafkovsky
@@FaceoffWithFarenholtz Also What editor do you use?
Premiere Pro
Sidney Crosby. Coner Mc David Wayne Gretzky were massive cultural icons as teens in Canada and made impact on the US
I think he'll be the next Jonathan Toews in terms of playoff performance
You convinced me, my team should take him first, i was leaning for wright, a more safe pick but just heard from a scout that he doesn’t back check and doesn’t show up for big games, another factor is that montreals GM said during the season he wants quick dynamic players, apparently wright is not that fast, is slovosky fast? You didn’t mention that aspect
Neither are speed demons, but I wouldn't call any of them poor skaters, it's just not their calling card. Thanks for watching :)
Slaf is much more dynamic in his style of play. Shane lacks a lot of compete and intensity in my opinion.
I am slovak and I would hold my horses in regards Slafkovsky. He has tons of work to do to become even stable member of any NHL team and not ending up in farm. We Slovaks are funny bunch, if we do well in hockey everyone is a big supporter and great patriot . However if we play bad everyone put their tail between the legs and moaning and blaming everyone hence after the bronze medal from WOG they created heroes and it happened to be Slafkovsky, before Olympic very few people knew who he was. It's funny seeing many Slovaks all over the internet saying how good Slafkovsky is 😀😀 and man you should see the slovak media, there is literally no one day that they would come up with some article about this year draft and mentioning that Slafkovsky might be first pick and so on. It's actually embarrassing and awkward... Slovakia lacks any sports success in recent years so this is for many people huge. Nevertheless I hope this boy and the others as well will do good regardless whether is picked from 1st or 100th spot in this year draft.
As a Slovak myself, what you are writing is a pure disgrace and you should be ashamed. Media coverage is neither embarassing nor awkward, it's just your dumb dont-look-you-will-break-it mentality. He is great and I'm proud that he's getting so much coverage, hell he seems to be handling it really well! I've noticed Slaf last year and it was a shame that he couldn't score a goal at 2021 WC, bcs he was great. However he seems to have doubled down on hard work! And it has paid off in 2022 so far!
well he went first!
I'm slovak and I strongly suggest you to hold those horses of yours and stop winging on internet. What a shame ! GO Slafkovsky and prove winging wrong!
Moron
You know what? Your comment really did age poorly, like a hot milk in the sun. It's quite sad that while many people from abroad (also experts) ended up recognizing his qualities, there are still some people in his own country who try to belittle his achievements (like anyone's achievement in general). You know, envy is not a good trait to show. In this case, the media were right and they were right for a reason. Now it's you and your comment that are actually embarrasing and awkward (to use your own words). Now you can put your tail between your legs and moan.
BIENVENUE A MONTREAL 🥱🥱😈
The things is not many watch Slovaks regional league but when world championship comes it becomes national sport
Next year is gonna be a league changing draft fs
Great video bro, as a habs fan, I lowkey want them to take him over Shane wright because he’s got the higher ceiling in my opinion
Nj will draft him
Nevermind
Bro, I heard that Juraj, Shane, Power, and some other players from the December WJC aren't returning to the Continuation of the WJC in August, even though they said they could return, so that's it for Slafkovsky with Team Slovakia until possibly 2026 Olympics
never ever say hockey is not famous in slovakia :D please.... for sure n.1 sport in country
I think we can learn something from over hyping the international players that we debate for first pick, example being laine, kakko, zadina, etc. I'd stick with the solid riskless shane wright.
And that's your choice. The same can be said about any player really. It's early on, but I'm pretty sure most would not have Lafreniere as their lock anymore regarding the 2020 draft, as for Byfield at 2 as well. The reality is anyone can succumb to the pressure. Whoever the Habs select at number 1 will be a phenomanal player :)
I would take Laine first overall
Laine has been great in the NHL just far too inconsistent = Laine Streaks 16-17 = Feb 14th to Feb 28th = 8-4-12 pts in 6 games Dec 31st to Feb 2nd = 4-9-13 pts in 8 games November 4th to November 10th = 5-3-8 pts in 4 games Laine 2016-17 streaks combined = 17-17-34 pts in 18 games Laine Streaks 17-18 = Nov 2nd to Nov 18th = 6-3-9 pts in 8 games Dec 1st to Dec 9th = 4-5-9 pts in 5 games Feb 16th t0 Mar 18th = 18-8-26 pts pts in 15 games Laine 2017-18 streaks combined = 28-16-44 pts in 28 games Laine Streaks 18-19 = Nov 16th to Nov 24th = 11-1-12 pts in 5 games Dec 9th to Dec 16th = 2-4-6 pts in 5 games Feb 20th to Feb 26th = 4-2-6 pts in 4 games Laine 2017-18 streaks combined = 19-7-26 pts in 14 games Laine Streaks 19-20 = Oct 3rd to Oct 10th = 3-7-10 pts in 5 games Dec 10th to Dec 17th = 3-1-4 pts in 4 games Feb 16th to Feb 22nd = 2-4-6 pts in 4 games Laine 2019-20 streaks combined = 8-12-20 pts in 13 games Laine Streaks 20-21 = Feb 11th to Fe 18th = 2-3-4 pts in 4 games Laine Streaks 21-22 = Oct 14th to Oct 23rd = 2-4-6 pts in 5 games Jan 27th to Feb 24th = 13-8-21 pts in 11 games Mar 1st to Mar 7th = 3-3-6 pts in 4 games Mar 13th to Mar 19th = 3-3-6 pts in 4 games Laine 2021-22 streaks combined = 21-18-39 pts in 24 games
Ppl knock him for his skating, he's not slow at all. For his size his foot work is not slow by any means it's actually pretty fast. He skates like he's 5'11 even tho he's 6'4. Also I keep seeing he doesn't use this size correctly well he can still learn all players can learn and improve in that area, I'm sure he will. He's only 18
He's been compared to Jagr in terms of the way he uses his size, and I like that. Those people saying he doesn't use it correctly expect him to be throwing his body around, but that's just going to end his career sooner.
1:25 Ice hockey IS the dominant sport in Slovakia when it comes to TV viewership. But when it comes to registered playeres, football is by far more popular unfortunately because it's far cheaper.
H'es a habs now !
Just a correction. Hockey IS the main sport in Slovakia.
What song was used at 6:19
I will find it for you. I’ll edit this and link it tomorrow morning :)
kzhead.info/sun/arGzlZ2lmJaQqac/bejne.html Instrumental track, but still goes hard :)
@@FaceoffWithFarenholtz Thanks I appreciate it. Awesome video, keep up the great work
2003 was the best draft ever
Oh trust me man, slovakia does like hockey i would say its Number 1 sport
Great video but I have to correct you - hockey is the national sport here in Slovakia
I won't make excuses, I kind of based it off of registered athletes in the nation. And with that research, I found soccer > hockey by a grand margin. Perhaps more research should be done for next time, thanks for watching though :)
@@FaceoffWithFarenholtz If you ask a random Slovak, he will probably say that the national sport is hockey, but if you take it by the number of registered players, you are actually right, because many people play sunday football leagues + your research is already really really good :)
@@adamrehak9486 Cheers my friend :)
@@FaceoffWithFarenholtz I played soccer and hockey too... Soccer is played in Slovakia bcs Hockey is more more expensive and there arent arenas in every city... Soccer stadions are in every villages over 1000 population... So thats why... SLOVAKIA IS HOCKEY COUNTRY
I don’t understand. Slafkovsky is not P Forsberg or Lindros. He does not completely dominate physically. He is a big forward with excellent skill.
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he actually is legal adult...
Imagine Slavkosky Dach Anderson on a line lol
That is a sexy line not gonna lie.
1:27 that is indeed incorrect ice hockey is the most popular sport in slovakia as of slovakia is the 8th best country in ice hockey
Interesting a hockey play would go through braces, shoot do what you want. But this as pearly whites might not survive a NHL career. Much love and luck to you Slav
Juraja by v Montrealu zabili ,nemaji na to tedka ani tym ,radsi at jde do Jersey
Tak tak v devils maju paradny young core a menej toxicku fanbase
@@endokrivonosy7938 hlavne at nejde do Monrealu nebo Arizony ,drzim mu palce ...
Máš pravdu! Jersey je lepšie miesto pre neho V Montreale by ho tí fanúšikovia zabili
That guy has 3 more years of filling out. Just imagine
6'4 229lbs now... I don't think there will be much more growing, but easily has the potential to be one of the biggest in the league.
I donno man...kent hughes is going to pull all his hair out trying to make this decision
Well 1985