Juraj Slafkovsky speaks to the media and NJD.TV about the NHL Draft and the Devils

[@dominiclaporte8040]

Man, he just won me over with that phrase. ''In the end i just want to be the best player from this draft''.

[@deadpoolest899]

This kids confidence level is through the roof!! Seems like a great individule, and wish nothing but the best for these guys regardless what team drafts them!

[@dtptcn]

Yes. And he's only 18! I was a moron at 18. 😅

[@mortyllien]

Veľa šťastia Slafo

[@tubingforever]

What does that mean in human?

[@milankobrodec5079]

Best of luck slaf

[@beggs8836]

@@tubingforever It means we go with tanks to Budapest

[@greatslavia9662]

@@beggs8836 Kľud 😂

[@miropele1024]

@@beggs8836 A man of culture 😄

[@blessedbeliever8725]

Love this kid….wish him much success. Montreal looks to have picked a pretty good player.

[@andersongomez636]

His body language is great 👍

[@jozefbudovsky5053]

Very promisive player, lot of pros. Some cons but that is something that can be improved. His presence on ice is overwhelming at the age of 18 he dominated against world class defenders at OG/WC. And very relaxed yet mature personality unusual for someone at his age. His attitude towards media makes him an interesting article. Whoever picks him is getting a very comprehensive package.

[@stephanel6637]

OG = NO NHL players WC = 90% of players were non-NHL

[@davidkepka9166]

​@@stephanel6637 ok dude chill...there were very good player also from europe leagues, Shane Wright was playing in juniors league💀

[@matejtrnovec9144]

@@stephanel6637 If you know nothing about european leagues than just dont comment tournaments that you didnt see and stop saying trash about stuff you do not understand

[@romanlacko_tri]

what a character! :D I can't wait to see him developing and to become the best player from this draft ;)

[@FuckSociety1]

🇬🇧/🇸🇰 we’re proud all of you guys 🙌

[@janette4750]

Our Juraj,,we are proud on him😊😉😉😉😉❤️‍🔥👏👏👏👏

[@jerryczech953]

Slafkovsky ia a horse ,he could be very close to Jagr .....and he is from sports family ,his mom very good swimmer

[@Taalsman]

Dude, him on the left Hughes in the middle Holtz on the right Lethal line right there

[@sam93931]

soory :)

[@skthakor5382]

Loll that’s a good looking dude 🤣

[@emile_landry]

Lmao if his hockey career doesn’t work he can definitely start a modeling career 😂😭 like Ryan Whitney said: he’s beautiful

[@samspade4050]

He is a lot more mature than KK was at 18

[@juholaitakari1305]

Jesperi or Kaapo?

[@marktverskoy6775]

@@juholaitakari1305 Jesperi

[@juholaitakari1305]

@@marktverskoy6775 Are we talking about physical maturity or something else? Because the way Jesperi handled himself at 18 years was pretty mature. I understand he's not like your new golden boy Juraj here however "a lot more" sounds a bit too much. Also, he already blamed the team for his struggles last season so the maturity is questionable.

[@epidermiuss]

"WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF?" lol get that soyboy out of there, Juraj looked confused lol and i dont think its a translation problem

[@AlienSneak]

Bienvenue à Montréal!

[@oliverj2635]

I wish Montreal picks you as #1 !

[@oliverj2635]

AND THEY DID !!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO HABS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jaroslavmihalik5758]

He looks like Vanilla Ice,hmm???? ICE ICE BABY...

[@oliverjasinski1829]

Bring him to Jersey!

[@lionellizaire153]

I hope Montréal going to have both Shane and Slafkovsky GO HABS GO !!!!!!!

[@oogieboogie5678]

@@lionellizaire153 do you know how the draft works?? 😂😂

[@affiliateninja88]

@@oogieboogie5678 Vancouver managed to do something like this with the Sedin twins , so who knows

[@oogieboogie5678]

@@affiliateninja88 true but that worked out like a fairytale and things like that just don't happen too often

[@dominiclaporte8040]

@@affiliateninja88 The fact that they were twins had a huge part of it. You can't divide twins, it just doesn't make sense.

[@investicnysedliak]

Braces down !

[@lokybubo7829]

🇸🇰🇸🇰💪

[@larrywatts2517]

Montreal is very interested in this player. The size is what there looking for.

[@italianbaboon9970]

they wont pass on Shane Wright no freaking way !! was unanimous no1 for 3 years this guy had 2 good weeks hes a bust

[@greatslavia9662]

@@italianbaboon9970 2 good weeks? I bet you didn't even know that some guy named Juraj Slafkovsky exists before the olympics Please search up on internet about him and then say something He was always good

[@quinchienpro-prietaire7409]

@@italianbaboon9970 baboon take

[@gardenofsound7814]

@@italianbaboon9970 Oops...

[@arbor-sq4jk]

@@italianbaboon9970 youre a bust

[@drewdickson8306]

Smart kid So happy Mtl Management choae him and not the popular easy choice in Shane Stare Down Wright

[@neilsunstrum933]

If Montreal is smart they’ll take this player over Wright.

[@canada4life551]

🥇

[@robertlavigne9828]

these journalists are just pathetic at some of their questions and poor guy just found out what the hell did he sign into HAHA

[@johntempleton3560]

pick him @ #2 Devs!

[@juniorjewels7545]

Juraj to Chicago plz!!!!

[@dbrugus]

Chicago doesn't even have a pick in the first round?

[@magicmike7198]

''I-must-brake-him''

[@janpavlik3664]

Odľahčím: Jurko, nedávaj číslo každej vdove, čo po Tebe teraz pôjde:D

[@Spot-0n]

Sorry guys, I guess you should have traded your 2nd overall after all.

[@randomguy1145]

Nj Devils!

[@canada4life551]

mtl the best hockey city

[@daxdax4528]

As a Slovak, I want him in NJ, not in Montreal. The pressure of being taken by Montreal is something that is not needed for anyone, especially for 17y.o. kid. Added pressure for being a number one spot. And I do not understand this American obsession with draft and high spots. I mean it is more about what a guy does on the ice after the draft not about from which position he is picked.

[@jerryczech953]

he is 18 already )

[@10Timewaster]

agreed. As a habs fan,obviously Im glad we're getting top pick but even if they picked later Id be just as excited to see who they get. If habs pick turns out to be not the "best player" they will be criticized for it forever because thats just how pressurized this market is. Theres always going to be something to critique. There are so many great players drafted later that sometimes turn out to be much more of an impact than earlier picks. Look at Detroit getting Zetterburg and Datsyuk....absolute under the radar. I find those are the more exciting picks because they were so hard to find rather than the easy picking, sometimes overrated players. Whoever gets drafted by habs will need to have unbelievable thick skin while being "#1 pick".

[@guyalepage8867]

We all don’t understand who slafkovsky his. We will soon learn. He’s cold blooded Kent Hughes asked him at supper what did he liked most about hockey Wright probably would have said to win. Slafkovsky said « when we loose or lead by one goal and you can’t afford mistake » He’s gonna become a Slovakian legend

[@jerryczech953]

@@guyalepage8867 No ,..I know the kid little bit ,Iam Czech ..he s been on TV ,,many interviews from Worlds ,Olympics...this kid is huge and have a good personality ,really reminding me young Jaromir Jagr ,...he is hungry ,wanna learn more,he s going to be beast ..Its up to Habs GM to get better Defense ,and wins will come.....

[@jerryczech953]

@@guyalepage8867 btw ..Iam old enough to remember young Jagr ,,,Iam bacicaly grew up with him ..Iam only three years younger than former Pittsburgh star :-) I loved him polaying alongside Mario and Ron Francis ,Kevin Stevens ,Paul Coffey ...I used to skip school just to watch SC finals 1991 early morning on TV..great times ...same 1992 against Chocago ....number 1 game in the finals that year was best I have ever seen ...PURE MAGIC !

[@shawnperry3815]

I dunno, he was playing in the olympics against men, but they weren't NHL players. I don't think the habs should pick him. If they do he needs to show what he can do in Laval for a year.

[@greatslavia9662]

Well yes But Shane Wright didn't play agaisnt NHL players either

[@stephanel6637]

@@greatslavia9662 he's always a leader and always dominated at every level!!! Slafkovsky is 10pts in 31 games in Liiga!!!

[@daxdax4528]

@@stephanel6637 What about wright's deteriorated curve of performances since his peak season when he was 15 y.o.? He was projected as the next hall Famer and now he is just a second-line center.

[@sakdopice1972]

Rosters in olympics have experience of 24000+ combined nhl games ,but I guess That's just not enough competition for 17y. He needs to play agains Colorado at 17yo to get some respect from goofs.

[@rookiepundit8445]

@@stephanel6637 Good thing you are not drafting him to win Liiga in the past then.

[@jeromedangelo7028]

Oh you think Montreal's traffic is bad kid? Wait till you come to New Jersey.

[@hockeycentral1149]

He won't be going NJ unless he needs to puke

[@NickDaTech]

@@hockeycentral1149 🤣🤣🤣👌

[@elfin34Lelfegameur]

Montreal pls pick Wright first and Slaf second🔥

[@hockeycentral1149]

Haha

[@animepfpsr4virgins964]

Didn’t think Putin was allowing possible front line bodies to play hockey

[@michaleiso6895]

what are you talking about ? wake up troll ! He is from SLOVAKIA !!! Mikita, Stastny, Bondra, Demitra, Hossa, Gaborik, Chara, Palffy, Handzus and many more ! remember that you donut !!!

[@oliverj2635]

Uneducated.

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

You realize he’s from Slovakia right?

[@LouieNJ]

@@michaleiso6895 His name is literally "Troll Account".

[@michaleiso6895]

@@LouieNJ yes i know, thats why im calling him troll, but even a troll needs to know that Slafkovsky is from Slovakia !