Around (almost) the same time last year, I posted an article on the website saying this: It's time for Juraj Slafkovsky to wake up.
The great Slovak player, at that time, hadn't had a strong start to the season, and we needed to see more from him.
And today, a year later… I feel like I have to make the same darn observation.
Slaf has talent. He's capable of making a big impact on the ice with his size, and we know he can be a dominant player because we saw him do it in '25–'26.
But