Juraj Slafkovsky ‘flourishes’ for the Montreal Canadiens’ Roster at the eleventh hour

Juraj Slafkovsky ‘flourishes’ for the Montreal Canadiens’ Roster at the eleventh hour

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The Montreal Canadiens are all set to roll off their season with the No. 1 NHL Draft pick – Juraj Slafkovsky. Up against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Slafkovsky was seen practicing with the forward line of Christian Dvorak and Brendan Gallagher. Although, Juraj didn’t make the final cut for the game.

Scoring a total of 7 goals for Slovakia at the Olypics 2022 held in Beijing Olympics, Juraj Slafkovsky was the MVP for Slovakia and led them to a Bronze medal. Plying his trade in Finland’s apex league – the “Liiga”, he collected 7 points corutesy 2 goals and 5 assists. Juraj now is definitely up for a challenge as the NHL has the best of the best.

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“I’ll just play my best game every time I get the chance to play,” Slafkovksy states. “I think if I give everything then I can stay here for a long time, and that’s what I will try to do.” The Slovakian seems to be quite confident in his skills as he looks to meet this new challenge head-on.

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Juraj Slafkovsky – the missing pieces of the puzzle for the Canadiens?

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The deadline to finalise and submit the rosters was Sunday 5p.m. The Canadiens sent Justin Barron, Rafael Harvey-Pinard Otto Leskinen, Cayden Primeau, and Jesse Ylonen to hone their skills in the AHL’s Laval Rocket. Subsequently, the services of the draft picks – Slafkovsky and Kaiden Guhle, will be available to the Canadiens if need be.

Juraj Slafkovksy is ready to showcase his talent in the NHL. “I’ll just play my best game every time I get the chance to play. I think if I give everything then I can stay here for a long time, and that’s what I will try to do”. Juraj Slafkovsky is among the rookies to have made the cut for final roster along with Guhle, Jordan Harris and Arber Xhekaj.

The Montreal Canadiens coach – Martin St. Louis is quite optimistic with the way his team has shaped up for this season. Informing all four at the same time about their inclusion, he said – “I think if you bring them in one at a time they’ll think they’ve been cut,” St. Louis said. “It’s always more fun to celebrate as a group. When you have a big moment like that it’s always fun when there are people around you. A moment like that by yourself isn’t as much fun.”

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