Juraj Slafkovsky to 30 goals this season: one of Arpon Basu’s bold predictions

One goal (on the powerplay, on a throw-in) in two games is nothing to write home about, but if you've been watching the Habs games this season, you'll have noticed that Juraj Slafkovsky wants to start off on the right foot. He'll probably never be the 100-point player, but 30 goals in one season is possible. At least, that's one of 32 bold predictions by Arpon Basu, who wrote a piece on The Athletic on the subject. The sample size is small (two games), but he's on track to score 41 goals, hehe. No, but more seriously, scoring 30 goals is still a very distant plateau, but in Toronto and Detroit, we felt he was more physically involved and in enemy territory, especially.

He's not going to make headlines like the Connor McDavids and Nathan MacKinnons of this world, but his play is freakishly effective, which will help him rack up points and create space for teammates Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. He's been one of the team's best players since the start of the young season. content-ads]

Juraj Slafkovsky #20 (6'3″, 238 lbs) was the most useful player in all aspects of the game last night. He was constantly a problem for the opposing defenders with a very aggressive forecheck, finishing his checks, and using his stick in the neutral zone to cut passing lanes. He… pic.twitter.com/3u62B8IpQS

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In the last two seasons, Slaf has scored 50 and 51 points respectively. But remember, he got going in the second half of the season. If he can be consistent this season, he could do some damage. Plus, he's playing with the club's two best forwards. In the text of bold predictions, Basu also sees Alexander Nikishin or Sam Rinzel winning the Calder Trophy, much to Ivan Demidov's dismay. The journalist also wrote that the Ducks will make the playoffs, the Panthers will make a huge deal to replace Aleksander Barkov and much more just HERE

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