Juraj Slafkovsky is fed up with excuses: he wants to 'stop talking and perform'

Obviously, if the Habs want to do better than last year, it’s going to take a contribution from everyone. All 18 skaters (and the goalie) will have to play as a team, but on some nights, the best will have to be the best. No matter how old they are, the members of the first line will have to step up and go for the win. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield don’t have a history of bad performances in October or November. content-ads]When you put it that way, you realize that yes, Juraj Slafkovsky will have some pressure on his shoulders to start the season, and he knows it. In an interview with Arpon Basu of The Athletic, the Slovak said he didn’t just want to say he had to do better: he wanted it to show on the ice.

What I found interesting was Slaf’s admission that his summer of work in 2025 was quite a bit more productive than in 2024.

Maybe the year before, I was too comfortable, I don’t know. But I feel that my summer (2025) was harder and better than the one before. I don’t know why, but that’s my feeling.

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Juraj Slafkovsky

Remember that in the summer of 2024, he had just signed an eight-year contract and enjoyed a magnificent end to the season. Slaf has never been afraid to criticize himself publicly. I look forward to the day when he doesn’t have to

’Overtime’

– Attention all interested parties.

– Mitch Marner wants to win the Stanley Cup. [ FS] – The Maple Leafs are heavy. Sometimes, at the beginning of the season, it can be hard to get the machine going