Prospects 2025: Lynden Lakovic dreams of playing with Juraj Slafkovsky

Not with Nick Suzuki, or Cole Caufield or Ivan Demidov.

No, no, Lakovic dreams of playing with Juraj Slafkovsky.

In an interview with Anthony Martineau, the youngster confided in us.

It’s flattering for the Slovak, of course, and especially interesting that a first-round prospect would dream of playing with Slaf.

Still, Lakovic remained humble, saying he wouldn’t want to break up the line Slaf completes with Suzuki and Caufield, and that he’d understand if he didn’t play with the Slovak if the Habs drafted him.

The 18-year-old winger also likes the game of Michael Hage, a player he could see completing.

To talk about Lakovic in a little more detail now, well, he’s a 6 foot 4 inch winger, who describes himself as a scorer capable of playing 200 feet.

Lakovic played with the Moose Jaw Warriors in the WHL this year, when he racked up 58 points, including 27 goals in 47 games.

The young Canadiens player compares himself closely to Tage Thompson, whose style of play he likes to emulate.

Normally, Lakovic is expected to emerge around the middle of the first round. According to the various mock drafts, his name could be called between 12th and 23rd.

It’ll be interesting to see whether the Habs will go for Lakovic with one of their two picks, assuming they keep them.

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