When I watched Slafkovsky in practice and in the locker room, his body language, in tight areas, high traffic areas, in the corners, in front of the net, I was just thinking, ‘This guy reminds me of somebody. Who is that?' So I'm going back in my memories and it was, ‘What the fuck? This guy looks like Jagr!'
Jagr was always smiling, always a very positive guy. He was very funny in the locker room. At 17 years old he was prepared to play in these championships at the men's level. Same with Slafkovsky. It's not even on the ice, but off the ice at dinners, he's a very funny guy. He's making jokes with all the players. I talked to Nick and said, ‘If somebody can take the big pressure in Montreal, it will be this guy. Before when I compared him, I thought I probably said too much. But no, he could be like Jagr. He's got a lot of things like him.
