Juraj Slafkovsky scored his second NHL goal over the weekend while Shane Wright was a healthy scratch for the third game in a row, is Connor Bedard or Matvei Michkov the 2023 NHL Draft's best goal-scorer, and why the WHL is THE Junior league to watch this season. All coming up on this first-ever episode of the Locked On NHL Prospects Podcast.

A detailed breakdown of the differences between Juraj Slafkovsky and Shane Wright's profiles, their different development needs, and why there's no need to panic in Wright's case. Then, an analysis of the WHL's absurd amount of talent for the 2023 NHL Draft, from Connor Bedard to Zach Benson, Brayden Yager, Andrew Cristall and Caden Price. Finally, a detailed description of what makes Bedard and Matvei Michkov the best goal-scorers of their class, and which of the two is better at filling the net.

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