With the February release of several draft prognosticator’s rankings, just about everyone had mentioned how the gap is closing on Shane Wright as the projected first overall pick in the 2022 draft. The most prominent name mentioned as a challenger was Logan Cooley of the US U18 team. Some have considered Finns Joakim Kemell and Brad Lambert, while others have discussed Russians Ivan Miroshnichenko or Danila Yurov. Our No. 4 ranked prospect from the most rcent rankings is now part of the conversation: Slovak Juraj Slafkovsky. The 17-year-old winger leads the Olympics with five goals in five games. He scored the only two Slovakian goals in a tournament-opening 6-2 loss to Finland. He potted the Slovak’s lone goal in a 4-1 loss to Sweden, and the game-winner in a 5-2 win over Latvia in preliminary play. He added his fifth of the tourney in a 3-2 upset win over the Americans in the quarters. Slafkovsky has been projected as a top 10 pick despite his inability to put up numbers in Fin...