With a new season on the Horizon, its hard for Slavakov to not be excited. San Francisco was one of the best teams in the league last season and they made some big offseason moves, specifically in adding JUST to the forward group. This is also Slavakov’s first season as a defenseman, and that’s where a lot of his anxiety lies. Since he was a young kid in Russia he’s always played as a power forward type of player, but now he will need to be more defensively responsible and focus less on scoring goals and focus more on keeping goals out. However, his coach has said he will still be involved offensively, passing and facilitating offensive play. He also will be on a defensive pair with Rikard Bjerg, the reigning defensive defenseman of the year, so Slavakov is excited about his new defensive opportunity. When the puck drops, Slavakov will be ready for another great season.