Prospect Info: [2024 - 5th] Ivan Motherbleeping Demidov (RW), SKA St. Petersburg (MHL)

[Ozmodiar]

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Do they know they’re playing against Demidov, not Putin?

Of course they do. He doesn't fall down every 5 seconds.

 

[themilosh]

Demidov Goal 2:33
Demidov Assist 5:01
Demidov Assist 8:42
Demidov What a Pass/Assist 11:01

wasn't going to put this in a vid since they are just skating around but with a couple days till his season opener I thought might as well.

Who the hell is #60 on white for Demidov goal? Leafs could use a backchecker like that.

 

[themilosh]

#81 looked like he came from the 1972 summit series.

I think we need to charter a plane to bring the hfboard crew to a few games this year. Surely uncle Vlad might consider it great publicity for KHL..

 

[Walrus26]

I think we need to charter a plane to bring the hfboard crew to a few games this year. Surely uncle Vlad might consider it great publicity for KHL..

If you can get the pilot to go via East Midlands airport for refuelling, I'll join you ;-)

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

If you like Russian songs , it's shows the SKA 24-25 roster with Demidov.

 

[Tyson]

If you like Ruusian songs , it's shows the SKA 24-25 roster with Demidov.

That is very well done. The KHL seems to be a well organized league.

 

[le_sean]

That is very well done. The KHL seems to be a well organized league.

Citizen morale is likely a high priority in Russia right now.

 

[SwiftyHab]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830969336804360445

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

If he stays on the team, he will do something Michkov didn't do.

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

I think for the first time, we will see a lot of Habs fans watch every SKA games in the KHL, i think , this is a first.

 

[Ozmodiar]

The Habs really didn’t expect him to drop to 5.

Their press release announcing the prospects game coming up in mid September included this:

The club’s first-round, fifth overall selection from the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, who will be announced tomorrow night in Las Vegas, is also expected to play.

 

[morhilane]

If he stays on the team, he will do something Michkov didn't do.

Might be hard, Michkov was getting lots of opportunities in Sochi because the roster wasn't that good. It's different with SKA.

 

[overlords]

Might be hard, Michkov was getting lots of opportunities in Sochi because the roster wasn't that good. It's different with SKA.

SKA is secretly based and was flexing its internal 'no manlet' policy.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

The Habs really didn’t expect him to drop to 5.

Their press release announcing the prospects game coming up in mid September included this:

I doubt the team that writes the habs articles had knowledge on who the habs wanted.

Most of the names that were seen as a possibility at 5 (Sennecke, Lindstrom, Dickinson, Iginla, Catton, Parekh) would've taken part in the prospects game, so there was a good chance that we would pick someone who wouldve been there.

 

[Rapala]

I think for the first time, we will see a lot of Habs fans watch every SKA games in the KHL, i think , this is a first.

Considering the number of fans who actually watched Reinbacher play hoping he'd lose...
Hmmm you may just be right.

 

[WeThreeKings]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830976691201810847

 

[26Mats]

I could see Laine working well with Suzuki and Slaf - and then Demidov really bringing the best out of Dach and Cafield.

Laine - Suzuki - Slaf
Caufield - Dach - Demidov (would be like Caufield-Suzuki-Dach, except Demidov in for Suzuki).

 

[Mudz]

I could see Laine working well with Suzuki and Slaf - and then Demidov really bringing the best out of Dach and Cafield.

Laine - Suzuki - Slaf
Caufield - Dach - Demidov (would be like Caufield-Suzuki-Dach, except Demidov in for Suzuki).

I got

Laine- Suzuki - Demidov --- Big-Mid-Mid
Caufield - Dach - Slaf - Small-Big-Big
Roy-Beck-Newhook

 

[themilosh]

If you can get the pilot to go via East Midlands airport for refuelling, I'll join you ;-)

If SKA had the marketing, it'd make for quite the adventure! Uncle Vlad subsidizes 1 plane from MTL, and 1 plane from TOR to get ~500 Canadians to cheer on SKA for 1 week in mother Russia..
How many went for the Summit Series?

 

[overlords]

If SKA had the marketing, it'd make for quite the adventure! Uncle Vlad subsidizes 1 plane from MTL, and 1 plane from TOR to get ~500 Canadians to cheer on SKA for 1 week in mother Russia..
How many went for the Summit Series?

I ain't getting on any Ruskie KHL plane and/or flying through eastern european air space

 

[Ozmodiar]

I doubt the team that writes the habs articles had knowledge on who the habs wanted.

Most of the names that were seen as a possibility at 5 (Sennecke, Lindstrom, Dickinson, Iginla, Catton, Parekh) would've taken part in the prospects game, so there was a good chance that we would pick someone who wouldve been there.

I wasn’t being too serious, however…

In the same paragraph, the press release names 7 players who are eligible to participate. You can bet the Comms team involved the hockey ops folks in some way - either asked for a blurb about who might be playing, or at least had them sign off on the list they came up with. Given the timing, hockey ops were likely too busy to give it much thought.

 

[Kennerback]

I doubt the team that writes the habs articles had knowledge on who the habs wanted.

Most of the names that were seen as a possibility at 5 (Sennecke, Lindstrom, Dickinson, Iginla, Catton, Parekh) would've taken part in the prospects game, so there was a good chance that we would pick someone who wouldve been there.

If it wasn’t clear before, it’s now clear Demidov was top-2 in the draft, and Habs would have made the right decision to move up and fetch him earlier if they knew he’d be gone by 5.

It hurts me to think we missed out on him. I hope their mission was litterally « Get Demidov! ».

 

[NotProkofievian]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1830976691201810847

Where's the rest of the clip?

 

[themilosh]

I ain't getting on any Ruskie KHL plane and/or flying through eastern european air space

Who said anything about russian planes? Mind you that would make for a great chapter in the series.. lol