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

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Pompeius Magnus said:
Yeah, getting to play with Kuznetsov will be really good for him hockey wise, but I sure hope Demidov doesn't spend any more time than absolutely necessary around the guy outside the rink.
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Demidov strikes me as VERY focused on his goals. Learning TWO languages at the same time for when he comes here, studying coaching at a university level to better understand the game, a reputation for being a gym rat. I don’t think anybody is going to distract this kid
 
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MTL Dirty Birdy said:
Demidov strikes me as VERY focused on his goals. Learning TWO languages at the same time for when he comes here, studying coaching at a university level to better understand the game, a reputation for being a gym rat. I don’t think anybody is going to distract this kid
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That's what you call a professional. A real one
 
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Who cares? I'm hoping Demidov is an incredible NHLer and ideally better in the NHL than Michkov, but that doesn't really matter. The truth is that what either did/does in the KHL isn't the end of the story and the one time they were in competition (trying to make SKA last season), Demidov won out, even if he didn't stick on the team.

I'm more interested in seeing how Reinbacher progresses in NA relative to Michkov than Demidov.
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exactly...Habs won the Cup when Howe, Orr and Gretzky played in the league. Great players don't always guarantee championships.
 
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Watched @montreal 's shift by shift. He was good for a rookie, but still rough around the edges and has many things to work on. Looks stronger and faster. The stick skills are sick. The smarts are there.

One thing I hope continues is having Kuznetsov on his line. Even being way past his prime, Kuznetsov is still a hell of a smart player on top of being an incredible skater technically. His shuffles are still some of the best in the world. He's patient and is so good at creating open ice for his teammates and making defenses commit. He'll learn a lot about what creates offense in the KHL and NHL playing with him
 
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70 days since the Demidov era began.
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DinosaurBones said:
Anyone know the depth chart/where’s he’s playing? Sorry if been asked
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Had the 14th most minutes yesterday and had 14 minutes of ice time which equates to 3rd line minutes.

Andrei79 said:
Watched @montreal 's shift by shift. He was good for a rookie, but still rough around the edges and has many things to work on. Looks stronger and faster. The stick skills are sick. The smarts are there.

One thing I hope continues is having Kuznetsov on his line. Even being way past his prime, Kuznetsov is still a hell of a smart player on top of being an incredible skater technically. His shuffles are still some of the best in the world. He's patient and is so good at creating open ice for his teammates and making defenses commit. He'll learn a lot about what creates offense in the KHL and NHL playing with him
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"One thing I hope continues is having Kuznetsov on his line"

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Habricot said:
What would be considered a very good season for Demidov point wise in the KHL?
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To me, to confirm that he's as good as everybody see him, he has to put up 0,75 ppg in the KHL. That's if they play him top9 minutes, obviously. If he get the 'he wanna leave Russia' treatment and is getting benched, i have no other expectations than seeing him coming overseas at the end of the season.
 
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What would be considered a very good season for Demidov point wise in the KHL?
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He’s already met my expectations for a very good season in the KHL. He’s shown me he’s big enough, he’s strong enough. He can deke, spin and confuse KHL players with practically the same ease as he does MHL Juniors. Zero learning curve was necessary.

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Michkov had 41 pts in 48 games. (0.85 ppg)

Next U20 KHL forward (Ilyin) had 29 pts in 65 games. (0.45 ppg)

So somewhere in between would be good.
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He’ll easily meet those numbers barring injury or scant minutes of usage.
 
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He’s already met my expectations for a very good season in the KHL. He’s shown me he’s big enough, he’s strong enough. He can deke, spin and confuse KHL players with practically the same ease as he does MHL Juniors. Zero learning curve was necessary.


He’ll easily meet those numbers barring injury or scant minutes of usage.
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I'm with you on this. If he were demoted tomorrow and doesn't get more than 7 minutes a game for the rest of the season playing with plugs, it won't bother me in the least. He's still rough around the edges, but absolutely ready for the NHL in a top 6 role. I don't need to see anything else to know that.
 
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Kennerback said:
He’s already met my expectations for a very good season in the KHL. He’s shown me he’s big enough, he’s strong enough. He can deke, spin and confuse KHL players with practically the same ease as he does MHL Juniors. Zero learning curve was necessary.


He’ll easily meet those numbers barring injury or scant minutes of usage.
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I agree, but anything more than 30 points in a full season would be pretty good.

I expect him to be 0.7-0.9 PPG.
 

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Habricot said:
What would be considered a very good season for Demidov point wise in the KHL?
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First guy in the Ozone of the fore check and first guy in the Dzone on the back check...

Exactly what we saw most shifts in game one. The points will happen naturally because he's all over it.
With the number of chances he was involved in don't be surprised if he hits PPG.
He will definitely be enjoying multi point games.
 
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Rapala said:
He's got the jump on Lindstrom so far. :sarcasm:
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A physical specimen who can't even lace on his skates without help. I'm guessing.

HuGo Burner Acc said:
Let's be honest, even if demidov puts up PPG, everyone will downplay it and still say michkov was better.
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Then they'd just say it's because he plays for the powerhouse SKA. No winning with those guys.
 
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