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

[WeThreeKings]

Want to thank the Hawks and Jackets fans who dragged us for weeks on end for no reason, that karma

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Man I still got a f***ing smile since 7:30pm
Bro feels f***ing good to be a habs fan after that 1st round today

 

[KevSkillz4]

I mean, I knew you weren't photoshopping, cool to see. Glad you are alive still too.

I will be a happy man alive for many years to come. Ivan Demidov, man. That's insane night for the future of this team. I can't believe. He is the 2nd best player in this draft. We got him at 5.

 

[Nedved]

Titanic is gawd awful Hollywood hog wash and that song is shit. LOL.

So sad this will be a thing forever with Demidov.

The year is 2028 and Demidov nets his 100th point of the season.

"Hey big guy, remember when the hawks, ducks, and jackets passed on this guy?"

"yeah, what a special night in vegas...you're here, there's nothing I fear and I know that my heart will go on... we'll stay forever this way you are safe in my heart and my heart will go on and on"


https://www.billboard.com/wp-conten...ft-2024-billboard-1548.jpg?w=942&h=623&crop=1

"she looked good that night. cheers to celine brining demidov to montreal"

 

[Frank Drebin]

Imagine these 2 beauty on PP!!

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how many cell phones taller is demidov? What hole is Lanes belt fastened at? Is that a 15 neck shirt? Looks awfully loose

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

I JUST MEAN THE TITANIC REFERENCES! NOT CELINE MAKING THE PICK!!!!!!!
GEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!

 

[themilosh]

I was just reading the Hawks page, and holy smokes it's verbatim habs page '23

 

[TCIH]

Just watched Sportsnet's video of the selection. Everything about it was great. Celine Dion! Ivan Demidov is a hab!

 

[DinosaurBones]

With the amount of picks/prospects we have. Do we think we can win a cup in 4/5 years with

(Trade) - Dach - Demi
Slaf - Suzi - Cauf
New - Beck - Roy

Hutson - Rein
Guhle - Mailloux

Fowler

(Trade) = anything between multiple 1st's, X, Hage, Kapanen, Mesar, Farrell, Barron, Struble or anyone even in the lineup above

If that trade piece can turn into an actual allstar this team is on the cusp of being elite. Demidov just changed the game

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

I was just reading the Hawks page, and holy smokes it's verbatim habs page '23

hey hawks fans

 

[overlords]

habs fans waltzing into the mainboards rn

 

[Nedved]

I JUST MEAN THE TITANIC REFERENCES! NOT CELINE MAKING THE PICK!!!!!!!
GEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!

the blue jackets proved you can't fit both Levshunov and Demidov on the door. hawks watched demidov fall to the habs.

 

[HabzSauce]

cool, thx for sharing.

Hughes strikes me as a guy who may not be super fluent and has a bit of an accent, but he understands everything Renault was asking him and could keep up. nice

The difference in his energy with this interview vs Friedman is hilarious. Friedman got shaded

 

[Xirik]

just popping in again to say I was right again.

2-1 record for habs drafts.

 

[Toene]

I take Lidstrom but I mean you can say that about Keith vs Kane. I said it on here for a while to some people's dismay but defencemen are so much more valuable than forwards especially in the playoffs. So I'll always side with them. But that doesn't factor into how I judge them isolated. In a team context they're better but not individualistically

Fair enough

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806899479733514467

 

[Corky]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but is there a scenario where this guy breaks his SKA contract and comes over next season in the NHL or AHL?

 

[Kents polished head]

Demidov - Suzuki - Slaf
Caufield - Dach - Hage

That's it. That's the post baby.

Finally a forward prospects group that makes sense.

We so back.

 

[Nedved]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but is there a scenario where this guy breaks his SKA contract and comes over next season in the NHL or AHL?

I hope he plays in the KHL next year because I wouldn't mind another top 10 pick. Hopefully he comes next year. I think he has a spot on the habs in 2025-2026.

he's just that talented of a player.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but is there a scenario where this guy breaks his SKA contract and comes over next season in the NHL or AHL?

unlikely , he won't be able to go in the rookies camp because sadly he has no canadian visa and he said himself that he has 1 year left in the KHL before he can come in NA. He will probably do like Michkov and come in a year when his KHL contract is over.

 

[overlords]

Sorry if this has been asked before, but is there a scenario where this guy breaks his SKA contract and comes over next season in the NHL or AHL?

Doesn't seem so. He's stated several times that he's going to play out his contract.

 

[Habsfan18]

Scott Wheeler:

I can’t think of a better outcome for the Habs. We know where their young group of defensemen is at. Now, they’ve added two of the best forwards in the draft, one of whom is an elite skill guy and one of whom is a center with length, skating (Hage is one of the best skaters in the draft), skill (he gets high grades in this class here, too) and a profile that I love.

I believe that Demidov is the second-best prospect in the draft and is a home run for the Habs. A true game-breaker is the one thing it felt like their core was missing — the kind of player who can challenge for 90 to 100 points if things break right. There’s no guarantee that he will become that, but I see that kind of upside and he feels like a 70-to-80-point player at his floor. I think he’s going to make magic happen in the NHL and thrill one of the most passionate fan bases in professional sports. It’ll be great for the league.

And Hage might be my favorite prospect in the draft. I think he’s got a legitimate path to a long career as a top-six player. I comped him to Jordan Kyrou and I think that’s within reach.

This is a big day in the Habs’ rebuild and they had the best Day 1 of the bunch. One to remember.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

You photoshopping your fantasies, or was Lane there tonight?

He's there to support his brother, Cole, who's expected to be drafted in 2nd round. Might as well meet the new guy.

 

[Hacketts]

Scott Wheeler:

I can’t think of a better outcome for the Habs. We know where their young group of defensemen is at. Now, they’ve added two of the best forwards in the draft, one of whom is an elite skill guy and one of whom is a center with length, skating (Hage is one of the best skaters in the draft), skill (he gets high grades in this class here, too) and a profile that I love.

I believe that Demidov is the second-best prospect in the draft and is a home run for the Habs. A true game-breaker is the one thing it felt like their core was missing — the kind of player who can challenge for 90 to 100 points if things break right. There’s no guarantee that he will become that, but I see that kind of upside and he feels like a 70-to-80-point player at his floor. I think he’s going to make magic happen in the NHL and thrill one of the most passionate fan bases in professional sports. It’ll be great for the league.
And Hage might be my favorite prospect in the draft. I think he’s got a legitimate path to a long career as a top-six player. I comped him to Jordan Kyrou and I think that’s within reach.

This is a big day in the Habs’ rebuild and they had the best Day 1 of the bunch. One to remember.

still feels a bit surreal.

 

[themilosh]

I was just reading the Hawks page, and holy smokes it's verbatim habs page '23

Now bruins fans are jealous