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

[Gustave]

What a heffin moron

Someone suggested a wheel of excuses for Rottenbrain. It's coming.


Convince his agent and his firm to lend it to Demidov, so he can buyout his contract. This, of course, requires Demidov to want and seek to get out.

I’m adding the excuses my friend, but they come in faster than I can keep up. I do have a 9 to 5 job you know

 

[Zine]

Lol if it was me I wouldn't even say bye and defect immediately. But Demidov is too classy for this.

(...which is why we picked him and not Michkov)

He can't 'defect', he has a valid contract. He'd be sitting around in Montreal doing nothing. He might as well go home to Moscow and do the same thing.

The best option is a trade to another KHL team.

 

[Skip Bayless]

I'm not gonna lie here folks, I kinda want to slap the shit out of Rottenburger.

He's doing a good job as a heel.

 

[Next Best Thing]

He can't 'defect', he has a valid contract. He'd be sitting around in Montreal doing nothing. He might as well go home to Moscow and do the same thing.

The best option is a trade to another KHL team.

And this is why I'm not Demidov. Although I'm sure there are ways around that.

 

[Gustave]

He can't 'defect', he has a valid contract. He'd be sitting around in Montreal doing nothing. He might as well go home to Moscow and do the same thing.

The best option is a trade to another KHL team.

What’s the general mood about SKA’s season so far? Are fans pissed or they just accept what is happening as a kind of resignation of the situation?

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I’m adding the excuses my friend, but they come in faster than I can keep up. I do have a 9 to 5 job you know

I'm doing it. Tell me a few excuses you want in there. There are nine spots to fill. I reserve two so far; "Needs Masters" "One shift, one goal".

 

[Gustave]

I'm doing it. Tell me a few excuses you want in there. There are nine spots to fill. I reserve two so far; "Needs Masters" "One shift, one goal".

Masters.
Learning from the bench.
Better to play for Ska than playing on the 4th line on the Habs.
Strong opponents.
Pesky Russian sports media.
Agents and coaches from NA in cahoots.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Masters.
Learning from the bench.
Better to play for Ska than playing on the 4th line on the Habs.
Strong opponents.
Pesky Russian sports media.
Agents and coaches from NA in cahoots.

Need to make some shorter.

I added "American education", cuz he's repeated something similar a few times.

I'll add "foreign interference" for the cahoots one.

 

[Gustave]

Need to make some shorter.

I added "American education", cuz he's repeated something similar a few times.

Feel free to edit as you want

 

[Zine]

What’s the general mood about SKA’s season so far? Are fans pissed or they just accept what is happening as a kind of resignation of the situation?

The mood of SKA fans?
Keep in mind SKA has historically been garbage. But Gazprom has transformed them into a premier KHL club...... sort of like the NY Yankees of KHL in recent years. Their investment in hockey infrastructure in St. Pete has been massive too.

Rotenberg is viewed as an extension of all the big money investment. So people take the bad with the good I suppose.

That said, St Petersberg isn't a hockey city. Zenit overshadows everything. So most supporters are just sports fans in general.

 

[The Last Red]

Demidov should publicly ask for a trade. Now is the opportune moment.

Publicly demanding a trade in Putin’s Russia seems like a bad move on many levels.

 

[yianik]

He’s well rested.


No way he’s doing this on his own, without tacit approval, if not directives, from the higher ups at SKA.

In the NHL coaches coach and GMs do the broader picture. I know what you are saying but remember Briere, PAP and Vanek ? MB got these guys and MT basically hardly played them.

But I get what you mean and you would think there has to be direction on stuff from the top. Maybe even ownership.

 

[Kennerback]

I don’t think Rottenberg is as much of a goof and a clown as people make him out to be. He gives his zero effort excuses regarding Demidov because he won’t get any serious pushback.

We’re talking about a roster decision that concerns the whole organization. President is also in on it. They’re doing what they’re doing to Demidov because it’s in their best self-interest.

 

[the valiant effort]

Rottenberg is just showing rationality and strength just like the west’s best publicly funded oligarchs hurr durr whurrrrrrr

 

[1909]

I don’t think Rottenberg is as much of a goof and a clown as people make him out to be. He gives his zero effort excuses regarding Demidov because he won’t get any serious pushback.

We’re talking about a roster decision that concerns the whole organization. President is also in on it. They’re doing what they’re doing to Demidov because it’s in their best self-interest.

????? What ? Losing more games because they don’t put their best offensive weapon on ice ?

 

[Next Best Thing]

I don’t think Rottenberg is as much of a goof and a clown as people make him out to be. He gives his zero effort excuses regarding Demidov because he won’t get any serious pushback.

We’re talking about a roster decision that concerns the whole organization. President is also in on it. They’re doing what they’re doing to Demidov because it’s in their best self-interest.

Pushback from the inside you mean? Of course not, since obviously he has carte blanche to bury one of the brightest prospects they've seen since Kovalev to warming the bench. We already knew he gave zero shits and is just mocking reporters shamelessly.

 

[Zine]

I don’t think Rottenberg is as much of a goof and a clown as people make him out to be. He gives his zero effort excuses regarding Demidov because he won’t get any serious pushback.

We’re talking about a roster decision that concerns the whole organization. President is also in on it. They’re doing what they’re doing to Demidov because it’s in their best self-interest.

It's in SKA's self-interest? What planet are you on?

If you haven't noticed, most elite players from next generations are staying away from SKA's schools. Elite guys (2006 born and onward) like Silayev, Ryabkin, Skvortsov, Limatov, Fyodorov, etc. are coming from elsewhere.

You think this is a coincidence?

 

[Kennerback]

Pushback from the inside you mean? Of course not, since obviously he has carte blanche to bury one of the brightest prospects they've seen since Kovalev to warming the bench. We already knew he gave zero shits and is just mocking reporters shamelessly.

He gives zero shit. Reporters are his bitch… On a side note while I loved Kovalev especially watching his tremendous season with Plex and AKost, Demidov will be much better. It’s much worse than burying Kovalev. My 2 cents.

 

[ReHabs]

Habs fans need to let it go.

He’s coming over next year.

Just let it go.

 

[Kennerback]

It's in SKA's self-interest? What planet are you on?

If you haven't noticed, most all of the elite next generations players staying away from SKA's schools. Elite guys (2006 born an onward) like Silayev, Ryabkin, Skvortsov, Limatov, Fyodorov, etc. are coming from elsewhere.

You think this is a coincidence?

They have a potential cash cow on their hand. If they trade him or send him down they wont make money.

They make more cash now in a transfer than they will if he plays all season.

 

[Zine]

They have a potential cash cow on their hand. If they trade him or send him down they wont make money.

They make more cash now in a transfer than they will if he plays all season.

Demidov is not a cash cow. Money is irrelevant to SKA.

 

[Kennerback]

Demidov is not a cash cow. Money is irrelevant to SKA.

I disagree with money is irrelevant to SKA.. They won’t live or die on a profit sure, but a quick influx of a few Million is huge. Until I see them throwing money on cheap trinkets, I’ll consider it part of the equation.

 

[Tyson]

Habs fans need to let it go.

He’s coming over next year.

Just let it go.

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[Zine]

I disagree with money is irrelevant to SKA.. They won’t live or die on a profit sure, but a quick influx of a few Million is huge. Until I see them throwing money on cheap trinkets, I’ll consider it part of the equation.

SKA just built the biggest hockey stadium in the world. We're talking about Gazprom here. A few million is completely irrelevant. SKA throws millions at players for 'bonuses' for heaven's sake. That's how they stay under the cap.

And what makes you think Demidov is worth a few million? No KHL team will pay that to obtain him just for the remainder of the year. SKA would undoubtedly want a player in return.

 

[Koivu11]

There could be a catch-22. It's good the media is finally calling Rotenberg out on it. But the more media scrutiny exists, the more he'll probably double down. At least IMHO.

In normal circumstances he'd probably trade Demidov midseason to get him ice time......like he's done with most other top end guys.

I've had it with RR clown show.

Yeah that is already happening imo. Dude doesn’t seem to take criticism well at all.