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

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

It’s hard to venture a guess, but he’ll be a top-15 player in the league. I personally think it will be closer to 1 than 15, but until he hits NHL ice it’s informed speculation.

Yeah it’s hardly a stretch to say he has near generational skill

 

[Tyson]

Demidov has been on the ice for 6 goals against in 20 games...kinda impressive

 

[Sorinth]

I think he’ll be started immediately in the Top-6. MSL probably as deference to vets will start him on the second line and the second PP. If he starts producing, the pressure to move him up will be crushing. MSL won’t be able to play games.

He’ll be the engine driving the team already next season.

Yeah he'll start in the top-6 and if he isn't on PP1 to start he'll likely get there quite quickly. But he'll need to go PPG if not higher to be our best offensive weapon, and that's a tall order for any rookie. Bedard couldn't do it, P. Kane couldn't do it, Kaprizov, Kucherov, and Panarin couldn't do it.

Don't get me wrong I fully expect him to be very good, and 70+ points wouldn't even be surprising but rookies need time to figure out what works and what doesn't at the NHL, he'll need to adjust to the NHL pace, physicality and rink size and that doesn't just happen overnight, it might very well take 2-3 years in the NHL before his potential is realized.

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

Yeah he'll start in the top-6 and if he isn't on PP1 to start he'll likely get there quite quickly. But he'll need to go PPG if not higher to be our best offensive weapon, and that's a tall order for any rookie. Bedard couldn't do it, P. Kane couldn't do it, Kaprizov, Kucherov, and Panarin couldn't do it.

Don't get me wrong I fully expect him to be very good, and 70+ points wouldn't even be surprising but rookies need time to figure out what works and what doesn't at the NHL, he'll need to adjust to the NHL pace, physicality and rink size and that doesn't just happen overnight, it might very well take 2-3 years in the NHL before his potential is realized.

Ring size is no problem, a few KHL rinks are NHL size , like SKA is one.

 

[malcb33]

Demidov has been on the ice for 6 goals against in 20 games...kinda impressive

That's an impressive stat, but he also doesn't get much ice time

 

[KevSkillz4]

That's the first time in my 29 years old life that we have that type of prospect at forward who have potential to be a 100 point producer per season at NHL level.

Slafkovsky is obvious the another young player at forward who have really really high offensive potential.

 

[salbutera]

That's the first time in my 29 years old life that we have that type of prospect at forward who have potential to be a 100 point producer per season at NHL level.

Slafkovsky is obvious the another young player at forward who have really really high offensive potential.

What the great Alexander Avtsin didn’t do it for you?

 

[KevSkillz4]

What the great Alexander Avtsin didn’t do it for you?

You can't really compare both haha!! Avtsin media make him great loll!!

 

[Kaladin]

The things this kid is doing despite the bafflingly low ice time and lack of PP opportunities in the KHL is insane.

Cannot wait for him to give us a jolt. Hopefully the rest of the team progresses to really take advantage of his cheap initial years.

 

[GHJimmy]

He's been very surprising despite the low ice time, such a talent and phenomenal level of hockey. He's true 1st overall in my books

 

[Naslund]

The day demidov joins the team is the day we will finally have two potent scoring lines. Our offense will finally expand beyond Suzuki and Caufield. Slafkovsky and Dach are great complementary players, but they can't stir the drink.

 

[Naslund]

And Caufield, Demidov, Suzuki, and Hutson on the same powerplay, what a dream!

 

[Gravity]

And Caufield, Demidov, Suzuki, and Hutson on the same powerplay, what a dream!

Don't forget Slaf as well. 5 man unit.

 

[HuGort]

Michkov set record last year for 18 year old with 2.40 P/60. Demidov is 4.0 P/60. Michkov was on the ice for goal against per 60 minutes. Demidov is a third of that at 0.3 P/60.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

He's been very surprising despite the low ice time, such a talent and phenomenal level of hockey. He's true 1st overall in my books

Based only on talent, he's a high end 1st overall

 

[Skip Bayless]

Is Panarin Demidov ceiling realistically?

There is no ceiling.

 

[Andrei79]

Based only on talent, he's a high end 1st overall

It definitely feels like the team won a 1st OA pick. There's finally a lot of talent coming up in the next few years. Let's just hope Reinbacher overcomes his injury as the defense will have three solid pieces with him Hutson and Guhle.

 

[Bombshell11]

Michkov set record last year for 18 year old with 2.40 P/60. Demidov is 4.0 P/60. Michkov was on the ice for goal against per 60 minutes. Demidov is a third of that at 0.3 P/60.

GEN

 

[JadedRandom]

It definitely feels like the team won a 1st OA pick. There's finally a lot of talent coming up in the next few years. Let's just hope Reinbacher overcomes his injury as the defense will have three solid pieces with him Hutson and Guhle.

Yeah, Demidov's been great. He's the type of awesome high pick teams sometimes get that bring about as much value as the 1OA type of talents, like Marner for example, guys that would have gone higher in lesser drafts.

As for the defense, given what I've seen this year and the lack of progression in a lot of our players, I'd say that we only have Hutson and Guhle that are locked-in right now as future core pieces.

Struble, to me, has shown to have the upside to stick with us in the long-term too given his under-utilized offensive skills and already-polished defensive skills + grit, but Barron and especially Xhekaj have only shown marginal development so far.

Meaning that we probably will be looikng at bolstering our defense sometime soon.

Either with a trade for a more proven but still young-ish defenseman (RD would be the preferrence), with a trade including picks for a more NHL-ready right defenseman (would probably be the preferred route for Hughes given the Dach and Newhook trades), or we could also draft a guy like Schaefer if we pick high enough or if he falls.

 

[KevSkillz4]

HYPE.

Already 1g 1a against best KHL team. (2 period remaining).

19 pts in 22 games (22nd not finish yet).

HYPE.

 

[26Mats]

HYPE.

Already 1g 1a against best KHL team. (2 period remaining).

19 pts in 22 games (22nd not finish yet).

HYPE.

And in limited playing time.

 

[SlafySZN]

Yeah he'll start in the top-6 and if he isn't on PP1 to start he'll likely get there quite quickly. But he'll need to go PPG if not higher to be our best offensive weapon, and that's a tall order for any rookie. Bedard couldn't do it, P. Kane couldn't do it, Kaprizov, Kucherov, and Panarin couldn't do it.

Don't get me wrong I fully expect him to be very good, and 70+ points wouldn't even be surprising but rookies need time to figure out what works and what doesn't at the NHL, he'll need to adjust to the NHL pace, physicality and rink size and that doesn't just happen overnight, it might very well take 2-3 years in the NHL before his potential is realized.

He already plays on NHL size rink. There’s maybe 2 KHL rink that are bigger sized.

 

[junyab]

Has he been the sole driving force of his points thus far? Or has it been by committee with some of the talent around him? DeAngelo, Kuz, Gritsyuk etc.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Has he been the sole driving force of his points thus far? Or has it been by committee with some of the talent around him? DeAngelo, Kuz, Gritsyuk etc.

Almost every point has been primary. He has no PP time. He's the driver.

 

[zzoo]

Demidov has been on the ice for 6 goals against in 20 games...kinda impressive

Because he's rarely on ice. Like me, 0 goal against
LOL