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Have you been enjoying watching his games?
Is there anything you'd like to see him 'work on' a bit?
he has a lot of work to do physically, needs to get a good bit stronger, continue to add mass.
Have you been enjoying watching his games?
Is there anything you'd like to see him 'work on' a bit?
Yeah I definitely saw a couple of those bumps, I'm sure he's dedicated to getting strongerhe has a lot of work to do physically, needs to get a good bit stronger, continue to add mass.
The jump from the MHL to the NHL is huge, so if Demidov can get top 6 minutes playing in the KHL this season, that's a great scenario
Can't wait to see how good our core players are by the time he joins the Habs. Compare that to Bedard's rookie season playing with hardly any help. Demidov will hopefully have great support from that.
Yeah I definitely saw a couple of those bumps, I'm sure he's dedicated to getting stronger
But again, has it been a little 'extra' fun watching nonetheless lol?
Alllll I needed to hear bud, thank youHe's the most skilled Hab prospect I have ever seen and I started getting into the drafts around '97/'98. I said before the draft that he was the only one I saw this year that I would have considered to take 1st OA over Celebrini (who impressed the hell out of me this year).
When we had Price but starting losing and the talk around here started to turn to rebuilding, I often said I would rather lose games 7-6 then win 2-1 meaning I would much rather the Habs be say more like the leafs and oilers then the Habs we saw under MT/Julien. Just would rather watch more exciting hockey as imo the dream of ever trying to recreate say the '50's or '70's Habs dynasty is long gone as a 32 team league likely means you never see anything like that again. So I would rather fun, exciting hockey and Demidov, Hutson are easily 2 of the funniest prospects i've ever gotten to watch.
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On the development camp roster for SKA. Starting july 14th.
he has a lot of work to do physically, needs to get a good bit stronger, continue to add mass.
Do you have a link of somesort that explains his posture and head over knees? Thats an interesting view... i feel he's similar style cutting as Kovalev, and his body frame looks to probably be about the same as kovy too - the Russian bear. I cant recall Kovys straight speed, always found his speed came from cutting..He is already a thick kid and I would say that given that almost every drafted player needs to gain strength/mass he is at the more developed end of that spectrum and it really isn't an issue at all.
His straight ahead speed/acceleration is what needs the most work but he will be fine as despite a very awkward stride where his head is over his knees ala Brendan Gallagher he is generating enough speed to get by. If he can correct his posture it will not only help his skating but it will make his ability to dangle at top speed better as it will be less telegraphed and he will be better balanced which will open even more dynamic options to him.
Do you have a link of somesort that explains his posture and head over knees? Thats an interesting view... i feel he's similar style cutting as Kovalev, and his body frame looks to probably be about the same as kovy too - the Russian bear. I cant recall Kovys straight speed, always found his speed came from cutting..
He's the most skilled Hab prospect I have ever seen and I started getting into the drafts around '97/'98. I said before the draft that he was the only one I saw this year that I would have considered to take 1st OA over Celebrini (who impressed the hell out of me this year).
When we had Price but starting losing and the talk around here started to turn to rebuilding, I often said I would rather lose games 7-6 then win 2-1 meaning I would much rather the Habs be say more like the leafs and oilers then the Habs we saw under MT/Julien. Just would rather watch more exciting hockey as imo the dream of ever trying to recreate say the '50's or '70's Habs dynasty is long gone as a 32 team league likely means you never see anything like that again. So I would rather fun, exciting hockey and Demidov, Hutson are easily 2 of the funniest prospects i've ever gotten to watch.
Yes, Hughes said if he don't play in KHL, he will check the options for him. That's the plan! If he can put 35-40 pts in 45 KHL games with great highlights, that would be perfect.
The great thing about that while Suzuki, Roy & Caufield were brought in by Bergevin, the rest are all new management. That's a nice haul by them.
I think people still don’t grasp just how good he is. I’ve watched pre-draft videos for years, and I’ve never seen anyone in Montreal's wheelhouse like this. I focus on possible targets of Montreal’s first pick and watch the hell out of them. Conversely, I don’t view much of the later round gems.He's the most skilled Hab prospect I have ever seen and I started getting into the drafts around '97/'98. I said before the draft that he was the only one I saw this year that I would have considered to take 1st OA over Celebrini (who impressed the hell out of me this year).
The only thing I would say regarding the players Bergevin brought in is- Lehkonen 2013, Primeau 2017, Romanov 2018. Suzuki 2017 but he was brought in via trade.Don't want to make it a Bergevin hate/love or compare but it's interesting to look at and how that changes as time moves forward. After this last draft, the balance might have tipped the scales into Hughes acquired assets.
Bergevin:
* Suzki
* Guhle
* Caufield
* Lehkonen
* Romanov
* Primeau
* Mailloux
* Roy
* Xhekaj
* Kapanen
Hughes:
* Slafkovsky
* Demidov
* Reinbacher
* Dach/Romanov Flip
* Hutson
* Newhook
* Fowler
* Beck
* Hage
* Engstrom
* Barron
* Koivu
* Mesar
The only thing I would say regarding the players Bergevin brought in is- Lehkonen 2013, Primeau 2017, Romanov 2018. Suzuki 2017 but he was brought in via trade.
The fact that his first 7 years of drafting and developing was such an abysmal failure is why the Habs are in the position they are today. Yes 2019 and on he and his scouts found some good players that imo became good players driven by the team of people Hughes put in place.
Bergevin's entire tenure always felt like it was the "Sling shit at the wall" strategy and see what sticks, there was never a sound plan and zero forward thinking.
Hughes did not start from scratch, totally agree. What Hughes inherited he immediately put a plan in place to better those assets. Example to me is Cole Caufield who the new management decided needed to round out his game. I think Bergevin was to eager to hire his pals than to truly improve the team.Bergevin to me had 3 areas of his tenure.
1) First few years were good
2) Middle years were horrible
3) Last few years were OK. He really did try to rebuild but still ice a roster for the playoffs. Flawed but we do have assets from that. Suzuki, Caufield, Guhle, Romanov, etc. Just a little to late for him.
Hughes did not start from scratch but he certainly took advantage of it because his long game is better.
Hughes did not start from scratch, totally agree. What Hughes inherited he immediately put a plan in place to better those assets. Example to me is Cole Caufield who the new management decided needed to round out his game. I think Bergevin was to eager to hire his pals than to truly improve the team.
I know this is a Demidov thread so let me say this- I am ecstatic the Habs found a way to draft this kid.