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

[crosbyshow]

Easy now!

Did you see him play night after night at his prime. I have.

In his both 50 goals seasons Richer was spectacular like Lafleur with his famous coast to coast.

For the youngers....Prime Richer was more spectacular than Kovalev and Kovy is my favorite Habs player of the last 30 years...

 

[Barriwhite]

Just need to bold random words in every post

And add some of these

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Richer.

Go see highlights of Richer in his prime....he was flying out there.


It's strange cause people remember only his awesome shot but Richer was one the best skater in the league and had magic hands.

Like Lafleur , Richer dangeled everyone coast to coast in his prime.

The dude had 2... 50 goals season before the age of..24 years old...

Richer was so powerful...a powerful skater....6.2, 220 pounds

Unfortunately...he had mental issues .


I saw him in person 2 years ago....the dude is a physical beast....6.2..and 250 pounds now with no fat.....he is so impressive in person guys

Without the mental issues, he’d have been a HOFer. He had everything.

 

[Tyson]

Without the mental issues, he’d have been a HOFer. He had everything.

He was the most exciting Hab for about 5 years! You are right...he had everything

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Did you see him play night after night at his prime. I have.

In his both 50 goals seasons Richer was spectacular like Lafleur with his famous coast to coast.

For the youngers....Prime Richer was more spectacular than Kovalev and Kovy is my favorite Habs player of the last 30 years...

Different players. Lafleur was the fastest player in the league. As good as Richer was, he didn’t have Lafleur’s hands or dipsy doodling ability.

But he was more physical and his slapshot was absolutely insane. Great player and HOF talent. But not at Lafleur’s level. That’s okay, Steve Yzerman probably wasn’t at Lafleur’s level either. Very few players were as good as prime Lafleur. Six straight 100 point 50 goal seasons. Only Gretz and Bossy have done that apart from Guy.

 

[BLONG7]

I don't know, Caufield was a very exciting draft pick. Not as flashy or razzle-dazzle as Demidov or Richer, but his lethal mitts had Habs fans going gaga. Also, how about Saku Koivu?


Agreed. He doesn't look like a small forward at all.

Koivu, also a great pick, and an exciting player, his big thing was getting injured in his 2nd year, while leading the league in scoring, and was never quite the same player.
Caufield absolutely a great pick, thanks to the Flyers for passing on him.

It would seem Demidov based on media chatter, and hi lights has another level to him, that habs fans haven't seen since Kovalev, more recently, and Richer from 40 years ago..................crazy how the last 25-30 years, the Habs decided to hang their seasons on the goalies, instead of building a real team.

Gainey was the GM who got close, but it's been miserable from a habs fans perspective when it comes down to offensive flashy talent.

Different players. Lafleur was the fastest player in the league. As good as Richer was, he didn’t have Lafleur’s hands or dipsy doodling ability.

But he was more physical and his slapshot was absolutely insane. Great player and HOF talent. But not at Lafleur’s level. That’s okay, Steve Yzerman probably wasn’t at Lafleur’s level either. Very few players were as good as prime Lafleur. Six straight 100 point 50 goal seasons. Only Gretz and Bossy have done that apart from Guy.

Lafleur.............was just simply magical for a 6-8 year period. Insane....

Different players. Lafleur was the fastest player in the league. As good as Richer was, he didn’t have Lafleur’s hands or dipsy doodling ability.

But he was more physical and his slapshot was absolutely insane. Great player and HOF talent. But not at Lafleur’s level. That’s okay, Steve Yzerman probably wasn’t at Lafleur’s level either. Very few players were as good as prime Lafleur. Six straight 100 point 50 goal seasons. Only Gretz and Bossy have done that apart from Guy.

Lafleur.............was just simply magical for a 6-8 year period. Insane....

 

[sandviper]

Did you see him play night after night at his prime. I have.

In his both 50 goals seasons Richer was spectacular like Lafleur with his famous coast to coast.

For the youngers....Prime Richer was more spectacular than Kovalev and Kovy is my favorite Habs player of the last 30 years...

Prime Richer when he was on and engaged was a spectacular player. Just lethal on the ice and exciting.

 

[Scintillating10]

Guya look at this.!!




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4.12

10.14


Watch those 3 goals...looks how powerful and freaking fast he was.

Not a single player on our team right now is nowhere close to him and I include Mattheson.

Man he was as spectacular as Lafleur.

Crazy how underrated Richer is...even among Habs fans

Richer had great shot

 

[Kent Nilsson]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810774037729267935

Is this legit ?

 

[Goldthorpe]

Don't know but if it is we'll know about it soon enough

+ I want to say I was there when It Happened.

 

[morhilane]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810774037729267935

Is this legit ?

What and where is the story confirmed?

 

[Naslundforever]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810774037729267935

Is this legit ?

I don’t get this; I thought there was no way to buy out a contract like that by an nhl team?

 

[David Suzuki]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810774037729267935

Is this legit ?

No he's copying the way Fabrizio Romano (soccer "journalist") tweets out a new signing

 

[Fatbiggie]

Seems fishy, too good to be true

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810774037729267935

Is this legit ?

No

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810784142533267476

 

[Kent Nilsson]

Le fail

 

[Milhouse40]

KHL And FHR Changes – Impact on Canadiens Prospect Demidov

The Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) and the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) announced some significant changes on Tuesday, changes that will impact a few Montreal Canadiens prospects currently playing in Russia. A stick tap goes out to Hockey News Hub, as they were the first to mention changes...

montrealhockeynow.com

Basically, the KHL is now it's own entity, not run by the state anymore, players/teams will be more free to operate and deals could be made to get players out of their KHL contract to bring them in the NHL faster....like for Demidov.

 

[red devil]

I don’t get this; I thought there was no way to buy out a contract like that by an nhl team?

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810717154687303757

https://x.com/i/web/status/1810755059115806899

 

[Redux91]

Don't buy it

But.. would be reeeeeaaaalllyyyy really cool if true lol

 

[Vachon23]

Personally, I don’t have any problem with him playing with SKA this season

 

[417]

No he's copying the way Fabrizio Romano (soccer "journalist") tweets out a new signing

Fabrizio…the Bob Mackenzie of footy

 

[Sorinth]

KHL And FHR Changes – Impact on Canadiens Prospect Demidov

The Russian Hockey Federation (FHR) and the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) announced some significant changes on Tuesday, changes that will impact a few Montreal Canadiens prospects currently playing in Russia. A stick tap goes out to Hockey News Hub, as they were the first to mention changes...

montrealhockeynow.com

Basically, the KHL is now it's own entity, not run by the state anymore, players/teams will be more free to operate and deals could be made to get players out of their KHL contract to bring them in the NHL faster....like for Demidov.

Which is all well and good for the KHL but if the NHL doesn't allow teams to do it (Which they don't) then it changes nothing.

 

[OldCraig71]

He will be here for training camp.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Summer of Hughes continues.

Slaf Suz Demigod
Caufield Dach Roy
Heineman Newhook Armia
RHP Evans Florian

Trade for an upgrade over Savard at RD. Dear lord here we go.

 

[Jaynki]

Personally, I don’t have any problem with him playing with SKA this season

Me neither.

The problem is if he dont play KHL.

Might as well have him here instead of the VHL/MHL.

Also, i think his KHL team could use it as leverage knowing he wont play more than one year, so maybe they are looking for a deal to release him, like they did with Michkov.