I still get chills thinking about this every single day myself.
How blessed we are. Demidov will be franchise altering. And with the way Hugo is running things I feel the glory days are upon us....
It's just not the points tho it's the whole entire game Demidov will impact! Stuzle is beneath him
Hmm not sure about that... 2 very different players. Stuzle is an offensive center that drives plays like any real top 1st line centerman should. He is also very responsible defensively for his age.
He already has a 90 points season under his belt and I expect Stuzle to be a regular 85-95 point player with two or three 100+ seasons when Ottawa supporting cast will get better. Any Stanley Cup contenders needs that kind of players and will be more valuable no mather what compared to a winger.
I love Demidov as much as the next person, but comparing him to Tim
Stuzle is a bit premature. Stuzle will be a top 10 centerman in the NHL in his prime years, if Demidov can reach top 15 wingers in the league than the Habs will be EN VOITURE.
On the other hand, I expect Slafkovsky to reach top 5 wingers in the league and it won't be close between him and Demidov comes playoffs time.
Demidov will shine during regular seasons ala Panarin, Marner, Pastrnak, K.Connor, Gaudreau, etc.
Slafkovsky will be in the mold of Rantanen, M.Tkachuk, Kreider, Marchand, Guentzle, C.Perry, Iginla, Hossa, E.Cole, etc. He will turn into beast mode, becoming an unstoppable force in the playoffs.
With that said, there's nothing wrong with that and I'm absolutely thrilled to have Demidov in our system.