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

[HabbyGuy]

This mother bleeping kid guys....we have him. Those goals today!!!! And we have scorers like Cole and Laine. And we have Slaf who can score in other ways. And we have Suzuki who can score. And we have Dach who can dominate the puck. And we have Hutson!!!!

Holy hell we have a team here.

Pretty difficult not to be pumped.

 

[HomaridII]

My favourite part of that interview post game:

"I enjoy that they follow me so closely. And that there are people in the world who love hockey as much as I do."

Another one that was born to play in Montreal.

 

[waitin425]

We need our D to mature fast! If that happens fast or ahead of the curb, this team is near contender faster than we expect.

Hard to believe Suzuki has 4 years left on his deal. Cap issues might start to get complicated in that 5th season from now.

100 percent. We are still young....but we are a legit playoff threat. Not sure we have the horses to make a deep run quite yet. But, we should be knocking on the playoff door. The key is in those defencemen as you said. I'm looking for Guhle to take a massive step this year in maturity in that shut down role.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

You could use me as a speed bump right about now after seeing these new videos and quotes, not gonna lie

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

It's so funny that Bergevin was saying "it's not playstation" when Hughes is running the team like it is and succeeding in doing so lmao

 

[Saundies]

I see our favourite son got two goals today, both beauties in their own way.

Very proud parent over here.

 

[David Suzuki]

It's so funny that Bergevin was saying "it's not playstation" when Hughes is running the team like it is and succeeding in doing so lmao

Trades are hard is still my favourite Bergy-ism

 

[Gustave]

He’ll pull a Crosby this season and go for the goal leader of the KHL, just because he can.

 

[le_sean]

It's so funny that Bergevin was saying "it's not playstation" when Hughes is running the team like it is and succeeding in doing so lmao

“#1 centres aren’t available”

O’Reilly gets traded like a week later and wins a Cup with the Blues

 

[Gustave]

“#1 centres aren’t available”

O’Reilly gets traded like a week later and wins a Cup with the Blues

That SOB just REFUSED to « lose » a trade. Serves him well, bad for us.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

We need our D to mature fast! If that happens fast or ahead of the curb, this team is near contender faster than we expect.

Hard to believe Suzuki has 4 years left on his deal. Cap issues might start to get complicated in that 5th season from now.

Whoa, whoa! He has 6 years left, counting this season. He's signed until 2030

 

[Sasha Orlov]

It's so funny that Bergevin was saying "it's not playstation" when Hughes is running the team like it is and succeeding in doing so lmao

VGK proved unequivocally that Bergevin is full of shit lol

 

[morhilane]

Trades are hard is still my favourite Bergy-ism

They are hard, but unlike MB, Hughes still try to make them work and seems to have a better grasp of the value of his players (on the ice and trade).

 

[Kshahdoo]

Other teams fans:
First "His playing style works vs juniors only".
Then "His playing style works outside the NHL only".
And at last "The Habs are so lucky to have the guy"...

 

[HabbyGuy]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1826575532974088635

Don’t know who’s that kid with the #11 but he seems not bad

That deke is so Kovalevsque, or dare I say Datsyukian. I could watch that all day. His hands are mesmerizing.

 

[Gustave]

Other teams fans:
First "His playing style works vs juniors only".
Then "His playing style works outside the NHL only".
And at last "The Habs are so lucky to have the guy"...

We are used to it; welcome to this side of the Habs fandom

 

[WeThreeKings]

This f***ing kid man.. Can't believe he's ours.

 

[HomaridII]

This f***ing kid man.. Can't believe he's ours.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1826627121697226932

he starts the high fives with the team staff. Great attitude.

 

[rickthegoon]

I’m so used with the Habs not having nice toys that my butt cheeks will remain very tight until the kid actually lands at Trudeau airport . I actually don’t want him to be an all star in the KHL just in case uncle Vlad decides Demidov has to enroll in military service and stay in the motherland a few years more. I have zero trust in that regime or in that league.
I want Hughes to send James Bond over there and snatch the kid to bring him home asap.

 

[PavelBrendl]

The talent is
s u b l i m e .

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1826566708640768381

That puck comes out faster than some people can shoot.

Holy liftin'

 

[JustAHabFan]

That puck comes out faster than some people can shoot.

Holy liftin'

It happened so fast and I thought the puck hit the crossbar.

 

[MonkeyBusiness]

It's so funny that Bergevin was saying "it's not playstation" when Hughes is running the team like it is and succeeding in doing so lmao

That fraud still gets defended by several “journalists” to this very day.

 

[That Habs Fan]

I was about to type "hard to fathom he was drafted in the same position as Kotkaniemi" and then I remebered Kotkaniemi was actually 3rd overall.

What is hard to fathom is that Patrik Laine (a 6'5 2nd overall who has scored 44 goals in this league and is PPG when healthy) might be our 4th best winger next season.

 

[JustAHabFan]

We knew the Flyers tried to get the 4th overall pick. Did they target Demidov if they got the pick from the BlueJackets?