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

[1909]

They let Michkov go with 2 years left on a valid KHL contract.

That’s another story. Why did St-Petersburg sent him to Sotchi for two seasons ? Why have they tear his valid contract ? For human reasons ? Since when Russians care about that ? Philly have found a way to pay for him… Bitcoins ???

 

[WeThreeKings]

That’s another story. Why did St-Petersburg sent him to Sotchi for two seasons ? Why have they tear his valid contract ? For human reasons ? Since when Russians care about that ? Philly have found a way to pay for him… Bitcoins ???

All I'm saying is they didn't have to do anything shady to keep Michkov in Russia, they legally had him for 2 more years and he left early. I don't think there's anything they can do for Demidov to stay and if Philly could do something underhanded we could too

 

[HuGort]

Demidov +16, for 2nd best in league. Has 4.54 points P/60. For best in league. Defensively he is good also. On ice for 1.71 goals against P/60. Team average is 2.72 P/60. So he is better defensively than rest of team.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

That’s another story. Why did St-Petersburg sent him to Sotchi for two seasons ? Why have they tear his valid contract ? For human reasons ? Since when Russians care about that ? Philly have found a way to pay for him… Bitcoins ???

Stop it with the ridiculous tribal dehumanizing. By doing that, you're just showing you're just as bad as how you try to paint them.

The average Russian is just as normal and human as Westerners. Empathy and prosociality are universals, just as much as violence and competition, or evenmore so.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Demidov +16, for 2nd best in league. Has 4.54 points P/60. For best in league. Defensively he is good also. On ice for 1.71 goals against P/60. Team average is 2.72 P/60. So he is better defensively than rest of team.

No, he's being sheltered and used as exploitation, which is normal for a talented rookie, and the +16 shows he's doing great in that role, but not that he's the best defensive forward. His stats are great and bode well for the future, but doesn't change the fact those stats scream exploitation time.

 

[ReHabs]

That’s another story. Why did St-Petersburg sent him to Sotchi for two seasons ? Why have they tear his valid contract ? For human reasons ? Since when Russians care about that ? Philly have found a way to pay for him… Bitcoins ???

I actually am convinced it was for 'human reasons' actually. They could've jerked him around because they didn't want to keep him with SKA (Rotenberg doesn't rate him, he prefers bigger players) but they let him try to make the Flyers roster because there was no upside to keeping him to his KHL contract.

Oliver Kapanen's parent club in Finland did the same thing btw.

Not sure why you think Russian people are incapable of doing favours or being normal people with normal people feelings. Will you be so cruel and racist toward Demidov?

 

[Tyson]

I actually am convinced it was for 'human reasons' actually. They could've jerked him around because they didn't want to keep him with SKA (Rotenberg doesn't rate him, he prefers bigger players) but they let him try to make the Flyers roster because there was no upside to keeping him to his KHL contract.

Oliver Kapanen's parent club in Finland did the same thing btw.

Not sure why you think Russian people are incapable of doing favours or being normal people with normal people feelings. Will you be so cruel and racist toward Demidov?

I have met many Russians in my travels, I never met one that I did not like. They are good people overall.