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

[Anardil]

Every player in the top 6 missed significant amount of games due to injury except Demidov

Shut up DAMMIT!!!

 

[SlafySZN]

 

[Skip Bayless]

Not to take anything away from our boy, but I legit thought this was a charity event from the clips I saw the other day.

 

[morhilane]

Does he burn the first year of his rookie contract if he play with us (at the end of season)?

Having him for 3 more years on a rookie deal is far better than him playing 2-3 games at the end of this season.

If Demidov were to play games with the Habs this season it would need to be 10+ games for it to burn a year since he's under 20 years old and his ELC would slide otherwise.

 

[Draft]

Not to take anything away from our boy, but I legit thought this was a charity event from the clips I saw the other day.

Nothing charitable about those hands.

 

[dcyhabs]

It’s because I don’t believe Rottenberg is that stupid to make those decisions. A coach in the Italian or Austrian pro hockey league is not that stupid. Im not joking. This is not dry humor. No one is that stupid. Sorry.

Russia is a completely dysfunctional country. Logic does not apply. Even more so for oligarchs.

Oligarchs are similar to American billionaires: lucky psychopaths. The very worst people scrambled for money, and some of them ended up with a lot. They aren’t talented, they aren’t smart, they were willing to do anything for money, along with many, many others, and they just happened to end up winning the pile.

Pretty much by definition they have no ethics, but they don’t have positive qualities either.

Don’t expect logic or intelligence.

 

[Jabba11]

Dude, you gotta tell us ahead of time that it's NSFW!

 

[Boyon90]

Not to take anything away from our boy, but I legit thought this was a charity event from the clips I saw the other day.

seems to be vs Kazakhstan, so indeed not some very strong opponents, the guy probably fell when he tried to go backskating

 

[KevSkillz4]

I know it's nothing, but damm, this guy move like Lane Hutson.

Demidov, Hage and Hutson in the future will be so fun to watch man!!

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

He's back on the third line ?

 

[Sorinth]

I know it's nothing, but damm, this guy move like Lane Hutson.

Hughes said the exact same thing to Demidov after drafting him, and Demidov said yeah he watched some of Hutson's games.

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

I know it's nothing, but damm, this guy move like Lane Hutson.

Demidov, Hage and Hutson in the future will be so fun to watch man!!

He's a bigger Lane Hutson with a better shot has a forward.

 

[red devil]

 

[WeThreeKings]

He realized he flew halfway across the planet just to see Rottenturd back on his bullshit.

 

[Habs Halifax]

If Demidov were to play games with the Habs this season it would need to be 10+ games for it to burn a year since he's under 20 years old and his ELC would slide otherwise.

I think the more critical part is the 40 games where the RFA year kicks in. That's not happening so I'm content. I value having one more RFA year at the back end of the team rights vs the 3 or 2 year ELC. That extra RFA year during his prime is massive. Especially if there is an expansion draft in what 2 years maybe? This actually saved the Leafs in the Vegas draft with Nylander. He was exempt. Never know how this plays out but better to be on the conservative side to keep options open.

Is anybody surprised at how Demidov's season is going so far? Seems to be in line with what I expected. KHL messing around with his ice time but he's still performing where they are forced to play him. He's ahead of the curve in terms of maturity. We all knew the skill/skating was there but his maturity was a question mark for me as a 18/19 year old switching from a development league to the KHL.

Demidov might be the only one who can pass Suzuki on the production side of things. Should be interesting to monitor as we move forward in time.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Russia is a completely dysfunctional country. Logic does not apply. Even more so for oligarchs.

Oligarchs are similar to American billionaires: lucky psychopaths. The very worst people scrambled for money, and some of them ended up with a lot. They aren’t talented, they aren’t smart, they were willing to do anything for money, along with many, many others, and they just happened to end up winning the pile.

Pretty much by definition they have no ethics, but they don’t have positive qualities either.

Don’t expect logic or intelligence.

How much time have you spent living in Russia again?

 

[Habs Halifax]

He's a bigger Lane Hutson with a better shot has a forward.

I remember when I was worried about Demidov's size last year (was hard to find out his true height/weight). Once I seen the height/weight near the draft, my concerns went out the window.

Demidov is a complete forward. Only thing holding him back is his will power to overcome challenges. That part is hard to predict but it appears he is on a great track.

Every player in the top 6 missed significant amount of games due to injury except Demidov

Haven't followed him that much this year and that sucks. Iginla was very close to Demidov for me and I was a big fan of Iggy's game. Still love that we took Demidov but going to certainly interested to see how he turns out.

 

[red devil]

Kent didn't see a lot of him in the 1st period

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Kent didn't see a lot of him in the 1st period

They should ask ROTTENTURD for a refund on their plane tickets since he’s just glueing him to the bench

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

They should ask ROTTENTURD for a refund on their plane tickets since he’s just glueing him to the bench

I think the decision, not to make him play much, comes from higher than ROTTENTURD.

 

[Rapala]

They drew straws.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

I think the decision, not to make him play much, comes from higher than ROTTENTURD.

Who does #2 work for?

 

[red devil]

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

He realized he flew halfway across the planet just to see Rottenturd back on his bullshit.

He even has a face that says:

 

[dinodebino]

This coach is a hoot.