Vinny is the shine. Hughes and Bobrov are nobodies compared to Vinny in the hockey world and a lot of this trip seems to be about optics, ego and placation.
Prospect Info: [2024 - 5th] Ivan Motherbleeping Demidov (RW), SKA St. Petersburg (MHL)
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Vinny is the shine. Hughes and Bobrov are nobodies compared to Vinny in the hockey world and a lot of this trip seems to be about optics, ego and placation.
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gonna go out on the tiniest of limbs and say every country likes a good propaganda campaign lol
Hacketts
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Kent Hughes looks like a russian oligarch.
Yep, Vinny is there so Roman can see he hosted an NHL star celebrities who isn't Russian.
salbutera
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PR does not equal $$$$$
I wonder if Habs / SKA agree to play exhibition games to generate $$$
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You can tell they don’t take him seriously lol
Oh boy! Be careful....someone might get offended!more and more likely as the canadian dollar enters ruble territory
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Wasn't there some fire safety issues in that new arena and they had to shut it down? And went back to the old arena for this season or something?That's accurate, even if he's bragging to his local media.
The SKA Arena opened in 2023 with a 21 152 seats capacity, beating the Bell Center by ~50 seats.
There was an actual fire last June, but they returned to it a few days ago (so interesting timing
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Funny how the Russians may see things eh....................
If Vinny is our shine, and Hughes and Bobo are nothing, yikes, that would put us back in Bergevin territory, hockey wise speaking.
Anyhow, keeping a close eye on the prize, is a very good thing. The sooner the kid can get to Montreal, the better in my eyes.
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Nick & Kent lean in + cock shame.
Vinny lean in
RR with the alpha stance
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Vinny lean in
RR with the alpha stance
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Nick & Kent lean in + cock shame.
Vinny lean in
RR with the alpha stance
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light blue jeans to a business event is just plain trash as far as I'm concerned
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Blue jeans still a status symbol in Russia since the cold war
I would point out one thing. Ivan is 19 years old, this is his first season among men. He needs to get used to the pace, improve his conditioning, after all he didn't even play in the VHL (kind of like the AHL) to play a lot of minutes in every game even against the best teams. Besides, there are too many players in the offense for top 6. For example, today Tolchinskiy and Rendulic played on the fourth line, which are typologically TOP 6 players. Plus Gritsyuk didn't play.
Unfortunately, SKA has a pretty bad team formation system. This is not what the other TOP teams do. Just look at the rosters. For example, last year's the GC winner - Metallurg Magnitogorsk used young players as Andrei Razin can work with them very well. Even CSKA has stopped doing that.
Btw, Kantserov (2004) and Silantyev (2000) played fewer minutes in regulation than they did in the PO in the last season even under Andrei Razin who really likes to give a chance young guys.
It sounds strange though, but his best chance is the PO. Not only he should get used to the pace of the KHL enough to play a lot of regular minutes but, since SKA wants to win the Cup, if he gets better, he'll play more. Similar like Roman Kantserov and Dmitri Voronkov, for example. Or Prokhor Poltapov from CSKA in 2022/23 season (won the GC), when he started in the PO with less than 2 minutes and eventually played in the top 9. Unfortunately without PP and PK.
Unfortunately, SKA has a pretty bad team formation system. This is not what the other TOP teams do. Just look at the rosters. For example, last year's the GC winner - Metallurg Magnitogorsk used young players as Andrei Razin can work with them very well. Even CSKA has stopped doing that.
Btw, Kantserov (2004) and Silantyev (2000) played fewer minutes in regulation than they did in the PO in the last season even under Andrei Razin who really likes to give a chance young guys.
It sounds strange though, but his best chance is the PO. Not only he should get used to the pace of the KHL enough to play a lot of regular minutes but, since SKA wants to win the Cup, if he gets better, he'll play more. Similar like Roman Kantserov and Dmitri Voronkov, for example. Or Prokhor Poltapov from CSKA in 2022/23 season (won the GC), when he started in the PO with less than 2 minutes and eventually played in the top 9. Unfortunately without PP and PK.
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It must be starting to piss off the Montreal management to see Demi used on a third line and so little ice time
That's why he'd be better off over here on a third line here in the NHL or even in the AHL but then again the KHL won't let him go
That's why he'd be better off over here on a third line here in the NHL or even in the AHL but then again the KHL won't let him go
Different cultures. The world doesn't evolve around North America
a pretty good source told me the guy you quoted once took a meeting with a cirque du soleil VP in camo shorts, so it probably wasn't a serious post.
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Wouldn't surprise me if ska wanted Montreal management to come bend the knee so to speak to get Demidov ice time and a release from Russia after the season.
They got to make a little video saying their arena has passed the bell centre as the best in hockey with Lecavalier smiling on.
Smells of sports washing bullshit but we need Demidov out of there asap.
They got to make a little video saying their arena has passed the bell centre as the best in hockey with Lecavalier smiling on.
Smells of sports washing bullshit but we need Demidov out of there asap.
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In the old days Therrien used to play them on the fourth line here at four minutes a night. Good times.
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I wonder how his minutes would total come season’s end compared to say a ncaa season where I imagine he’d play more minutes but way fewer games.
edit: 68 vs 34 games so half
Maybe specifically the Montreal Canadiens aren’t the best spot to play wing right now I’m thinking also.
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What a shot!!
Still can't believe that we have this talent. Drafted only #5 haha!!
I would pick him #1 in draft 2025 seriously, he is a #1 pick material.
This guy is unreal.
Still can't believe that we have this talent. Drafted only #5 haha!!
I would pick him #1 in draft 2025 seriously, he is a #1 pick material.
This guy is unreal.
He was the clear #2 this year too, purely politics and bad scouting let him fall to 5.
