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

[Matthew McConaughay]

Another video

They seemed to have enjoyed themselves in Russia, Rotenburg, seems like a nice guy, hoping he will let Ivan play more.

 

[MarkJ]

ah shucks, don't have telegram.

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

ah shucks, don't have telegram.

Download it, easy.

 

[Beaker]

ah shucks, don't have telegram.

Download it, easy.

Don’t bother. It’s awkward and you won’t learn anything about Demidov.

 

[BergevinBurner]

Where does everyone see Demidov slotting in next season?

I'm assuming he's going to start on line 2 with Laine and whoever our 2C is. He'd be getting sheltered slightly and putting him with Laine should get Laine's 5 on 5 production to take off. I still think management should be after Malkin this offseason. Anything they can do to ease Demidov's transition to NA they should. Plus adding Malkin gives us a stop gap at 2C until Hage/Beck/2025 pick are ready to step up.

 

[DAChampion]

I am intellectually curious how the KHL is bypassing sanctions.

Notice that there are Western players in the KHL. They wouldn't be there if there was no way for them to bring their earnings home. Perhaps they deposit their money in Turkish, Indian, Chinese, or Kazakh bank accounts, and then transfer them back home.

 

[Goldthorpe]

I'm going to completely ignore the geopolitical argument and state instead that the habs played the situation very well.

Hughes taking the time to go there instead of just sending an underling is a sign of respect and trust. Who cares if the russians used the situation as a marketing ploy - they have the short stick of the whole situation anyway and are kinda being humiliated with their prized prospect wanting to leave for North America as soon as possible... if showing them respect and being interested in their hockey program (which is a quality one from everything I read) is all it costs to lube the whole relationship, then it's a very low cost overall, and Hughes is smart executive in paying it willingly.

Also, this goes beyond Demidov. Russia is a paria right now, but it shouldn't remain so eternally, and the habs establishing a trust relationship with a (the) KHL powerhouse like SKA could reap additional benefits in the future. People remember who stayed friends with them when they were at their lowest.

 

[Kennerback]

I'm going to completely ignore the geopolitical argument and state instead that the habs played the situation very well.

Hughes taking the time to go there instead of just sending an underling is a sign of respect and trust. Who cares if the russians used the situation as a marketing ploy - they have the short stick of the whole situation anyway and are kinda being humiliated with their prized prospect wanting to leave for North America as soon as possible... if showing them respect and being interested in their hockey program (which is a quality one from everything I read) is all it costs to lube the whole relationship, then it's a very low cost overall, and Hughes is smart executive in paying it willingly.

Also, this goes beyond Demidov. Russia is a paria right now, but it shouldn't remain so eternally, and the habs establishing a trust relationship with a (the) KHL powerhouse like SKA could reap additional benefits in the future. People remember who stayed friends with them when they were at their lowest.

Using Rottenberg to promote Russia is like Steven Segal promoting America. It’s not exactly putting their best foot forward.

 

[Thomas Sowell]

Anyone have his current p/60?

 

[Hope Of Glory]

I don't always agree with EP but he's right on this one. Unless you're a bully and/or a troll and/or profit off of disinformation, most of the current social media's landscape isn't good for honest political/social discourse. It really, really dumbs down public debateno matter wich side you're on. And no I certainly don't like Trudeau lol.

"Classic"/vintage forums like HFBoards are a bit better though, no algorithm to feed disinformation. Still miss the old politics subforum though, what a wild place lmfao