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

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Pure cope. He was playing with crap linemates, getting very little PP time and inconsistent deployment. He was not being "used as exploitation." They weren't sheltering him, they were punishing him for not signing a contract.

Cope? Wtf, I'm Habs fan and a huge Demidov fan, there's nothing to cope about. Keep the weak replies for the main board.

He got most of his points on the third line playing with Kuz, hardly a bad linemate. And yes, he often got points by being used as exploitation. No rookie gets to top the league in +/- without exploitation time, nor without sheltering.

It doesn't remove anything from what Demidov is doing as he's played great wherever he's been in the lineup, including the top 6, but no way does his p60 mean he's better than Kaprisov. Only time will tell.

 

[GHJimmy]

Hutson and demidov will be habs great prospects in such a long time, I'm so happy for them

 

[Anardil]

With his connections to SKA, it was Bobrov who likely soured on Michkov the most. And I seriously doubt it was talent related. If it was he should be fired on the spot.

Most likely it was issues of attitude that were overblown at the time. Michkov didn't put up with Rotenberg's bullshit. He also refused to play with a certain NHL team (Arizona).

In the post draft video that the Habs released, there was a part where Gorton was talking to the assembled scouts about a prospect.

He said that it was very difficult to obtain elite talent, and that these opportunities don't arise often. He asked them if they were sure about their decision. Now no names were mentioned, but to me, it was obvious that they were talking about Michkov.

Talent was not the reason why they did not choose him. They had other reasons. Whether they were valid or not, we will probably never know, and his fans in the fanbase will be complaining about it forever.

 

[montreal]

What it SKA is eliminated earlier?

No matter what, there's only 1 way Demidov can leave SKA before May 31st, and that is if SKA agrees to let him leave.

 

[SwiftyHab]

No matter what, there's only 1 way Demidov can leave SKA before May 31st, and that is if SKA agrees to let him leave.

So if they’re eliminated, they might agree for him to leave?

 

[ChesterNimitz]

We’ll add Demidov in March/April

• This team has turned a corner and is 1 point away from the playoffs.
• We just beat the last 4 Stanley cup champions.
• Two of them were on a 5+ game win streak before we beat them.
• We came back from a first period deficit twice when both teams were undefeated when leading after 1.
• Adding Demidov to this team this year could launch us to a playoff dark horse

You mean we’re not firing MSL?

 

[cave troll]

This kid is unreal. He constantly drives the net. No rest for the opposing team when he has the puck.
Can't wait for the line CC-Suzuki-Demigod. With him in line CC & Suzuki can finally play at full speed.

 

[WeThreeKings]

So if they’re eliminated, they might agree for him to leave?

They might but they won't.

 

[Redux91]

This kid is unreal. He constantly drives the net. No rest for the opposing team when he has the puck.
Can't wait for the line CC-Suzuki-Demigod. With him in line CC & Suzuki can finally play at full speed.

More and more he does feel like he would need someone like Caufield to play with..
Just on speed alone, and Caufield thrived when he played with Jack Hughes and Demidov is a little jack hughesy to me so I could see them complement each other probably super well

I want Slaf to succeed as well and still think he's a good fit with #13-#14 , but it's good that we can interchange a lot of this newly forming top6 and they can all probably sync with each other bit
If Demidov plays with Nick and Cole
Then you possibly get a Slaf- Dach - Laine line and I'd like to see if they play better when they get their respective speeds back

 

[Kennerback]

As of today, Demidov’s #1 in the KHL for plus/minus +22.
(tied with Lyamkin)

 

[ChesterNimitz]

No matter what, there's only 1 way Demidov can leave SKA before May 31st, and that is if SKA agrees to let him leave.

You’d be amazed what $2 million Yankee dollars can achieve. Pay these corrupt fools enough and they would release Putin himself.

 

[Gravity]

Ivan Motherbleeping Demidov is a Montreal Canadien!!! That is all.

 

[rahad]

Ivan Motherbleeping Demidov is a Montreal Canadien!!! That is all.

You can thanks our former Head Scout for taking Lindstrom at 4! Honestly, I has sure Chicago or Anaheim would have drafted him. I keep seeing people describe him as a small forward. When he is 6ft1 lol.

 

[montreal]

So if they’re eliminated, they might agree for him to leave?

yes and I would say it's common to let them leave so when the KHL playoffs start, things are going to get very interesting.

 

[Runner77]

Look at that... The Montreal Canadiens are at the forefront of building a bridge between Russia and the rest of the world

but seriously.

Demidov game changer... World Changer.

This could be the beginnings of a blueprint for world peace.

 

[waitin425]

This kid is unreal. He constantly drives the net. No rest for the opposing team when he has the puck.
Can't wait for the line CC-Suzuki-Demigod. With him in line CC & Suzuki can finally play at full speed.

Not a bad call actually. Ive always though having Slaf as the big body on that line would be best, but they will be a buzz saw line and lately Big Dick Nick has been really swinging his weight.

Slaf - Dach - Laine would be a very big boy line. With Dach's play lately and Laine burying the puck on that line, it could be a very very excellent 2nd line

 

[Habs]

Demigod may be the worst nickname since Thorpedo, my god it's awful

 

[The Last Red]

Not a bad call actually. Ive always though having Slaf as the big body on that line would be best, but they will be a buzz saw line and lately Big Dick Nick has been really swinging his weight.

Slaf - Dach - Laine would be a very big boy line. With Dach's play lately and Laine burying the puck on that line, it could be a very very excellent 2nd line

They already tried that as a second line. Slow as molasses. Ugly.

 

[Naslund]

What it SKA is eliminated earlier?

Still bound by the contract I think. SKA could release him, but I doubt they do that.

 

[Redux91]

Demigod may be the worst nickname since Thorpedo, my god it's awful

They both rock OK!
Don't you have a cloud to go yell at!

 

[ChikN]

Reminder that Demidov is not from Timor-Leste, he's russian...

Is he a corrupt KGB sneaky scheming goblin too?

 

[Runner77]

Demigod may be the worst nickname since Thorpedo, my god it's awful

Demicakes was a close second.

Never have fans come up with player nicknames.

 

[Andrei79]

He's a legit 1st OA type talent and its insane that they got him at 5. Now we just need to hope Hage was our Barzal or Robert Thomas like steal.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Demicakes was a close second.

Never have fans come up with player nicknames.

Diddydov

He glides past you like you been oiled up.

 

[cave troll]

Demigod may be the worst nickname since Thorpedo, my god it's awful

Still better than Demibust.