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

[Wateredgarden]

I did a tiktok where i prentend all the videos we've seen from him were made by AI and he's actually a fake hockey player, so i will get my fix from all the insults, thanks you.

 

[Gally11]

I promise to never complain about this pick 'oh they should have drafted Tij or Buium'. They went for the home run, can't ask for anything else.

They went for a grand slam

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Haha that was amazing, Celine taking her sweet time.

But why are we still underrating Slaf? It's not obvious to me that Demidov will be better. He can be of course but we're acting like Hughes finally got the draft right.

And I don't want to seem like I'm picking on you. It's a pretty common feeling in this thread. Slaf can end up being one scary f***ing player. I won't be surprised at all if Slaf is still the crown jewel of this org when all is said and done.

So in the 7/8 player profile, they offer different things. Demidov and Slaf are wildly different players and will bring different value to the game. They both possess ability that the other only dreams of. I don't like to compare Habs players like that cause they're a team and not competition. But demidov has more probability to get into scoring race conversations whereas Slaf has the higher probability to be the most impactful player in all facets of the game in a playoff run

 

[WeThreeKings]

 

[NobleSix]

Anybody hate this pick? Just curious.

Where are the ones that guaranteed us Demidov would not be available at 5?

And oh yeah, how about the ones that were to run naked if Demidov is the pick…did you follow through?

Idk if anyone really can hate this pick to be honest.

He has a unique mix of elite skill and elite hockey IQ that makes him a very special prospect. Usually guys have either elite skill with average or below average IQ, or high IQ with average skill. It's not very often there is a player with both elite IQ and elite skill to go with it.

There's a reason most scouts had him ranked #2 right behind Celebrini. If not for the teams ahead of us that were picking with team building in mind, we would have never even come close to drafting him.

 

[Nedved]

Need to see the grade some give the habs on the draft

a dream.

 

[HabbyGuy]

Best day ever!! I'll be waking up like this tomorrow.

 

[Habsfan18]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806899584876048894

 

[danisonfire]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806899584876048894

Is that Kovalev?

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

DEMIDOV IS A FREAKING HABS

Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Demidov
- Dach - Caufield

One more and the rebuild is over

Gotdammot the rebuild is over already!

 

[themilosh]

Crosby had Ovie and Malkin neck and neck with him, McDavid has lost Art Ross trophies to Kuch, Drai, etc. Are these guys quasi-generational?

In my lifetime....
Gretzky
Lemieux
Roy
Lidstrom
Crosby
McDavid

A generation is ~30yrs.. so i take it to mean 5 or 6 players every 30 years = 1 every 8 years... and one could argue Roy or Lidstrom as "generational" whatever that means?

 

[De Montreal]

If he doesnt sign a new contract in KHL, is there a possibility we see him with the Laval Rocket at the end of the year like Reinbacher?

Last year Gagarin Cup was awarded April 4th

 

[RandR]

Celine Dion was a nice touch, and when she started pronouncing "Ivan Demidov" I literally jumped out of my seat, danced around a bit and yelled out a few times.

I didn't even believe it at first. I was really wanting them to pick Demidov but thought there was little chance he would drop to 5 after reading the Bob McKenzie article saying more than half the scouts he polled put him at 2.

I know there's no guarantees, and I remember also thinking Galchenyuk could become a star, but us Habs fans have been starved for too long for a high-end talent and we might just have one now.

Today has been a good day, worthy of a shot of my best Scotch and one more beer.

 

[Captain97]

If he doesnt sign a new contract in KHL, is there a possibility we see him with the Laval Rocket at the end of the year like Reinbacher?

Last year Gagarin Cup was awarded April 4th

Yes it is possible. And he has said he plans to come over after his current contract ends so we shouldn't need to worry about him likely extending

 

[Frank Drebin]

I dunno guys, I am feeling uneasy about how everyone is too happy with this pick.

fair point.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Titanic is gawd awful Hollywood hog wash and that song is shit. LOL.

So sad this will be a thing forever with Demidov.

 

[Cenzo_]

DEMIDOV IS A FREAKING HABS

Slafkovsky - Suzuki - Demidov
- Dach - Caufield

One more and the rebuild is over

Joshua Roy!!!

 

[overlords]

Titanic is gawd awful Hollywood hog wash and that song is shit. LOL.

So sad this will be a thing forever with Demidov.

It's all coming back to me now >> my heart will go on ainec

 

[Toene]

So a superstar for me is any player that has a good chance at winning a Hart every year. Or a Norris every year. Or an art Ross every year. Not just one year where they had a great season but each and every year they're in the mix. Crosby imo should have 2-3 more Hart's but he got massacred in the early 2010s. Ovi is a generational scorer but not a generational talent. That only belongs to, in the expansion era, Gretzky, orr, Lemieux, Crosby and McDavid.

Who do you take to build a winner : Niklas Lidstrom, Patrick Roy, or Connor McDavid?

My point is that talent comes in many shapes and forms. Lids has 7 Norris trophies and 4 cups. Roy is the only player all-time with 3 Conn Smythe, 4 cups too.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

It's all coming back to me now >> my heart will go on ainec

I mean Celine, is charming as hell, and she can actually be pretty funny, but musically, never been and never will be my jam.

 

[overlords]

I mean Celine, is charming as hell, and she can actually be pretty funny, but musically, never been and never will be my jam.

Personally, I think she's the devil. Still got a few bangers, though.

 

[HabbyGuy]

Titanic is gawd awful Hollywood hog wash and that song is shit. LOL.

So sad this will be a thing forever with Demidov.

I thought it was an awesome moment that only the Montreal Canadiens could pull off. I liked it.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Personally, I think she's the devil. Still got a few bangers, though.

Oooooo, what don't i know???

 

[KevSkillz4]

Imagine these 2 beauty on PP!!

 

[HuGo Burner Acc]

Who do you take to build a winner : Niklas Lidstrom, Patrick Roy, or Connor McDavid?

My point is that talent comes in many shapes and forms. Lids has 7 Norris trophies and 4 cups. Roy is the only player all-time with 3 Conn Smythe, 4 cups too.

I take Lidstrom but I mean you can say that about Keith vs Kane. I said it on here for a while to some people's dismay but defencemen are so much more valuable than forwards especially in the playoffs. So I'll always side with them. But that doesn't factor into how I judge them isolated. In a team context they're better but not individualistically