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

[Schooner Guy]

No it wasn't. Bitchkov had too many red flags and KH said they had Demidov on their minds looking ahead to this year already.

Plus the Habs liked Ryan Leonard more than Michkov anyway (just like the Capitals do). If Habs were taking a forward last year, it woulnd't have even been Michkov.

 

[morhilane]

People should probably know this: this is Bobrov's Euro pick.

Bobrov went to Russia at the start of last season to watch him play and meet him and they kept in contact over the season.

 

[Guy Larose]

Plus the Habs liked Ryan Leonard more than Michkov anyway (just like the Capitals do). If Habs were taking a forward last year, it woulnd't have even been Michkov.

This ^ .....there are tons of other reasons as well, like him only visiting Philly, unknowns with him, Bobrov's connections to get the inside scoop, etc, but hey, the same whiners always come back with this Bitchkov stuff.

 

[Habs Icing]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1806878268546543653

It's all laughs and giggles until Jeff gets tired of the ribbing and fires Kent.

Demidov is more complete than Michkov. Better hands, better playmaking ability and better in defense zone. Michkov better goalscorer.

Demidov is going to be a superstar guys!! 80-90 pts potential for sure.

So is it safe to assume your landlord allowed you back into your apartment?

 

[Archijerej]

Plot Twist:

Hughes actually picked Dickinson, but Celine said "Screw that" and announced Demidov.

 

[DAChampion]

Is there a photo of Demidov and Hage together?

 

[SwiftyHab]

I fell in love with this kid as soon as I saw him pull this move. Never seen anything like this on a 2-1. Kid is fearless to try crazy things like this

https://x.com/i/web/status/1807008951751291381

 

[SOLR]

Well Cole Caufield, you better realize your potential soon.

 

[Habs Icing]

I still cannot believe we landed another stallion @ 5. My wife had a good chuckle when I jumped off the coach like we just won a big game.

If your wife had a chuckle, I guess you were only wrestling with the coach. Anything else and she may have demanded a divorce.

 

[DAChampion]

I remember reading that the Habs brass liked Demidov as early as a year ago.

Kostitsyn and Galchenuck played with Markov. Why didn't he help them ?

Markov was a general, not a genie.

 

[Scintillating10]

Dach injured this season was bitter. But we don't get Demidov if he'd played

 

[BenchBrawl]

We're insanely lucky to get Demidov now.

 

[Saundies]

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.

No, you're right.

I love Slaf for sure; I just think when he was drafted, there were some different feelings, and he's a different player to Demidov. For Slaf, it's always been about the potential package, and if that whole package can come together, look out. He's starting to put it together, but obviously it's a process. I'm not a scout so it's hard for me to see a project player and hope what a guy may become (in Slaf's case) rather than Demidov, who is already insanely skilled and dynamic at this age.

I agree with you that, when it's all said and done, Slaf might be the guy we look back on with the most pride being picked.

I was so disenchanted with our previous development team that it was almost like a "here we go again" type feeling rather than feeling like we just picked our next superstar. Obviously since then Slaf's started blossoming into the player the org and scouts envisioned when they took him and it's been fun to watch.

Last night was just a stark contrast to last year, I guess. Last year, I felt a bit defeated, like the team was settling on safe rather than take a risk to try and bring the next Russian star to Montreal. I'm not going to go into MM vs. DR as it's been beaten to death (and can now reasonably be forgotten about, hopefully) but it just felt good.

 

[JustAHabFan]

So after spending weeks and months and possibly years shitting on Michkov elsewhere, you come here to shit up this thread that's not about Michkov whatsoever. It's Demidov, an entirely different person and entirely different player and he's the Habs' player. Take an Imodium, for a love of god.

I don't know about the talent difference between Mitchkov and Demidov, but one thing is clear: Demidov was very happy to play for the Habs. You can see it clearly yesterday.

 

[Habs Icing]

I have to say that Jeff Gorton is a great builder. He came here and took an organization that was basically in shambles and within a couple of years built a top-notch machine. I look at Hughes, St Laurent, Bobrov and all the other people he brought in, and I have to say we have to go to the 70s to find a better-run Habs organization, and with a little bit of time he may even rival that 70s team. Jeff may be from Boston but he knows his shit.

 

[ForeverHabs97]

if he plays like this in the NHL he'll be a really special player holy

 

[Zilo44]

It’s just a pipe dream. Even if he were to be less talented than Michkov offensively, he is a much better fit with this core that values character and hard work. In the end, when all is said and done, I think I prefer Demidov-Reinbacher to Michkov-Yakemchuk/Parekh (if we want to compare W for W and RHD for RHD).

 

[JustAHabFan]

Wake up this morning and I still can't believe the Habs got Demidov.

 

[BLONG7]

Plot Twist:

Hughes actually picked Dickinson, but Celine said "Screw that" and announced Demidov.

Remember, when they said she wanted to buy the team..................the joke was we would be the Montreal Celine Dions......................
What a coup for the habs to bring her up to announce their pick!! Good to see her health getting better these days.

 

[yianik]

Couldn't have worked out better. First, things had to fall in place for him to be available at 5. And the Lindstrom v Demidov issue was taken out of our hands.

Regardless of what happens, this was the right pick for us. He was BPA as far as I'm concerned and we have a blue chip high skill forward prospect. The skill is there, the skating is there and he is not small. And he isn't a liability defensively. So no glaring issues of any kind, finally.







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[windycity]

It's the next morning and I'm still amped as f*** this is the most excited I've been for my team in probably 20 years

more than the 2021 SCF, even as big underdogs? But yeah it's awesome

 

[WeThreeKings]

I can see why teams were glowing about his interview. Under 2 years learning English and he was a very good interview, he was commanding the questions and room with such quiet confidence. Really personable kid.

I bet the boys like Slaf, Suzuki, Cole and Dach are fired up.

 

[Beaker]

Any insight as to why he didn’t play more KHL? His skill level is clearly high but I don’t know much about the MHL

 

[HomaridII]

I can see why teams were glowing about his interview. Under 2 years learning English and he was a very good interview, he was commanding the questions and room with such quiet confidence. Really personable kid.

I bet the boys like Slaf, Suzuki, Cole and Dach are fired up.

Many of them liked the post when the Habs announced his drafting.

I like how one person put it on X, he is an aura about him. On Sportsnet they described him as a bulldog who just happens to have elite talent.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Any insight as to why he didn’t play more KHL? His skill level is clearly high but I don’t know much about the MHL

KHL doesn't really like players who won't sign extensions and plan on going to North America..