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F Ivan Demidov - SKA St. Petersburg, KHL (2024, 5th, MTL) Part 2

Essenege said:
Incredible that he’s almost PPG with 12 min of basically 100% even strength play per game.

People don’t realize how much more difficult 5v5 points are….top scorers get half their points on the PP.

With normal PP time he’s the top scorer in the KHL right now and it’s not even a debate.
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Yes but what about Daniel Sprong
 
Vasilevskiy said:
We will never know, will we? Other factors could come into play such as fatigue, possible injuries, etc.

Which is what his post was about.

Just really even if he had less points is not about that, look at the big picture. Proving every day a little bit more that he has that something to become a dominant NHL player. I thought Michkov was better from the very start but after what I've seen from Ivan this year... I think it's debatable
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I don't care about the comparison. They're different players and Demidov should fit in really well as somehow we don't lack guys who can finish anymore.

Same reason i feel Hutson found himself a chair in the core really early in the season. What the forward group is needing the most right now is an elite creator to take control of the offense and Demidov seems to be just the right man for the job.

I think the odds are good he has an explosive rookie season.
 
To be honest, having watched him this past month more attentively, what amazes me is less so the points and more so his attitude (never giving up) and how he constantly dazzles on the ice.

Like... some guys can pull off a nifty move every now and then, but with Demidov you can tell his talent is just off the charts. He can always dangle/deke other players out of nowhere. I'm not even sure there's many NHL stars that can play hockey like he does.

Still, I'll wait until he plays in the NHL to better judge if he can do that regularly against the top players in the world, but the KHL is not a bad league. I'm quite impressed.

If the Habs organization was still led by dinosaurs, I'd be worried they'd stiffle this talent, but I'm a lot more confident with who's running the show now.
 
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Zalos said:
To be honest, having watched him this past month more attentively, what amazes me is less so the points and more so his attitude (never giving up) and how he constantly dazzles on the ice.

Like... some guys can pull off a nifty move every now and then, but with Demidov you can tell his talent is just off the charts. He can always dangle/deke other players out of nowhere. I'm not even sure there's many NHL stars that can play hockey like he does.

Still, I'll wait until he plays in the NHL to better judge if he can do that regularly against the top players in the world, but the KHL is not a bad league. I'm quite impressed.

If the Habs organization was still led by dinosaurs, I'd be worried they'd stiffle this talent, but I'm a lot more confident with who's running the show now.
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The last guy that could do that any time he wanted and it lasted his entire career was Lemieux and a bit less in Kovalev.

The vast difference is he's going to have less time to do that on the NHL level. That is why a lot of junior wizards land up as NHL fodder.

But...

We have a puck wizard in Hutson. He actually surprised me that he could pull it off on the NHL level. IF...IF....IF Demidov can bring his abilities to the NHL level, he will not be a Lemieux but he can certainly be a Kovalev.
 
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Absolute beast. Despite the annoyance of MTL fans I can't deny talent when it's there. This kid is going to light the NHL on fire.

It's a bit sad that Russia can't get its shit together on the political stage. Michkov, Demidov, Buchelnikov, Kantserov, But, Simashev, Silayev, Nikishin...so much talent coming out of Russia recently on top of the obvious stars in the NHL in Kuch/Vasi etc. It would be amazing to see them in the Olympics.
 
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Zalos said:
To be honest, having watched him this past month more attentively, what amazes me is less so the points and more so his attitude (never giving up) and how he constantly dazzles on the ice.

Like... some guys can pull off a nifty move every now and then, but with Demidov you can tell his talent is just off the charts. He can always dangle/deke other players out of nowhere. I'm not even sure there's many NHL stars that can play hockey like he does.

Still, I'll wait until he plays in the NHL to better judge if he can do that regularly against the top players in the world, but the KHL is not a bad league. I'm quite impressed.

If the Habs organization was still led by dinosaurs, I'd be worried they'd stiffle this talent, but I'm a lot more confident with who's running the show now.
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I think the number of NHL'ers that can do what he can do at full speed during gameplay can probably be counted on one hand. The NHL most definitely has defensemen who he won't be able to dance, where he'll have to learn to choose a safer play. But let's be honest here; the moves we've seen him pull off against KHL defensemen will work against a good number of NHL d-men. He's going to have to pick his spots, but the speed at which he adapted to KHL play bodes very well. It took Hutson 20 games, I doubt it takes Demidov that long.
 
Zalos said:
To be honest, having watched him this past month more attentively, what amazes me is less so the points and more so his attitude (never giving up) and how he constantly dazzles on the ice.

Like... some guys can pull off a nifty move every now and then, but with Demidov you can tell his talent is just off the charts. He can always dangle/deke other players out of nowhere. I'm not even sure there's many NHL stars that can play hockey like he does.

Still, I'll wait until he plays in the NHL to better judge if he can do that regularly against the top players in the world, but the KHL is not a bad league. I'm quite impressed.

If the Habs organization was still led by dinosaurs, I'd be worried they'd stiffle this talent, but I'm a lot more confident with who's running the show now.
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I've never seen a player like this in the Canadiens organisation its so weird.....I don't think anything can stop this kid....his drive and attitude are insane , it's gonna take some divine intervention for him to bust.

This guy could even walk into the Bergevin Habs and still hit his full potential. His mental makeup and will to get better at every part of the game is what really impresses me the most with him considering his obvious talent
 
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