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

[Frank Drebin]

What do you mean by /60?

He’s scoring a lot with limited ice time

4.0 p/60 would average over 2 ppg for a player playing 22min/game

Is it linear? No

 

[Star Platinum]

What do you mean by /60?

Per 60 minutes played

 

[Anardil]

I hope for just two little things.

1- No 'complications' in getting to Montreal.
2- That his adjustment to North American hockey is a swift one.

I won't lose my shit over Demidov until I see him donning 'La Sainte-Flanelle' on Bell Centre ice.

 

[Bigtrout]

He’s scoring a lot with limited ice time

4.0 p/60 would average over 2 ppg for a player playing 22min/game

Is it linear? No

It's obviously not linear but In Demidov's case more icetime does correlate to a big boost in production.

1 point 9 games with less than 9 mins (played under 5 mins for most of these)
36 points in 34 games with more than 9 minutes
23 points in 13 games with more than 15 minutes

So it's probably safe to say he could have a lot more points if he played good minutes and pp all season

 

[Noble]

He's truly something else.

My god.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

His skating style and reliance on his inside edges is fascinating to me.

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He's doing a stretching routine, while playing hockey, he's optimizing his time.

 

[Walksss]

He is just an unreal talent, every single day I'm excited about his future. We've obviously never had a young talent like this in my lifetime.

As exciting as this year is, next year is beyond that. I hope expectations don't go through the roof and we're realistic with these kids but damn it's hard this team is so talented.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

It's obviously not linear but In Demidov's case more icetime does correlate to a big boost in production.

1 point 9 games with less than 9 mins (played under 5 mins for most of these)
36 points in 34 games with more than 9 minutes
23 points in 13 games with more than 15 minutes

So it's probably safe to say he could have a lot more points if he played good minutes and pp all season

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

 

[Bigtrout]

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

You're right, in the grand scheme of things it's not really about the numbers. I've watched around 10 full games from him this season and I've been impressed each time. His overall game is so good, his edges, compete level, outrageous skill, the superstar aura, it's all there.

He's a tier above every Habs prospects I've seen in my lifetime and I'm not that young either.

Montreal will be blessed to have him, I honestly just assumed he would never slip to 5 in a million years.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Bust



Out the highlights of this man!

 

[CanadienShark]

Sometimes you can just watch a player once and know they're special. I won't pretend to be an expert, but I've seen plenty of him now. He's going to be a real high end player. With his potential, the sky is the limit. It's more a matter of how high he goes, than if he'll be great.

 

[CaviarAndRinkFries]

 

[Thomas Sowell]

What do you mean by /60?

Points per 60 minutes. His is outrageous

 

[Kshahdoo]

Him and Michkov have probably had the smoothiest transition from junior to pro hockey amongst all Russian players, even like Ovechkin and Malkin.

 

[Ford Prefect]

I've read the Demidov has played center in the past. From those that watch him regularly, do you see that being a transition for him? From the accounts I've read (I'm no scout) he is somewhat defensively responsible, and he certainly has the vision and the smarts to. That would make for a dynamic 1-2 down the middle (I've been watching this team since 1985, and I've never been able to say that).

 

[Thomas Sowell]

Him and Michkov have probably had the smoothiest transition from junior to pro hockey amongst all Russian players, even like Ovechkin and Malkin.

Kaprizov and michkov had smooth transitions to KHL, demidov is conquering it. He's on another level

 

[Just Linda]

I've read the Demidov has played center in the past. From those that watch him regularly, do you see that being a transition for him? From the accounts I've read (I'm no scout) he is somewhat defensively responsible, and he certainly has the vision and the smarts to. That would make for a dynamic 1-2 down the middle (I've been watching this team since 1985, and I've never been able to say that).

- Elite Prospects thinks he can

Lots of reports that the Habs see him as a potential centre.

I agree. I'm excited by the experiment. I think he's got a ton of potential to make it work.