The BPA at 5th was Michkov by a mile and Hughes went on need. Stupid move and first mistake.
Hopefully, his last major mistake.
I'm sure Canadiens wasn't the only team Michkov didn't want to play for. Why pick such a player?
I'm sure Canadiens wasn't the only team Michkov didn't want to play for. Why pick such a player?
This is the Demidov threadYea that whole draft screams manipulation by Michkov and his agent.
he'll be better then Michkov, more complete game, higher IQ and skill.
lol at the higher iq and skill aspect . He’s going to be very good to great ; no need to make things up by slagging another player to promote Demi .Horrific take lol, he's going to be really good though.
What do you mean by that? He just said Demidov will be a better player. How is that « slagging another player »lol at the higher iq and skill aspect . He’s going to be very good to great ; no need to make things up by slagging another player to promote Demi .
seems to be having a good game 3 points so far Against Kulnlun and still in second period
EDIT - 4 points now with a few mins remaining
What do you mean by that? He just said Demidov will be a better player. How is that « slagging another player »
4 assists today, great assist on that video wow !!
Horrific take lol, he's going to be really good though.
why? Demidov has shown he is one of the most skilled Russian prospects since AO. With the reports that SKA tried to sign him and he refused, we know they started cutting his TOI down to under 7 mins a game and they took him off the 2nd PP unit despite him clearly showing he's one of their most skilled players. He was at a .8 ppg at the time, the KHL record for U-20 pts is held by Kaprisov who did it with a .86 ppg, so with limited PP time and 3rd line TOI he was on pace to challenge the KHL record for U-20 pts. But somehow thinking he might be more skilled and smarter then Mickov is a horrific take? I can see disagreeing but a horrific take? clearly not.
I did a quick calculation to compare Michkov's D+1 (last season) in the KHL and Demidov's D+1 (this season in the KHL) and wanted to compare their point totals per 60 mins played. Michkov played more minutes last season in Sochi (not counting more PP time as well) than Demidov for SKA.
Points per 60 minutes played
Demidov 3.6 Pts/ 60 minutes
Michkov 3.04 Pts/ 60 minutes
Again this is just for fun, but interesting anyways.
Demidov has 15 points in the 14 games where he has received greater than 7 minutes of ice time. If he was getting 17 minutes a game with PP1 it would be a whole other story for sure and he is STILL near the U-20 PPG record with the handicapped ice time and role.
The above is from the Habs thread. And as a previous poster said recently, No having the opinion that demidov might be a better player than michkov is a perfectly logical conclusion and I think one that the hockey world is realizing, but gas lighting and essentially calling the people who happen to be of that opinion, clueless idiots? C'mon. Don't make it so obvious. That's a coping mechanism.
Why is it “horrific” exactly? These two players are very comparableHorrific take lol, he's going to be really good though.