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

[tomd]

Cup teams can afford to have smaller players on their roster, it's not the end of the world if they ice some guys under 6ft.

Tampa won with Kucherov and Point. Colorado won with Makar. Pittsburgh won with Crosby and Guentzel. Hawks won with Kane. And I'm just listing off the more significant players under 6ft on those teams, all of those teams generally iced at least a few smaller guys.

If you are drafting size, you are passing up a lot of talent. I don't know Verbeek's drafting method as well as Ducks fans, but I do know he is/would be an idiot to pass up going BPA just because he has a size fetish.

I think it is fair to say that there are no bad picks in the top 5 if things go as currently ranked. Each team will have the 2-5 players ranked differently based on their own preferences and I could see Demidov going anywhere from 2-5 depending on team preference. I'm sure he'll be a great player as will Levshunov, Silayev, and Lindstrom. FYI...all signs and insider talk point to the Ducks going D with their pick.

 

[Sacha BOXviert]

We are talking about size as if Demidov was 5'8" and that is not even remotely the case.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

We are talking about size as if Demidov was 5'8" and that is not even remotely the case.

If you're less than 6'3", you'll be useless in the playoffs, in some eyes at least.

 

[Sacha BOXviert]

If you're less than 6'3", you'll be useless in the playoffs, in some eyes at least.

The average in the NHL is 6'1"

 

[Sacha BOXviert]

" THE USELESS"

New York Rangers top6:
Kreider 6'3"
Zibanejad 6'1"
Roslovic 6'1"
Panarin 5'11" (like Demidov)
Trocheck 5'11" (like Demidov)
Lafreniere 5'11" (like Demidov)

Carolina Hurricanes top6:
Guentzel 5'11" (like Demidov)
Aho 6'0"
Svechnikov 6'2"
Teravainen 5'11" (like who?)
Staal 6'4"
Jarvis 5'10"

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

The average in the NHL is 6'1"

6'1" also small. /s

" THE USELESS"

New York Rangers top6:
Kreider 6'3"
Zibanejad 6'1"
Roslovic 6'1"
Panarin 5'11" (like Demidov)
Trocheck 5'11" (like Demidov)
Lafreniere 5'11" (like Demidov)

Carolina Hurricanes top6:
Guentzel 5'11" (like Demidov)
Aho 6'0"
Svechnikov 6'2"
Teravainen 5'11" (like who?)
Staal 6'4"
Jarvis 5'10"

I think you're working too hard to argue a point I wasn't making. . It's a shot at the size queens whose definition of small seems to be getting bigger all the time.

Demidov is only small to those peeps, and most importantly he doesn't play small.

Caveat: the hunched back while skating forward might be screwing with people's eyes a bit though.

 

[Sacha BOXviert]

I think the debate focuses too much on height when the important thing is physicality

 

[Gliff]

PV drafted Mintyukov at 10 when he was only 6’ tall. He obviously prefers big players that can skate but let not act like he has everyone else in a do not draft list.

 

[Hockey Know it all]

" THE USELESS"

New York Rangers top6:
Kreider 6'3"
Zibanejad 6'1"
Roslovic 6'1"
Panarin 5'11" (like Demidov)
Trocheck 5'11" (like Demidov)
Lafreniere 5'11" (like Demidov)

Carolina Hurricanes top6:
Guentzel 5'11" (like Demidov)
Aho 6'0"
Svechnikov 6'2"
Teravainen 5'11" (like who?)
Staal 6'4"
Jarvis 5'10"

Lmao Laf is not 5’11 man.

 

[FlyguyOX]

Lmao Laf is not 5’11 man.

Closer to 5’10” you think?

I’d be surprised if he’s 6’

 

[Hockey Know it all]

Closer to 5’10” you think?

I’d be surprised if he’s 6’

No, he is like 6’1 my guy.

 

[Jee]

If this dude falls to 5th I'm gonna pinch my nipples so hard

 

[Kshahdoo]

If this dude falls to 5th I'm gonna pinch my nipples so hard

And if he falls to 5th but Montreal picks someone else what will you do then?

 

[Jee]

And if he falls to 5th but Montreal picks someone else what will you do then?

Pinch your nipples, you okay with that?

 

[Kshahdoo]

Pinch your nipples, you okay with that?

I don't care about my virtual nipples...

 

[WeThreeKings]

And if he falls to 5th but Montreal picks someone else what will you do then?

They're not going to. The Canadiens organization love Demidov, they didn't like Michkov, get over it already.

 

[Kshahdoo]

They're not going to. The Canadiens organization love Demidov, they didn't like Michkov, get over it already.

Blessed is he who believes...

 

[WeThreeKings]

Blessed is he who believes...

Alright bud, its been a year and you can't reply like an adult.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

" THE USELESS"

New York Rangers top6:
Kreider 6'3"
Zibanejad 6'1"
Roslovic 6'1"
Panarin 5'11" (like Demidov)
Trocheck 5'11" (like Demidov)
Lafreniere 5'11" (like Demidov)

Carolina Hurricanes top6:
Guentzel 5'11" (like Demidov)
Aho 6'0"
Svechnikov 6'2"
Teravainen 5'11" (like who?)
Staal 6'4"
Jarvis 5'10"

Lafreniere is 6'1 reported on the Rangers site and EP.

 

[Captain97]

" THE USELESS"

New York Rangers top6:
Kreider 6'3"
Zibanejad 6'1"
Roslovic 6'1"
Panarin 5'11" (like Demidov)
Trocheck 5'11" (like Demidov)
Lafreniere 5'11" (like Demidov)

Carolina Hurricanes top6:
Guentzel 5'11" (like Demidov)
Aho 6'0"
Svechnikov 6'2"
Teravainen 5'11" (like who?)
Staal 6'4"
Jarvis 5'10"

I agree with you point in general, but Laf is listed at 6'1 pretty much everywhere

 

[le_sean]

PV drafted Mintyukov at 10 when he was only 6’ tall. He obviously prefers big players that can skate but let not act like he has everyone else in a do not draft list.

Mintyukov measured in at 6’1.5” 195 lbs at the combine.

 

[Guadana]

And if he falls to 5th but Montreal picks someone else what will you do then?

All of this bad nationians don't wanna play for us but we don't want them before

 

[Faceboner]

Hawks shouldn't overthink it and pick this guy guy but then again lev does have shades of doughty to him

 

[Kearns]

Hawks shouldn't overthink it and pick this guy guy but then again lev does have shades of doughty to him

You're right IMO, there's a decision to be made. But I lol'd. You're like "don't overthink it...but then again". I see what you did there.

 

[kp61c]

When you have strapping Levshunov falling in your lap, drafting small and soft russian Demidov from the MHL is ridiculous. Chicago understands it and should sanctiion the hell out of him, no question.