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

[HawksDub89]

per twitter Blackhawks taking demidov to dinner tonight.

Habs fans in shambles

Honestly even if the hawks pass he’s not getting to 5.

 

[Nazzz]

 

[Castle8130]

Demidov's agent said he measured in at 6'1". Official measurements aren't until later though

 

[CapSpace]

If this guy slips to 5 it's a complete steal. I wish, as a Habs fan, but I'm not delusionnal.

 

[deytookerjaabs]

I commented this on the Hawk board too...

But I like that pic of him, wide neck, square jaw and smirks like he doesn't give a **** what you think.

A throroughbred in a world of stallions.

 

[Rockomax]

Habs fans in shambles

Honestly even if the hawks pass he’s not getting to 5.

I wish I could cry react

youll be very disappointed

I think us, Habs fans, will be very disappointed.

 

[kp61c]

Yes, bedard is small, demidov is not.

 

[amnesiac]

I wish I could cry react


I think us, Habs fans, will be very disappointed.

Hughes needs to trade up to #3... ANA surely want a Dman anyway

 

[Kshahdoo]

https://thehockeynews.com/news/2024-draft-prospect-ivan-demidov-has-entered-the-spotlight

 

[AD1066]

Higher upside than Celebrini?

 

[Rockomax]

Higher upside than Celebrini?

Don't you know? The 2nd ranked forward always has a higher upside than the consensual 1st ranked forward

 

[Static]

Higher upside than Celebrini?

Higher upside lower floor.

 

[LeProspector]

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Which other Russians are out there for the measurement, does anyone know?

 

[Juxtaposer]

Higher upside lower floor.

Let’s not confuse pure scoring with upside.

 

[Nazzz]

Which other Russians are out there for the measurement, does anyone know?

Shuravin, Surin, Chernyshov, Levshunov**, Kol

 

[MasterMatt25]

No Silayev or Artamanov there?

 

[coooldude]

Shuravin, Surin, Chernyshov, Levshunov**, Kol
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Parekh and Simashev plus Levshunov are nice twists.

 

[Leto]

No Silayev or Artamanov there?

I believe they are not Milstein clients. Silayev's agent is Alexey Dementyev.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I wish I could cry react


I think us, Habs fans, will be very disappointed.

Currently screaming, crying, throwing up

 

[Nazzz]

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Jokes on habs fans who really thought we could scoop this guy

 

[Static]

Let’s not confuse pure scoring with upside.

Kane vs toews, I suppose. It's a debatable projection.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Jokes on habs fans who really thought we could scoop this guy

I’m praying, literally waking up every morning and praying, that he falls to 5

 

[Juxtaposer]

Kane vs toews, I suppose. It's a debatable projection.

Sure, absolutely no shade to Demidov who absolutely has 100+ point potential and may well score more than Celebrini over their careers. But I think if we’re talking about who is going to impact a game more overall, it’s always going to be the 85 point two-way matchup center over the 100 point winger.

I’ll add “in my opinion” so people don’t jump down my throat about it, but I don’t personally think it’s all that arguable.

 

[Rockomax]

Jokes on habs fans who really thought we could scoop this guy

I guess. I mean, how long have we been waiting for a true potential star forward? I won't lie, it's frustrating that the Hawks will have had Toews, Kane, Hossa, Panarin, Bedard and now Demidov over the last 15 years, all of whom are more gifted offensively than any player we have. Our best forward (Suzuki) is probably equivalent to Patrick Sharp, which is not a slight against either player. I love suzuki, but we need considerably more power on offense and although Demidov was probably always a pipe dream, it feels like we were so close.