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

[hawksrule]

Lev looks way taller in that pic.

 

[Sacha BOXviert]

Lev looks way taller in that pic.

Lev is 6' 1.75, probably Demidov 6'0 or 6'0.5

 

[hawksrule]

Lev is 6' 1.75, probably Demidov 6'0 or 6'0.5

Lev isn’t even standing straight and looks three inches taller.

 

[cheesymc]

per twitter Blackhawks taking demidov to dinner tonight.

Must have declined on Shortie Verbeek… “don’t want no itsy bitsy teeny weenie short short man”

 

[rahad]

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If Demidov is 6ft1, the chance of him dropping out of the top 4 is around 10%.

 

[Sacha BOXviert]

Lev isn’t even standing straight and looks three inches taller.

Bro, its a photo

 

[Juxtaposer]

Lev is 6' 1.75, probably Demidov 6'0 or 6'0.5

Agreed, I think Demidov will measure in at 6’0” exactly. Which makes him “average” in height for a forward. I personally wouldn’t have any size concerns with Demidov.

 

[Guess]

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 proabably 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.

It's not a big deal, you can still win the cup without a star player, more cap space: better depth. You just won't be as fun to watch.

The hockey Gods just don't seem to want to give the Habs the easy way out.

 

[Superlative Soup]

It's not a big deal, you can still win the cup without a star player, more cap space: better depth. You just won't be as fun to watch.

The hockey Gods just don't seem to want to give the Habs the easy way out.

The hockey Gods dropped Michkov in your lap last year tf?

 

[ViD]

Well, he’s not as built as Michkov yet, but certainly getting to a good size for a center

 

[Sasha Orlov]

The hockey Gods dropped Michkov in your lap last year tf?

 

[Guess]

The hockey Gods dropped Michkov in your lap last year tf?

True, don't remind me

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Parekh and Simashev plus Levshunov are nice twists.

Parekh has a Russian specialist as his agent because he's good friends with Mintyukov. Mintyukov recommended Milstein to him.

 

[Sombastate]

How much do you guys think this new info actually matters to teams who were considering, or weren't?

 

[Leto]

How much do you guys think this new info actually matters to teams who were considering, or weren't?

You mean the info about his height? I'd say less so than him being available to be interviewed in person. Some teams were able to get live viewing of Demidov during the season, so I imagine it's not exactly ''new'' info for some front offices. In any case, Chicago has the right of 1st refusal and they will be able to do their due diligence.​

 

[HawksDub89]

The hockey Gods dropped Michkov in your lap last year tf?

I was gonna say…seems like a potential superstar winger was available last year.

Taking David f***ing Reinbacher (who I think tops out as a 3D) over Michkov will probably age terribly.

 

[spfan]

Agreed, I think Demidov will measure in at 6’0” exactly. Which makes him “average” in height for a forward. I personally wouldn’t have any size concerns with Demidov.

Should be no concerns regardless. Skill is skill. Not like he's 5'5".
And it's not like Levshunov is super tall either. The Height gap is certainly smaller than their talent gap. Demidov>>

 

[ello]

I was gonna say…seems like a potential superstar winger was available last year.

Taking David f***ing Reinbacher (who I think tops out as a 3D) over Michkov will probably age terribly.

Levshunov over Demidov feels the same

 

[HawksDub89]

Levshunov over Demidov feels the same

It’s not.

 

[majormajor]

Levshunov over Demidov feels the same

I think Levshunov over Demidov is worse.

 

[scoutman1]

The hockey Gods dropped Michkov in your lap last year tf?

I will never get the logic of that pic...I mean Montreal made a solid pick....BUT they had Michkov there, like wth how do you not draft him...Russian factor or not, his talent is not far off of Bedards.

 

[kp61c]

Levshunov over Demidov feels the same

it will age more poorly than Reinbacher over Michkov

 

[dj Mahoney]

If the Hab's like , Davidson will save Demidov's leftover's from Dinner , Cause that's all Ya gonna git lol

 

[Musampa]

I bet he will be the best player from this draft

 

[razor ray]

The fact that he is working hard with his English, is in great shape, and is commited to the NHL I'm not sure how you pass a talent like this at #2. Hawks are in dire need of top 6 forwards to help Bedard out.