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

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le_sean said:
Absolutely love how everyone thought he was incredible before the draft and now after being picked by the Habs he’s just another Filatov. Par for the course on this site
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Give them a break man, most are just coping hard because they cant accept that if they're wrong then they won't be able to shit on the Habs rebuild anymore with the ol' "yeah but no elite game breaking talent so they'll never win" argument.

Give them some time to come to terms my dude
 
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ottawa said:
Catching up on this thread and this kid suddenly went from contending for #1 OA to being overrated in the matter of days?
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People are just shitting on him the same way Montreal fans shit on every player not drafted by the Habs. Not saying it’s right for them to do but that’s what’s happening lol
 
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kp61c said:
I'm curious, did you share this thought on hfboards before the draft?
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No, I initially had him ranked in my top 10 up until the month of the draft/late May.

However , that being said, I saw some holes in his game that became more and more glaring as I watched more gameplay. I found him to be rather risky to bite on with a top 5 pick.

When thinking of comparisons, obviously a guy like kucherov comes to mind if he can translate to NA ice. I just don’t see it as much. His IQ is very good, however he had a tendency to want to take “over the game” at times despite not being in a position to do so and forcing unnecessary plays that ultimately lead to turnovers at times.

He is also mediocre defensively and will really have to rely on his IQ to separate himself as a true, 1W. He needs to have a better stick to create turnovers and not give up on plays when he creates them. Back checking wise, he has good pace and hustle, but at times you can see him get frustrated when creating turnovers. You can see he has the offensive IQ, he just needs the defensive IQ to help mitigate some of those warts on the transition and his own zone. I was never really too worried about his size, also.


Regarding Filatov, I have since then discovered that Filatov had major attitude and gambling issues that contributed towards him busting. I was merely making a comparison as to how I saw some similarities stylistically. I appreciate the Habs fans who genuinely engaged with my post and provided facts about Filatov I was previously not too informed on. I was able to do some of my own research and learned something new.
 
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LeBrun is a Clown said:
No, I initially had him ranked in my top 10 up until the month of the draft/late May.

However , that being said, I saw some holes in his game that became more and more glaring as I watched more gameplay. I found him to be rather risky to bite on with a top 5 pick.

When thinking of comparisons, obviously a guy like kucherov comes to mind if he can translate to NA ice. I just don’t see it as much. His IQ is very good, however he had a tendency to want to take “over the game” at times despite not being in a position to do so and forcing unnecessary plays that ultimately lead to turnovers at times.

He is also mediocre defensively and will really have to rely on his IQ to separate himself as a true, 1W. He needs to have a better stick to create turnovers and not give up on plays when he creates them. Back checking wise, he has good pace and hustle, but at times you can see him get frustrated when creating turnovers. You can see he has the offensive IQ, he just needs the defensive IQ to help mitigate some of those warts on the transition and his own zone. I was never really too worried about his size, also.


Regarding Filatov, I have since then discovered that Filatov had major attitude and gambling issues that contributed towards him busting. I was merely making a comparison as to how I saw some similarities stylistically. Is appreciate the Habs fans who genuinely engaged with my post and provided facts about Filatov I was previously not too informed on. I was able to do some of my own research and learned something new.
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enough with the blaming, mocking, and woe is me attitudes.

1. some People didn't like Demidov before the draft
2. Lots of Habs fans didn't like Demidov before the draft because he's Russian and not big and strong like other prospects
3. lots of people hate Demidov because he's a Hab
4. Lots of people hate demidov because a lot of habs fans feel the need to compare and take down Michkov in order to make Demidov look good.

something something glass houses.
 
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Xirik said:
enough with the blaming, mocking, and woe is me attitudes.

1. some People didn't like Demidov before the draft
2. Lots of Habs fans didn't like Demidov before the draft because he's Russian and not big and strong like other prospects
3. lots of people hate Demidov because he's a Hab
4. Lots of people hate demidov because a lot of habs fans feel the need to compare and take down Michkov in order to make Demidov look good.

something something glass houses.
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This man gets it, everyone should like this post.
 
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