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

[CanadienShark]

He is obsessed , his past 25 posts are all talking about the habs , leave him be , it's not easy being a laughs fan let them get their little jabs in

Hopefully troll stomper takes him out, since it's pretty obvious what he's trying to achieve. Let's talk about the prospect and drown out the noise. I've liked what I've seen from him so far in the KHL and grown even more optimistic about his NHL potential.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

That Demidov fella is pretty good and an interesting player.

Wonder if there’s a thread for him.

There is 3 . Consult the Michkov and versus thread for more material if needed .

 

[SlafySZN]

There is 3 . Consult the Michkov and versus thread for more material if needed .

Not participating in those.

 

[CanadienShark]

There is 3 . Consult the Michkov and versus thread for more material if needed .

Why do you live in this thread when you never, ever contribute to discussion about Demidov?

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

Why do you live in this thread when you never, ever contribute to discussion about Demidov?

That’s not true . I’ve been complimentary in several posts

Not participating in those.

Many are . Good for you though

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Demidov is rookie of the month!

Rookie of the month? 5 minutes TOI and 2 points next game

 

[Alex K]

So are you guys going to talk about Demidov in this thread?

Lol I haven't even realized that it's a Demidov thread untill your comment, thought I just misclicked and opened a Michkov one

 

[dendazen]

So I watch every SKA game and Demidov is just a stud, and it's subtle things really, how he handles the puck, positioning, sense of the game, and for the limited time he gets from the coach he gets to generate tons of offense. Now my question is really why Blackhawks didn't take him 2d, he would of been lethal on Bedard's wing

 

[Nico Cauzuki]

Montreal finished 28th overall, 28th overall, and 32nd overall in the last 3 seasons. They will most likely finish at the bottom of the league again this season.

I was surprised when habs fans thought Bergevin was an amazing GM. But it looks like they are brainwashed again with Hughes.

Hes a Devils fan and Hughes has done great rebuilding the team so far of course its easier to sell then to buy but for now we dont have any complaints besides maybe Reinbacher over Michkov

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

So I watch every SKA game and Demidov is just a stud, and it's subtle things really, how he handles the puck, positioning, sense of the game, and for the limited time he gets from the coach he gets to generate tons of offense. Now my question is really why Blackhawks didn't take him 2d, he would of been lethal on Bedard's wing

Teams reach for positional need, especially if that position is RD.

 

[Baksfamous112]

Team needs can be adressed at any time during the season OR the off-season.

The team's overall level of talent can rarely be increased significantly outside of the draft.

I can GUARANTEE you that if we drafted a Michkov every year, we'd have a star-studded roster in no time.

I disagree, especially for wingers. How many contenders have not been able to go all the way though because they lacked a 2C or #2-#3 RHD? High-end Centers and RHD are the hardest positions to fill and it's almost impossible to find one unless you draft them.

If Michkov played center, I wouldn't be arguing with you. I'm also not arguing the impact Michkov will have on Philly but if you're picking top 5 three years in a row and you take 3 wingers, then you're doing this rebuilding thing wrong.

I don't care about star-studded roster, I want a complete team with no glaring holes that will compete for championships. I'm not interested in regular season juggernaut where a couple of guys hit off 100+ points and then get booted in the first round like the Leafs.

 

[Baksfamous112]

Who said he’s a bust if he doesn’t make the team in his d plus 2 season ? Seems a bit straw man ish to me .

It has been referenced to in this thread. The "Maybe he'll become a top 4 D in this league" has been said multiple times already. I also remember around the same time last year we were hearing how Slafkovsky was a bust and never was to amount to anything and how we should have drafted Cooley instead.

Now obviously it'll be hard for Reinbacher to shut down the critiques since he's going to be out 5-6 months but the same people that were crying over the 10 games stretch where Cooley outproduced Slafkovsky are the same ones crying over picking Reinbacher instead of Michkov and are probably going to be the loudest ones pumping their chest if Reinbacher turns out to be the top pairing RHD Montreal drafted him for at 23-25.

Teams reach for positional need, especially if that position is RD.

Or center.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

It has been referenced to in this thread. The "Maybe he'll become a top 4 D in this league" has been said multiple times already. I also remember around the same time last year we were hearing how Slafkovsky was a bust and never was to amount to anything and how we should have drafted Cooley instead.

Now obviously it'll be hard for Reinbacher to shut down the critiques since he's going to be out 5-6 months but the same people that were crying over the 10 games stretch where Cooley outproduced Slafkovsky are the same ones crying over picking Reinbacher instead of Michkov and are probably going to be the loudest ones pumping their chest if Reinbacher turns out to be the top pairing RHD Montreal drafted him for at 23-25.


Or center.

Your claim wasn’t that posters were saying “ Maybe he’ll become a top 4 D “. It was rather “ People are saying that he’s a bust if he doesn’t make the Habs lineup in his D+2 season “ . Fairly different statements/ claims .

 

[Baksfamous112]

Your claim wasn’t that posters were saying “ Maybe he’ll become a top 4 D “. It was rather “ People are saying that he’s a bust if he doesn’t make the Habs lineup in his D+2 season “ . Fairly different statements/ claims .

If you pick a guy #5 overall and people say he has a “chance” to become a top 4 D then yeah, that implies bottom pairing guy and that’s absolutely considered a bust.

Edit; And if there's one guy that Montreal can't afford to bust is Reinbacher. Not because of who was drafted after him but rather because they don't have anyone in the system that can potentially fill the top pairing RHD role and it's next to impossible to find one on the market without creating a massive hole elsewhere. Reinbacher busting would be much harder to get over it than a Demidov for example.