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

[Baksfamous112]

Just generally not super impressed. I mean he's good but I just don't see him as a dominant D-Man. There's three things I really like in a D-Man, first High I.Q. then Size and use of it and lastly error free minute munching. Just don't see that in him.



Me? but I am a Habs fan.

No, not you.

 

[Andrei79]

It's wild to see him play this well, score this much yet be rewarded with 3 minutes of ice time. It makes no sense at all. Even Claude Julien ended up trusting a rookie Suzuki.

 

[KevSkillz4]

The flashs and points (8) he get after 11--12 games (the 12nd game he is the 13rd forward), prove that he is a superstar talent.

Stop talking about Michkov in this thread, every Habs fan wanted him, I wanted him aswell. (Or Leonard//Benson).

At this moment, Demidov is a Habs and I'm very very happy. He is different player than Michkov, but he is going to be elite, very elite like him.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Demidov should demand trade or release from contract, but it's up to him, if he's ok with the current situation, nothing will change.

 

[montreal]

Nice Pass/Chance 0:48
Breaks Up Scoring Chance 2:46

 

[kp61c]

he is rotenberg's nhl pet project. he won't let him go.

 

[Kshahdoo]

While Demidov mostly warms the bench Artamonov is already PPG for Torpedo...

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

he is rotenberg's nhl pet project. he won't let him go.

There does seem to be some sort of weird agenda going on here. He's done this with consecutive top NHL prospects.

If he is intent on deploying these young guys like 4th line scrubs, wouldn't it just be easier to use veteran depth players to fill those roles? And then assign the young stars to a league where they can get minutes to develop?

It just seems like he's trying to intentionally stunt these player's development.

 

[kp61c]

There does seem to be some sort of weird agenda going on here. He's done this with consecutive top NHL prospects.

If he is intent on deploying these young guys like 4th line scrubs, wouldn't it just be easier to use veteran depth players to fill those roles? And then assign the young stars to a league where they can get minutes to develop?

It just seems like he's trying to intentionally stunt these player's development.

at least with michkov rotenberg was gracious enough to allow him to play for another club. demidov is not so lucky.