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

[LGB]

I don’t understand how this player made it past the second pick

 

[Jabba11]

I don’t understand how this player made it past the second pick

Organizational need and prioritzing position.
A big minute logging 2-way RHD is very sought after. Montreal took Reinbacher over Michkov. Sometimes, safer is more popular. But for me, Sennecke and Lindstrom over him made no sense.

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

Not generational but 100+ point seasons superstar is good enough for me. He's gonna be a special player.

 

[PAZ]

Organizational need and prioritzing position.
A big minute logging 2-way RHD is very sought after. Montreal took Reinbacher over Michkov. Sometimes, safer is more popular. But for me, Sennecke and Lindstrom over him made no sense.

Anaheim often goes off the board. And considering Sennecke was expected to be a project and is having this type of D+1 season, I can still still see an argument.

Columbus already has a million skilled, small forwards. Johnson, Marchenko, Fantilli, Chinakhov, Brindley, etc.

Demidov may have the highest ceiling and most likely to become a superstar, but you still need to build a team. If you consistently draft BPA you end up in Buffalo's situation.

 

[Noble]

Doubt he'll be McDavid level so not generational, but I think he'll be a tier below. He has very real 100+ point potential.

Very exciting times for the Habs.

 

[Hanji]

I mean

Let's define generational for this era

Multiple 120 plus seasons?

I'd love too

But besides McDavid these was no prospect I would have labeled generational in the past 10 years, call me picky

Recent history, for forwards, Imo

Gretzky
Lemieux
Jagr
Ovechkin
Crosby
McDavid

 

[Breakfast of Champs]

Is he generational now? Asking for some habs fans that are in denial

I mean, no he is absolutely not generational. Generational would mean he was putting up 100 pts in the nhl this season like McDavid and Crosby were.

He would need to win the AR next year to be considered a generational talent, which he won't. But he's certainly an elite talent who could be a 100 pt player in the future which is incredibly exciting as a habs fan

 

[HabbyGuy]

Is he generational now? Asking for some habs fans that are in denial

I'll tell you what, I'll give you this. From a strictly habs point of view he could possibly be considered generational, in the sense that the habs haven't had this type of prospect/player with this much potential and talent in literally generations. He most certainly could be a "franchise player" but that's as far as it goes.

As good as he is or could be, he does does not fit into the definition of that of a NHL generational player. That said he does have potential superstar written all over him.

Lots of good things to look forward to for habs fans.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Anaheim often goes off the board. And considering Sennecke was expected to be a project and is having this type of D+1 season, I can still still see an argument.

Columbus already has a million skilled, small forwards. Johnson, Marchenko, Fantilli, Chinakhov, Brindley, etc.

Demidov may have the highest ceiling and most likely to become a superstar, but you still need to build a team. If you consistently draft BPA you end up in Buffalo's situation.

Marchenko, Fantilli, and Chinakhov are small?

 

[Kiirin]

Organizational need and prioritzing position.
A big minute logging 2-way RHD is very sought after. Montreal took Reinbacher over Michkov. Sometimes, safer is more popular. But for me, Sennecke and Lindstrom over him made no sense.

Sennecke is great, and he'll be a magician in the league. Do a 2024 redraft five years later, he's likely going third or fourth. Chicago and Columbus are the one who made a huge mistake that'll prevent them from being contenders for years(unless they get Mckenna or Dupont). Irrespective of their positions, Lindstrom and Levshunov are nowhere near close to the talent and impact Demidov will bring to a team.

 

[CaviarAndRinkFries]

 

[ccman68]

bedard demidov would’ve dominated the league for the next decade+. this year’s draft doesn’t really have any forward as talented. the blackhawks done f***ed up

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

bedard demidov would’ve dominated the league for the next decade+. this year’s draft doesn’t really have any forward as talented. the blackhawks done f***ed up

Thank god

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Thank god

Truly

Demidov - Hutson is God’s gift to hockey fans

 

[Doom Bot]

I bet on the Habs taking every single other player around the top picks because I didn't think we even had a chance to actually get him.