Pre-Game Talk: Game 81: Ivan Demidov Debut Habs vs Hawks April 14th, 7 PM EDT | Amazon Prime Monday Night Hockey

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I oddly still miss Andrei Kostitsyn 😂 perhaps we were too harsh on him. All these years later and we have a terrible soft and useless second line of one knee Laine- 4th liner Newhook - Random assortment of underwhelming rookies who aren’t ready for NHL (until Demidov arrived)
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Always loved le Frère André. We expected him to become a 90+ points player but once you realized and accepted by lowering your expectations that he was a top 6 50 points player you really got to enjoy seeing him play.
 
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Im gonna sleep now

with my eyes open

Bandz a make her dance, bandz a make her dance. These chicks clapping and they ain't using hands.

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Always loved le Frère André. We expected him to become a 90+ points player but once you realized and accepted by lowering your expectations that he was a top 6 50 points player you really got to enjoy seeing him play.
Right? I mean I get why he frustrated most fans, because he obviously had the skills to be much more.. but his wrist shot was crazy heavy, and when he felt like it - he could really make people look silly. Filthy mits, hit like an 18 wheeler when he wanted to. I still remember him absolutely levelling Lucic at the TD Garden at the height of the rivalry. The highlight deke and bar down snipe against Washington is one of my all time favourite goals. That ridiculous shift and assist to set up Eller on his 4 goal night. Good times.
 
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Right? I mean I get why he frustrated most fans, because he obviously had the skills to be much more.. but his wrist shot was crazy heavy, and when he felt like it - he could really make people look silly. Filthy mits, hit like an 18 wheeler when he wanted to. I still remember him absolutely levelling Lucic at the TD Garden at the height of the rivalry. The highlight deke and bar down snipe against Washington is one of my all time favourite goals. That ridiculous shift and assist to set up Eller on his 4 goal night. Good times.
Absolutely! So many great memories. He had so many highlights for a limited player. Obviously we all wanted more and I'm sure he could have done more but with a fair assessment you could really appreciate him.

Unfortunately, I think he was really coming along in his final season with us under Jacques Martin. He was a responsible player on both side of the ice. He was starting to reach his potential in Nashville until all that curfew fiasco happened. It's unfortunate because I really believe that was some of his best moments. I wished he stayed instead of going to the KHL. He could have had a decent long career.
 
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Demidov is the best prospect outside of North America since Peter Forsberg.
No pressure eh!

Even if this poor kid turns into a solid 60 point top 6 forward, people will be claiming bust now because of the crazy hype that’s been put on him. If he was the franchise player everyone suddenly thinks he is going to be now, he would have been a lock for 1st overall.

I do think he has the potential to develop into something more than that, maybe a high end top line winger, but I fear this fan base is going to panic and claim bust when he doesn’t single handily change the franchise in his first couple years in the league.
Best prospect outside of NA since Forsberg is a big reach.
 
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Demidov is the best prospect outside of North America since Peter Forsberg.
No wonder why Patrik Laine tried to downplay Demidov's arrival. He knows what's up. This is way too much pressure. I'm sure he's going to be up to the challenge but man...I could easily see many scenarios where this turns sideways.
 
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