Prospect Info: Ivan Demidov (2024 5th OA): SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)

[Team_Spirit]

Wow

Are we in for an even bigger treat next year boys.

Habs fans on a cold January night ~

 

[ElQuebecois]

 

[Trabdy2]

His stick handling is elite. The only thing i find it weird is his skating. I just hope a goon in the NHl will not take a shot at his knee.

I think it's something he's going to have to watch out for.

 

[ElQuebecois]

 

[CaptnNemo]

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Yeah saw that face! Lolll

The face that says it all!

 

[Legend123]

Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov on the Habs powerplay, what are the opponents going to do lol.

what? are you serious? what a dumb question!

give up goals of course !!!

p.s. excuse my aggressiveness, who else is too excited about Demidov and Hutson

 

[WeThreeKings]

I think it's something he's going to have to watch out for.

Hutson barely gets touched out there. These guys generally find a way to avoid it.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

His stick handling is elite. The only thing i find it weird is his skating. I just hope a goon in the NHl will not take a shot at his knee.

He's pretty quick at moving his legs and reacting. Look at how he draws his leg around the defender there (and then for good measure somehow reacts in time and balances well enough to shield his stick with that same leg - wtf lmao)

 

[Jabba11]

What. A. Beauty.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

His stick handling is elite. The only thing i find it weird is his skating. I just hope a goon in the NHl will not take a shot at his knee.

His skating is also elite albeit unorthodox

He won’t be getting hit because he is way too agile

 

[Whitesnake]

what? are you serious? what a dumb question!

give up goals of course !!!

p.s. excuse my aggressiveness, who else is too excited about Demidov and Hutson

Frankly, if I'm a team, I move over, give the goal...so I have more time to even the game in ES. I mean...why fight it?

 

[FrankMTL]

I doubt even his biggest fans before the 2024 draft thought he would progress this fast and would be doing some of the shit he's done in the KHL this season....This is nuts. It's making the KHL look like a peewee league. Yes, I know the KHL isn't what it used to be but this is still a men's professional hockey league and probably the 2nd or 3rd best one in the world.

 

[Calendal]

2ND PERIOD STATS:

-1 GOAL

-1 PASS INTERCEPTION

-3:89 TIME ON ICE

-0:85 TIME ON ATTACK

How can you be negative on so many categories? Also what does 3:89 and 0:85 mean?

 

[Redux91]

Hutson barely gets touched out there. These guys generally find a way to avoid it.

Hmmm

 

[ahmedou]

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[windycity]

Call me nuts, when i see Demidov play, i see a generational player, he's so dominant, both ways of the ice.

You're NUTS!!!

I'll be happy with franchise player on any NHL team

 

[Redux91]

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Don't worry
He's not kissing the jersey
He's blowing his nose lol

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I doubt even his biggest fans before the 2024 draft thought he would progress this fast and would be doing some of the shit he's done in the KHL this season....This is nuts. It's making the KHL look like a peewee league. Yes, I know the KHL isn't what it used to be but this is still a men's professional hockey league and probably the 2nd or 3rd best one in the world.

Vanya’s biggest fan from before the 2024 draft here, can confirm I did not expect this insane development curve

Knew he would be a superstar but I didn’t think it could happen in his first season. Looks like he might be an elite player for us immediately.

 

[ChikN]

World class talent. I don't like putting insane expectations on youngsters but he's making it VERY difficult.

 

[rahad]

His skating is also elite albeit unorthodox

He won’t be getting hit because he is way too agile

I hope. I don't want to see him get injure like Laine at the start of the season. Like you said, his skating is unorthodox. He will see next year. NHL players are also faster and more physical league then KHL.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

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[ahmedou]

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[Wats]

This guy is a f***ing freak

Genuinely think 120pt seasons are not out of the question for him

With the huge list of disappointments in last 30+ years, I always temper my expectations.

I thought coming into this season:
Hutson - all star AHL season lighting it up.
Demidov - 25-30 pts as a rookie playing low minutes.

Both playing better than I imagined. Now my thoughts on Demidov as a NHL rookie wants to say 50pts...but now a part of me is starting to believe 70-80 is possible.

 

[Nicko999]

I hope people will not have stupid conversation at the start of next season whether he should be in the AHL like with Hutson back in September.

 

[ahmedou]

No way he scored with two defenseman to close to him. With their sticks! In a limited space! Yes he scored even with all that!