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

[GHJimmy]

Don't see how his IQ can be that much better than Suzuki and Hutson. If it is then he is superstar level.

I think his progression so far is how dynamic he is, when he has the puck it's more of his game than anyone else on the ice, but once he starts passing they're definitely elite.

Suzuki and caufield are smart in their ways and structured in NHL, demidov would make suzuki a 1C by a stretch

 

[Thomas Sowell]

Don't see how his IQ can be that much better than Suzuki and Hutson. If it is then he is superstar level.

He is absolutely a superstar. Yes. As phenomenal as those two are demidov is better. No question about it.

 

[Tyson]

Demidov gives this organization a glimmer of hope.

 

[Kennerback]

Don't see how his IQ can be that much better than Suzuki and Hutson. If it is then he is superstar level.

His IQ is much better than Suzuki’s. Hutson is a D so I won’t insist on this point, it’s apples and oranges. But I can say that Demidov plays a more complex game using more unconventional layer’s than Hutson’s.