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

[BehindTheTimes]

Agreed.

And Kostitsyn was trending well until a concussion in the 2009 season. Afterwards he never recovered.

A lot of posters underestimate the impact of injuries on development, for example we see posts saying that Juulsen was a bad pick.

I think Juulsen was always a fringe prospect. He was a decent pick for where he was selected and he did have some bad luck. I’m not convinced that with a bunch of Goodluck things would’ve been much different. He just didn’t have the upside imo.

 

[DAChampion]

I think Juulsen was always a fringe prospect. He was a decent pick for where he was selected and he did have some bad luck. I’m not convinced that with a bunch of Goodluck things would’ve been much different. He just didn’t have the upside imo.

I don't know honestly, but I think when players suffered tremendous injuries in key development years they should be excluded from the good pick / bad pick decision because we can't know.

Juulsen might be the most obvious example, but there are several.

 

[KevSkillz4]

He is insane, insane, insane and insane. Man, I'm soo hype to have this guy in my team!!