Confirmed with Link: Ivan Demidov released by SKA, signs ELC with the Canadiens (3 years, $940.833k AAV)

[yianik]

First line works, other posters are right that the kid has played with 2nd tier guys yet lit it up. Put him on with Laine and Newhook, see what happens.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Feels like 93!

 

[Dagistitsyn]

I really hope that he gets here and plays Friday but it seems like a stretch.
If they’re gonna burn a year off the cheap ELC then you better get him as many games possible here before playoffs.

 

[yianik]

Interesting. I couldnt give a rats ass what his number is and theres all this debate about it. Lol.

 

[sampollock]

he plays monday night
book it first game

 

[ahmedou]

Guess we have to start calling him Killer with that number.

Kira

 

[BergevinBurner]

he plays monday night
book it first game

Still can't believe Chicago passed on Demidov. Bedard-Demidov would have been a lethal duo for the next decade+

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I really hope that he gets here and plays Friday but it seems like a stretch.
If they’re gonna burn a year off the cheap ELC then you better get him as many games possible here before playoffs.

The burnt year seems like a Hughes MO to re-sign his young stars early, to get cap savings in the future.

Besides, we'll have so much liberated and limit-growth -added cap space in the next two years that cheap ELCs to star players will be irrelevant, especially since we'll have many other ELCs filling up other positions and reducing our cap burden (Dobes, Reinbacher, Heineman, Kapanen, Beck, Hage, Fowler, Engstrom), by replacing more costly players like Armia, Dvo, Gally, Anderson, Savard and Matheson.

 

[CaptainKirk]

Davidov's number ultimately will be an homage to #8 so #88 it shall be.

Or if Matheson is no longer with us next season, he can be our Great 8.

 

[sampollock]

Or if Matheson is no longer with us next season, he can be our Great 8.

let's hope math is gone

 

[JustAHabFan]

Twitter said that Demidov will wear #93!!

Good looking number!!

That's the last year the Habs won the Stanley Cup.

 

[yianik]

he plays monday night
book it first game

Chicago at home as the team hurtles forward trying to secure a playoff spot. And 1st game for the most anticipated player since Guy Lafleur. Only way this gets better is if it was a Saturday night. That is going to be some crazy kind of night at the Centre Bell.

 

[salbutera]

 

[Redux91]

From Redux91 to Demidov91

Fedorov91 was my Idol growing up

I was so partial to the Russians in the mid 90's, they were so dazzling to me as a child
Fedorov w/ Red wings, Yashin w/ Senators, Kovalev w/ Rangers, Bure w/ Canucks
Our own Petrov, There was Mogilny, who always seemed like a fake Russian to me lol

They really marked my childhood lol, and once Kovy joined the Habs it was like forget about it lol (both Kovy's you could say I guess )

Yeah safe to say, the 'Russian Factor' never really scared me off in my lifetime

 

[Captain97]

I really hope that he gets here and plays Friday but it seems like a stretch.
If they’re gonna burn a year off the cheap ELC then you better get him as many games possible here before playoffs.

Funny enough if he only plays our last 2 games I'm pretty sure he only burns an ELC year if we make the 2nd round.

 

[yianik]

Fedorov91 was my Idol growing up

I was so partial to the Russians in the mid 90's, they were so dazzling to me as a child
Fedorov w/ Red wings, Yashin w/ Senators, Kovalev w/ Rangers, Bure w/ Canucks
Our own Petrov, There was Mogilny, who always seemed like a fake Russian to me lol

They really marked my childhood lol, and once Kovy joined the Habs it was like forget about it lol (both Kovy's you could say I guess )

Yeah safe to say, the 'Russian Factor' never really scared me off in my lifetime

Too bad the only early Soviet pick by the
Habs was ceremoniously taking Tretiak. Redwings of course built their dynasty on the Soviet players they took.

 

[Dagistitsyn]

Funny enough if he only plays our last 2 games I'm pretty sure he only burns an ELC year if we make the 2nd round.

Which we will. This team has first round upset written all over it. Not sure we make it any further than that, but I have a feeling we surprise Washington in a close series

 

[ahmedou]

I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MICHEL LACROIX ANNOUCING IVAN DEMIDOV'S NAME! FOR HIS 1ST GOAL WITH THE MONTREAL CANADIENS! AT THE BELL CENTRE! I'M WAITING SO BAD FOR THIS MOMENT!

 

[morhilane]

Funny enough if he only plays our last 2 games I'm pretty sure he only burns an ELC year if we make the 2nd round.

Yup, he needs to play 10 games.

 

[Redux91]

Too bad the only early Soviet pick by the
Habs was ceremoniously taking Tretiak. Redwings of course built their dynasty on the Soviet players they took.

Fedorov
Fetisov
Konstantinov
Kozlov
Larionov
I'll never forget em lol

Lidstrom the swede rounded them out

Then they went more Swedish for a bit lol
Zetterberg
Lidstrom
Holmstrom
Franzen
Samuelsson
Lilja

And Datsyuk the Russian to round them out lol

(Former Red Wings fan until '03 lol..)

 

[Captain Mountain]

Funny enough if he only plays our last 2 games I'm pretty sure he only burns an ELC year if we make the 2nd round.

Yup, he needs to play 10 games.

He automatically burns the first year of his ELC this season.

 

[ahmedou]

.

 

[Kennerback]

Does anyone have Demidov's current GPS coordinates? Asking for a friend.

 

[zzoo]

Demidov supposes to be as good as Celebrini, more or less. Adding a player of this caliber at this time of the year is a great boost to the team. Oh boy, it will be a great spring !

 

[Captain97]

He automatically burns the first year of his ELC this season.

U20 players need to play 10 games to burn ELC years normally, what is different for Demidov?