Value of: Ivan Demidov VS 2025 1OA

[ChesterNimitz]

That's all cool and dandy but does he speak French?

About as well as Hutson.

 

[Zerotonine]

MTL hasn't had a real game breaker since Lafleur, you think now that we potentially have 1 he's gonna get moved?

We also have Reinbacher/Mailloux/Engstrom coming up, Schaefer is a stud but that's just bad asset management. If anything i'd package our pick + other assets to move up to 3-5 for Misa/Frondell.

I dunno kovalev when he wanted to could be a game breaker. Guy was just lazy as fk

 

[Ford Prefect]

I dunno kovalev when he wanted to could be a game breaker. Guy was just lazy as fk

Sorry to veer this off topic, but that was true Of Malakhov as well. When he wanted to play he was such a unique and dominating presence on the blue line. His skating was powerful and effortless and his speed was top notch. His skills were amazing; bomb of a shot, fantastic passing acumen and he could lay a check. In the era of clutch and grab and the trap, he could carry the puck into the offensive zone with ease. He got into a scrap, I believe it was against the Islanders. He was pissed and he just beat the absolute tar out of the guy. He didn't just chuck knuckles like a lot of guys do. He was jabbing like a boxer, it was unreal.

He should have been a perennial Norris candidate, but he just didn't give a crap. He was lazy and dogged it. Just there for the paycheck. Hands down for me the player with the most talent and skill who did the least amount possible with it.