Player Discussion Ivan Demidov: Welcome to Montreal

[River Meadow]

Beautiful play to setup Slafkovsky for Habs first goal in game #4

 

[JeffreyLFC]

People need to stop freaking out. He is talented, he will come good.

 

[Kojo]

People who said Demidov shouldn't pass to the point, smh

 

[DAChampion]

Yup, I was expecting way more after his elite performance in his first NHL game and all the hype surrounding him being the best player outside the NHL by a big margin.

Imo, big part of it is because the Chicago Blackhawks are that bad. He probably played vs AHL level defense, no joke.

The NHL playoffs is an entirely different story. It's like he has no space to do his magic against a NHL caliber defense...

He is still going to be elite, but he probably still needs 2 or 3 years before reaching that status.

You were saying?

 

[Ezpz]

Already more impactful than Slaf in my opinion.

 

[DAChampion]

What Demidov does for the Habs power play is something I have not seen in a while.

His weapon is motion. I've seen so many Habs PPs where each player is stationary at their position, passing, passing back, etc. Demidov finds a way to skate with the puck and cover a meaningful amount of ground.

I don't quite understand what goes into that, but I see the difference. He also ends up opening up space for all of the other players by doing so.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

What Demidov does for the Habs power play is something I have not seen in a while.

His weapon is motion. I've seen so many Habs PPs where each player is stationary at their position, passing, passing back, etc. Demidov finds a way to skate with the puck and cover a meaningful amount of ground.

I don't quite understand what goes into that, but I see the difference. He also ends up opening up space for all of the other players by doing so.

He's creative. Will make a play rather than just pass pass pass.

 

[River Meadow]

What Demidov does for the Habs power play is something I have not seen in a while.

His weapon is motion. I've seen so many Habs PPs where each player is stationary at their position, passing, passing back, etc. Demidov finds a way to skate with the puck and cover a meaningful amount of ground.

I don't quite understand what goes into that, but I see the difference. He also ends up opening up space for all of the other players by doing so.

In one word:

He is 'Kovalev-esque'.

We haven't had a player like this, since... Kovalev, IMO.

 

[ZUKI]

In one word:

He is 'Kovalev-esque'.

We haven't had a player like this, since... Kovalev, IMO.

You forget Desharnais

 

[DAChampion]

In one word:

He is 'Kovalev-esque'.

We haven't had a player like this, since... Kovalev, IMO.

My memory of Kovalev is getting rusty, but,

Kovalev was 35 when he was with the Habs. Had more experience and more man strength. Probably less speed though.

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Also so much motion on this power play right now.

 

[ahmedou]

 

[ahmedou]

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Great Demidov. Now the refs won’t give us another PP. Thanks a lot

 

[Erika]

You were saying?

That I love Demidov

 

[themilosh]

You forget Desharnais

You mean the #1C while we had the greatest goalie on the planet? Brilliant management.

 

[ahmedou]

People need to stop freaking out. He is talented, he will come good.

 

[Habitant#1]

Demidov is bringing the backhand pass to the NHL

 

[DAChampion]

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How is there a 40 point offset between Demidov and his center?

 

[Kojo]

Demidov is bringing the backhand pass to the NHL

His backhand pass and shot is elite.

 

[le_sean]

His backhand pass and shot is elite.

Did he shoot? I find he always passes instead. He needs to stop having the rookie mentality.

 

[Kojo]

Did he shoot? I find he always passes instead. He needs to stop having the rookie mentality.

Did you see his backhand shot on his first NHL goal? His backhand shot is special.

He's going to score a lot of goals because of it.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Insane player, this guy in his prime is going to be an absolute force

He reminds me so much of Sergei Makarov who I consider the best winger to ever play

 

[The Great Weal]

You can see the confidence on the PP. Can't wait for him to be doing it 5v5.

 

[Bombshell11]

You can see the confidence on the PP. Can't wait for him to be doing it 5v5.

i wish MSL had the same confidence

 

[HabsAddict]

I'm repeating my self...because my needle is stuck...

Demidov reminds me of Kovalev. His moves and puck control, but less stronger and not that deadly wrist shot. BUT...he's only 19 and by mid 20s he will be just as strong, I can't say how much he will develop that wrister. However Demi has more agile skating and most important, wants to win.

Kovi was a bit on the lazy side and tried to skate by on minimum effort, but whenever he felt like it, he was elite.

I'm putting Demi on a pedestal because he's also elite.