Will any of the teams get scared of the Russian factor ?
Who will end up drafting him ?
Who will end up drafting him ?
Does not make sense. I don't see 3 teams passing on him.Montreals the favorite on draft kings
Why would he drop to 6 which is lower than any rating he’s in ?I see it unfolding out like this :
SJS Celebrini
CHI Lev
ANA Silayev
CBJ Iginla
MTL Sennecke
UTH Demidov
OTT Yakemchuk
SEA Dickinson
CGY Lindstrom
NJD Buium/Parekh/MBN/Solberg
SJS Eiserman/Parekh/MBN/Solberg
PHI Catton
Not a fan of his game and not too sure it translatesWhy would he drop to 6 which is lower than any rating he’s in ?
And considering :
- he’s taller and heavier than initially listed
- he’s got decent English already
- he’s expressed desire to play in the NHL soon
It’s not because he’s Russian. It’s because he’s playing in a Russian Junior league with a hazy level of competition and it’s hard to extrapolate that out against how he’ll do against men.Demidov is closer to Celebrini then to the rest of the draftees. If Chicago doesn't take him then they are idiots. and if he drops farther then the next team are idiots.
If Demidov was a Center and was a North American player with the last name Donnelly this draft would be know as a two player race for 1st OV.
What’s the history on the betting markets being accurate in these matters ?Judging by the betting markets, Montreal will get him.
They have Chicago and Anaheim preferring D, Columbus taking Lindstrom over Demidov, and Montreal taking Demidov over Lindstrom.
I really don't get why. If I had to guess I'd still say there's a smokescreen here and Chicago takes him at #2. He's so much better than Levshunov.
What’s the history on the betting markets being accurate in these matters ?
Yea I went by betting markets last year and got my ass handed to me.What’s the history on the betting markets being accurate in these matters ?
He is going second and if people are being honest with themselves they know it as well.Why would he drop to 6 which is lower than any rating he’s in ?
And considering :
- he’s taller and heavier than initially listed
- he’s got decent English already
- he’s expressed desire to play in the NHL soon