2024 draft, pick 5: Ivan Demidov

[Commandant]

Lets Go

 

[Commandant]

https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2024/04/06/ivan-demidov-scouting-report-2024-nhl-draft-3/

[Neech]

Hell yeah we got ourselves a Great Hope. This kid is a beauty. Great quotes too.

[Helmethead]

So stoked for this. 

[Neech]

"I love to do some dangles."

-Ivan Demidov

[dlbalr]

My usual piece on the pick, including plenty of scouting reports: https://www.habsworld.net/2024/06/habs-select-ivan-demidov-5th-overall/

 

Sportsnet had a good piece on him the other day as well: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/scouts-analysis-why-ivan-demidov-is-the-no-2-prospect-at-the-nhl-draft/

[JoeLassister]

Pretty happy with that outcome. 
 

Go Habs Go !!!

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

32 minutes ago, Commandant said:

https://lastwordonsports.com/hockey/2024/04/06/ivan-demidov-scouting-report-2024-nhl-draft-3/

 

Reading that report, he sounds a lot like Elias Petterson. Which, if true, is a giant HOLY SH*T!! for the rebuild

[Commandant]

I think he's better than Michkov. 

[Commandant]

He's dynamic offence, with more size, and more defensive game and effort than Michkov 

[tomh009]

One concern I've seen is his skating mechanics; I expect that the Habs feel that this is something that they can improve with appropriate instruction.

[Habsfan89]

And this is why you rebuild and not retool. Man our future looks great right now. 

[Habs Fan in Edmonton]

2 minutes ago, Habsfan89 said:

And this is why you rebuild and not retool. Man our future looks great right now. 

Agree 100%, no retool or reset. They needed to rebuild. I am excited about the future.

[sbhatt]

This is the player that I wanted....I can see light at the end of our low scoring era tunnel.

[dlbalr]

We'll be waiting a bit to see him in Montreal, he won't be attending development camp (which starts Tuesday) as he doesn't have a Canadian visa. https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-nhl-draft-could-be-a-very-memorable-night-for-canadiens

[alfredoh2009]

Very happy with this pick.

 

indeed : the future looks bright!

[Commandant]

HabsChatGPT weighs in!

[hab29RETIRED]

25 minutes ago, dlbalr said:

We'll be waiting a bit to see him in Montreal, he won't be attending development camp (which starts Tuesday) as he doesn't have a Canadian visa. https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-nhl-draft-could-be-a-very-memorable-night-for-canadiens

If he was healthy I'd say move the camp to the the USA!

Have to have the Tom cruise approach here. Asked how he was able to do a stunt when the "safety guy"didn't let him do a stunt - "I got a new safety guy who would"

[Prime Minister Koivu]

It sure sounds like the Habs expect Demidov to play the 25/26 season. 
 

I'm sure his KHL season will act as a barometer to determine NHL or AHL but I bet the expectations are NHL. 
 

I also wonder if this has any bearing on plans to add a top 6 forward this season? 

[Commandant]

3 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said:

It sure sounds like the Habs expect Demidov to play the 25/26 season. 
 

I'm sure his KHL season will act as a barometer to determine NHL or AHL but I bet the expectations are NHL. 
 

I also wonder if this has any bearing on plans to add a top 6 forward this season? 

 

I'm still hearing they are also after McGroarty. I'm also hearing rumours on Ehlers. 

 

I think they would like a top 6 forward, but they want someone who is relatively young. 

 

I don't think we are looking at guys in their 30s. ... 27 or younger. 

[Prime Minister Koivu]

10 minutes ago, Commandant said:

 

I'm still hearing they are also after McGroarty. I'm also hearing rumours on Ehlers. 

 

I think they would like a top 6 forward, but they want someone who is relatively young. 

 

I don't think we are looking at guys in their 30s. ... 27 or younger. 

I was hoping for an announcement yesterday but still lots of time for a trade. 
 

I love this pic from yesterday. These guys are going to be dynamite together. 
 

 

[dlbalr]

1 hour ago, hab29RETIRED said:

If he was healthy I'd say move the camp to the the USA!

Have to have the Tom cruise approach here. Asked how he was able to do a stunt when the "safety guy"didn't let him do a stunt - "I got a new safety guy who would"

 

Full points for creativity on that one but I don't know well that'd go over. 

 

By the way, Engstrom and Mesar won't be there as well and I wonder about Reinbacher as I could see them telling him to take a pass considering he'll be playing in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament a couple of weeks before rookie camp.

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

Your morning trivia. Funny thing about #24…unlike any number over 30, or asinine football player numbers like 54 etc., it’s a small enough number to have been worn by Habs for generations. It’s an old-school number, therefore, but I was initially stumped to think of any iconic Habs who have worn it. Danault and Chelios (!) would be the highest profile predecessors to Demidov: https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/numbers.html

[Neech]

1 minute ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:

Your morning trivia. Funny thing about #24…unlike any number over 30, or asinine football player numbers like 54 etc., it’s a small enough number to have been worn by Habs for generations. It’s an old-school number, therefore, but I was initially stumped to think of any iconic Habs who have worn it. Danault and Chelios (!) would be the highest profile predecessors to Demidov: https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/numbers.html

Hage was wearing it as well. It's for the draft year.

[The Chicoutimi Cucumber]

7 minutes ago, Neech said:

Hage was wearing it as well. It's for the draft year.

 

D’oh! Well don’t I look dumb - that’s what I get for missing the second pick. Sorry for the unnecessary rabbit hole.