Ivan Demidov Is A Player Like You've Never Seen Before 

Him and Bedard together will feed families

Bedard getting Kucherov 2.0 is a scary sight

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I can already see the unreal assists this kid will give Bedard

Would love for him to be on Bedard's line. Might not happen with the amount of average/undersized forwards in Chi's pipeline but Demidov looks special

Just want to appreciate all the Montreal fans that I consistently involved in discussing how much they want every prospect. Most interactive fan base I’ve seen

Crazy how he lives on his inside edges. Reminds me of crosby with the 'Mohawk' he is always doing.

My favorite player in the entire draft.

0:40 that has a Bure vibe to it, silky like Datsyuk, he's such a fun player to watch.

wow! He is very impresive! and that skating, jesus I've never seen that before. It's weird how well it works for him. God I would love for the Habs to get that guy! Loved the video has always! Can't wait for Elite Prospects draft guide btw.

Demigod-Bedsy will be insane

Montreal should do everything to move up and pick him if they don't win the lottery, he would end their rebuild and be the superstar they need to be contender

I thought he finished 2nd in the 2008 WSOP to Peter Eastgate. Now he's a hockey prospect!

He’s a great skater, and yet his legs are really wide - helps him create space from defenders. Tremendous vision. I would love to see him with bedard, but will enjoy watching his development in the nhl irrespective of where he lands.

j'aime beaucoup tes analyses, merci pour ton gros travail 🤌

Kaprizov is one of the most similar players in the NHL that uses 10 and 2 often on offensive plays

His inside edgework reminds me of Makar or Crosby with how Demidov is always changing the angle and drawing defenders to him

If Chicago doesn’t end up with Celebrini I really hope we get this kid

Bedard - Nazar - Demidov

Great breakdown

2:20 that inside control is crazy, he's building speed.

wow he has such a confident stick handle and edge work that his brain is completely open to being able to process. This guy absolutely loves playing hockey because of that.

Hall-Bedard-demidov Reichel-nazar-Kurashev Folingo-Moore-slaggert The top 9 potential is nuts in Chicago

The next Kuch! 🙌

He’s soooooo good he’s the next Gretzky. Anything!

Good Video, Martin St. Louis knows what he is talking about.

Welcome to Chicago

He’ll look good with Bedard!

Bonjour David, as-tu la chaîne équivalente en français? Merci très bon contenu.

Truthfully, I think he is high end to the extent that he could and should be a very good player; however, I also rebuke the notion that we've never seen anybody like him before. I think it's closer to the antithesis than the thesis here. outside of the fact that guys have open hip edge work and attacking the triangle down to a science before they hit junior, he looks A LOT like a 17 year old Nikita Filatov. I think we saw our fair share of guys that played the game like Demidov roughly 15 years ago/as the game and its talents adjusted to each other early in the post-lockout landscape. I think there is a reason for that, and I think there is a reason why we havent seen it in a while.There were some uber talented guys that dazzled their way into the top 10 picks of drafts and it became apparent that the guys who had the requisite skill to replicate it up at the NHL level did really well. Equally apparent: The guys that couldn't quite hack it when asked to do it with consistency against heightened NHL caliber defending were pretty useless in an nhl game that was was starting to get faster, but was just as different when compared to the clutch and grab play of the decade prior, as it is when compared the the open north-south hockey of todays NHL game in 2024. Now with the game even more open, you've see the archetype shift to guys more akin to Jack Huges or Logan Cooley. With those kind of guys, the separation in created through the neutral zone and by stretching out defenses to the point where they can make plays from more open space rather than requiring the precise hands to turn defenders inside out with frequency in order to get just enough separation to create an opportunity.

holy shit that is impressive

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You must've been asked this question a 1000 times David, but how would you compare him with Michkov? Why would Demidov be gone before 7th this year? Thanks for your amazing work again!

Please HuGo, do whatever it takes to get Demidov

Yep...he's freakin' good!

Can you give a good comparison between demidov and michkov?

If hes on a line with Oliver Moore on the Blackhawks, thats the Demi Moore line

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I saw somewhere he fell to #8 I really doubt it but I’d love to pad our top 6 for the future

He reminds me so much of mitch marner when he played in london

Chicago didn't win the lottery yet somehow they still won the draft

Tanks David, I would watch your analysis all day long! What do you think one per day?

Demidov in Chicago

This guy looks elite

Montreal 's accelerated rebuild is coming closer to an end. Even though they have already added several good players like Slaf, Dach, Reinbacher and Newhood, HuGo have still failed so far to obtain that special elite player/game breaker which could change the face of the franchise...Celebriny and Demidov could be one of those players but they have to win the lottery to make sure to get one of those two. However, if Demidov was to slide because of the russian factor...then maybe Montreal has a chance to get him !!!

I think he will go second especially since he only has one year left. But will he extend ? Personally I think Connelly is very similar and peeps are sleeping on him. Will be interesting who the Hawks take given they need size on the front and a future RHD.

The Blackhawks have many options to choose in this draft but Demidov looks pretty solid. He could fit that role of scoring goals and receiving easy passes from bedard.

Blackhawks, please draft him with The #2 pick

Alex Barabanov is a skilled winger who loves to use 10 and 2's. He had a down year this past season, but he's been a pretty effective NHL player for the Sharks.

The sharks not getting the #1 isn't so bad if this guy is the consolation.

Blackhawks are getting him

why is he not playing in the kohl this year

Reminds me of Marty Havlat for some reason

Any news on his injury looked pretty bad hope all is good

Have a feeling he’s a Blackhawk. Just thinking of his playmaking with Bedard is so disgusting, and I’m not even a Chicago fan

I don’t think he will be the best offensive player on the Blackhawks but he could be the second best. Bedard’s shot is just so incredible no way this guy will be able to score like him.

Great video, thanks. Hope he'll be a Montreal Canadiens.

Welcome to Chicago Demigod, hawks nation !!

Next Datsyuk.

This might be a silly question but what does it mean to have a "good motor?"

4 straight MHL seasons?

Ummm have you ever heard of Pavel Datsyuk??

elite edge work and flexibility changing speeds sounds like the legendary kharlamov

He’s in the Matrix

Welcome to the Chicago Blackhawks.

1 word ~ Kadri

The Hawks desperately need a dynamic threat to take pressure off of Bedard. Teams were just focusing on Bedard and daring the rest of the team to beat them. A guy like Demidov or even Eiserman would demand respect and give Bedard room. Room which would be devastating!

It’s going to be insane when the Flyers draft him!!!

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Welcome to Chicago Kid !!!!😎

Closest player to Pavel Datsuk in the offensive zone.

How is this guy not ranked first overall ? He's levels ahead of celebrini

welcome to the hawks

Why is he not playing in a higher division/league, such as KHL? He’s clearly the best player in the highlights but there is a slight concern that he’s going up against lesser competition, so still some unknowns.

Montreal should do everything to pick him do a trade go HABS

Crazy to think how the Russian junior team would do at the WJC's if politics wasn't a factor (which it shouldn't be)

I just wonder how all of of this translates in NHL playoff hockey...

Jim Nill is gonna take him and look like a genius once again

Looks like Lane hudson style player

please lord drop to 7

Ivan Demigod

It kinda sucks that they buried him in the MHL because he wants to go to NA.

Brandt Clock

Flyers should trade up and create an elite Russian duo on their top line

Welcome to Montreal 🔵⚪️🔴

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Patrick Sharp?

Plays like a more passing Antonio Stranges

He should have made that pass

Datsyuk similarities

Anaheim

Hughes-Kaprizov hybrid?

As a hawks fan, I’d rather have demidov than celebrini

I don't think any GM should draft russian players. How many headcase, slackers do we have to see to be sick of it?

needs Datsyuk's old jersey

3:38 that whole sequence was insane, made the defensemen look like little children I don't think there were many instances in hockey where a player was so satisfying to watch, you can't argue that absolutely my kind of player

Him and michkov will get a couple rings

If the Sharks win the lottery, i almost want them to pick Demidov 😅 He is so slick with the puck

Off to Chicago Best team the NHL can build I guess they will get the #3 overall for 2025.

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