Stu Cowan on the Ivan Demidov situation with SKA in the KHL
July 22, 2024
Stu Cowan on the Ivan Demidov situation with SKA in the KHL
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He clearly is way too good for the MHL and playing another season there won’t achieve anything. SKA is stacked so his chance of making the team is very unlikely and we have the money to make a deal with them (wouldn’t be surprised if they make that money back in the first season just from jersey sales tbh). I’ll say the chances are good that he comes in NA sooner than we thought.
Do it coward!
Why wouldn’t they have him on SKA? Like wouldn’t that overall benefit their own team if he’s as good as they say
DO IT HOLY SHIT
I wonder if MHL to NHL might be too big of a jump for him. Might be better to play him in the AHL for one season.
But yeah either way they gotta try and bring him to North America if they don’t let him play in the KHL.
Let him develop in the KHL for a year. No need to rush him
How does sending money to ska even work with Russian sanction tho? Did the flyers really send money to Ska of all teams (owned by Gazprom) to get them to release Michkov from his contract (sources?) ? Morality aside, how does that even work legally?
Stu cowan just reporting things everyone knows, per usual. His articles appeal to the casuals who still read the gazette
If you’re SKA and losing him anyway do you just cut him hoping to get paid?
Ouf ça serait l’idéal. On pourrait le développer comme on veut dans notre système au lieu qu’il se fasse coacher par n’importe qui la bas
I believe this is what HuGo have been trying to do since the draft. That would explain why no trade have been made yet. They are waiting to see what happens and then trade accordingly.
Let’s rush another prospect to town, great idea Stu.
Yes he’s too good for the MHL but if it’s where he’s ending up with her could round his game up to be a complete player plus put on some growth/weight for next year.
I can see a scenario where SKA loan him to another team the way Michkov was loaned to HK.
Honestly I don’t want that. It would burn a year off his entry level contract, and he would be UFA at 25yo.
Coupla FAX for all you knuckleheads:
– A KHL team, for each game, is given two extra optional lineup spots which may be used only for junior-age players (20 and under, for the sake of brevity.)
– Demidov is currently the only player on their official roster who fits that definition, but they can call up other kids from their MHL team to fill those spots.
– SKA really like Demidov, unlike Michkov whom they allegedly found insufferable and couldn’t get rid of fast enough. So IF (big IF) SKA decide Demidov makes them a more competitive team, even if he’s just playing the customary ~8 rookie minutes per night, there’s a world in which they will take him onboard even though they’re technically “wasting” a development spot on a player who will be gone next year.
– And yes, Stu is literally just regurgitating what Hughes said at the draft—there’s no news in this article.
Ideally he makes the KHL, that would be solid from a development perspective even if he plays 10-12 minutes a night.
The jump from the MHL to NHL is very big and i’d rather avoid it if possible.
A few reasons why this is in NO WAY a performance issue with the Demigod.
The Ska team with Rotenberg at the helm makes all rookies EARN their minutes. They already have a FULL roster plus the new edition of Kuznetsov.
I also cannot see Ska waisting any resources on Demidov unless they know they will get something out of it.
Personally I really hope the boys in Montreal know which ‘ wheels they have to grease. ‘ to make sure Demidov gets the best of everything he needs to keep improving and growing his game. And…spread even more grease around to make sure he comes over to Montreal in a timely fashion.
I really hope the KHL has relaxed their rules on the ‘ personal player buyouts ‘. The last time I heard the players had to pay from their personal funds to obtain their freedom papers. No idea how Michkov got the dough…unless the Flyers paid. 🤷🏻♂️
So hyped about this kid.
Suzuki, Caufield, Slaf and Demidov are a much better core 4 than ANY other random blue team in the east.
I hope we don’t give 1 cent to those scumbags russians. SKA is governement owned
Makes sense. The club knows he’s leaving at the end of the season. They’ll bait MTL in throwing cash at them by playing him on the fourth line or demoted to MHL. The former probably. I expect by Nov-Dec MTL will try to bring him over.
If money is the issue, the habs have plenty. Show the Russians the money!!!
I know everyone excited about demigod… i’m too bit if he end up playing one year in KHL its not the end of the world either. Just hope the MTL pressure dont get to him being so young… on the otherside, his attitude seem to fuel to that so maybe im wrong, I hope
I don’t really understand khl decision making much, why do they want to sit out guys like Demidov and michkov? You’d think they help ticket sales and just overall performance. Is it purely just spite because they know they will leave?
Not good enough for the KHL but would play in the NHL?
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Do it Geoff
Stop giving me hope
Seems like a win-win to keep him in the MHL
He clearly is way too good for the MHL and playing another season there won’t achieve anything. SKA is stacked so his chance of making the team is very unlikely and we have the money to make a deal with them (wouldn’t be surprised if they make that money back in the first season just from jersey sales tbh). I’ll say the chances are good that he comes in NA sooner than we thought.
Do it coward!
Why wouldn’t they have him on SKA? Like wouldn’t that overall benefit their own team if he’s as good as they say
DO IT HOLY SHIT
I wonder if MHL to NHL might be too big of a jump for him. Might be better to play him in the AHL for one season.
But yeah either way they gotta try and bring him to North America if they don’t let him play in the KHL.
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Here I am, getting my hopes up again
Let him develop in the KHL for a year. No need to rush him
How does sending money to ska even work with Russian sanction tho? Did the flyers really send money to Ska of all teams (owned by Gazprom) to get them to release Michkov from his contract (sources?) ? Morality aside, how does that even work legally?
Stu cowan just reporting things everyone knows, per usual. His articles appeal to the casuals who still read the gazette
If you’re SKA and losing him anyway do you just cut him hoping to get paid?
Ouf ça serait l’idéal. On pourrait le développer comme on veut dans notre système au lieu qu’il se fasse coacher par n’importe qui la bas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8OpqvCsTcA
I believe this is what HuGo have been trying to do since the draft. That would explain why no trade have been made yet. They are waiting to see what happens and then trade accordingly.
Let’s rush another prospect to town, great idea Stu.
Yes he’s too good for the MHL but if it’s where he’s ending up with her could round his game up to be a complete player plus put on some growth/weight for next year.
I can see a scenario where SKA loan him to another team the way Michkov was loaned to HK.
Honestly I don’t want that. It would burn a year off his entry level contract, and he would be UFA at 25yo.
Coupla FAX for all you knuckleheads:
– A KHL team, for each game, is given two extra optional lineup spots which may be used only for junior-age players (20 and under, for the sake of brevity.)
– Demidov is currently the only player on their official roster who fits that definition, but they can call up other kids from their MHL team to fill those spots.
– SKA really like Demidov, unlike Michkov whom they allegedly found insufferable and couldn’t get rid of fast enough. So IF (big IF) SKA decide Demidov makes them a more competitive team, even if he’s just playing the customary ~8 rookie minutes per night, there’s a world in which they will take him onboard even though they’re technically “wasting” a development spot on a player who will be gone next year.
– And yes, Stu is literally just regurgitating what Hughes said at the draft—there’s no news in this article.
Ideally he makes the KHL, that would be solid from a development perspective even if he plays 10-12 minutes a night.
The jump from the MHL to NHL is very big and i’d rather avoid it if possible.
A few reasons why this is in NO WAY a performance issue with the Demigod.
The Ska team with Rotenberg at the helm makes all rookies EARN their minutes.
They already have a FULL roster plus the new edition of Kuznetsov.
I also cannot see Ska waisting any resources on Demidov unless they know they will get something out of it.
Personally I really hope the boys in Montreal know which ‘ wheels they have to grease. ‘ to make sure Demidov gets the best of everything he needs to keep improving and growing his game. And…spread even more grease around to make sure he comes over to Montreal in a timely fashion.
I really hope the KHL has relaxed their rules on the ‘ personal player buyouts ‘. The last time I heard the players had to pay from their personal funds to obtain their freedom papers.
No idea how Michkov got the dough…unless the Flyers paid. 🤷🏻♂️
So hyped about this kid.
Suzuki, Caufield, Slaf and Demidov are a much better core 4 than ANY other random blue team in the east.
I hope we don’t give 1 cent to those scumbags russians. SKA is governement owned
Makes sense. The club knows he’s leaving at the end of the season. They’ll bait MTL in throwing cash at them by playing him on the fourth line or demoted to MHL. The former probably. I expect by Nov-Dec MTL will try to bring him over.
If money is the issue, the habs have plenty. Show the Russians the money!!!
I know everyone excited about demigod… i’m too bit if he end up playing one year in KHL its not the end of the world either. Just hope the MTL pressure dont get to him being so young… on the otherside, his attitude seem to fuel to that so maybe im wrong, I hope
I don’t really understand khl decision making much, why do they want to sit out guys like Demidov and michkov? You’d think they help ticket sales and just overall performance. Is it purely just spite because they know they will leave?
Not good enough for the KHL but would play in the NHL?
