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My favourite talent from this year's draft he is so fun to watch

thanks for all of these scouting reports. i know these take a lot of effort to put together. appreciate it.

I love this channel and always jump to watch every video. It's always well done and thought out. As a Hawks fan, it's very possible a Demidov-Bedard led Hawks team could happen. That'd be sick!!!

Hey, great video as always. Can you make a video or podcast on how to spot signs of untapped potential and/or busts. I've been fascinated by cases like Yakupov, Point, Pastrnak, Boston's 2015 1st round choices... Especially Kucherov. I've followed highly touted Russian prospects over the years, but Kucherov came out of nowhere for me. He was supposed to be good but not Hart and playoff scoring leader good. How did the teams miss him? Were there any signs?

He is an unbelievable skill player Maybe the best in the draft

The way he skates reminds me of Hossa.

The website is amazing! Bravo! The only thing I don't like is the dark blue on dark grey is hard to read, like the skill grades section.

alot of scouting reports say below average skating, from what I see I think his skating is great cause it complements his vision playmaking IQ and his creativity for him to see his options at a high speed rate. Sure he may need to put on some muscle but I love the reports saying his work ethic on and off the ice is what makes him great and he is willing to play the corners and be in front of the net, at 5'11 descent height will get stronger as he develops but man this will be a privilege to have him on the blackhawks

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Please pick for Anaheim Ducks!!! We need this player!!!solid 1°line player!

Hope he goes to the Hawks!

Great breakdown. It seems like anyone in the top 5 last year who passed on Michkov will probably pass on Demidov…except maybe Chicago.

Patrick Sharp comp?

35G & 45A is just 80pts and you say that is his Ceiling ??? To me, that’s almost his FLOOR 😅 He has 100…110… heck maybe even 120 !!! points per year Ceiling. This guy is a mix of : Kaprisov, Kucherov, Panarin & Datsyuk P.S. : I love your videos btw. Don’t let my one criticism / comments / disagreement lead you to think otherwise (that I don’t like your videos) because I DO like them, a LOT !!!

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I would love Demidov on the habs I yhink he's the type of linedriver we miss. Catton looks reslly good though but he's smaller, Lindstrom is big but was injured. Eiserman droppes in rankings but he's still a fantastic scorer. Helenius is not flashy but he has a real good season. There are many question mark on all forwards after Celebrini and that means we will be able to land one of them. Demidov did not get much viewing outside Russia and didn't play against men. However Bobrov seems to know and like him. I am hoping the defensemen are out in the top 5. For me, Dickinson and Levshunov are studs that should be out in the top 5. Then Silayev could or Buuium (big fan of him). Anaheim needs defense after the Drysdale trade, Chicago needs too. Columbus I also see them taking a franchose defenseman. Only the sharks will need everything but I see them drafting Celebrini anyway.

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Kid looks like Jagr

Idk he might be better than Celebrini

Great video, as always. However, I don't see any chance him, Michkov, Nikishin, or any other Russian top prospect coming to North America any time soon. Back in 1989, the relationship between USSR and the West was much better than it currently is - yet Mogilny still had to defect to join the Sabres... Imo, the only team that can afford drafting Demidov is Chicago, as they already have Bedard and are also an attractive market for UFAs - meaning, they would be just fine in a couple of years even if Demidov never leaves Russia

so much talent but what impresses me the must about demidov its how selfaware he is in the defensive zone., guys this talented normally wouldn’t care about playing well defensively. Give him a Canadian / UU.Ss passport he is going first overall. Not even close

I think he could definitely fall to 5-6 depending on who wins the lottery. Every teams currently in the top 5 NEED dmens more than they need F. So my guess would be that Dickinson, Levshunov, Silayev and maybe Parekh could all go before him. Plus you can add Lindstrom.

If the Hawks take Lev, the ducks don’t pass him up

It's really hard to project a player when he's playing in a lower league. If he's playing in the KHL and doing none of that, where does he get drafted? Good compete, great hands, great vision, but in the MHL. How would the other top prospects do in the MHL? Catton was almost 2 points per game player in the WHL, Celebrini lit up the NCAA, Levshunov was nearly a point per game player in NCAA and a physical force against older players, Buium broke scoring records as a 17-18 year old rookie in the NCAA, Dickinson is playing 30 minutes a game on probably the best team in junior and a major reason why they are the best team, Silayev is playing important minutes against good competition in the KHL, Helenius had amazing production as a 17 year old in liiga, nobody scored more goals then Eiserman this year and Lindstrom was scoring nearly a goal per game in the WHL. These guys are all easier to project. I love how Demidov plays, i love that he as an edge but doing it in the MHL? That's a serious red flag for me especially on a year with so many highly touted prospects. If i was rebuilding, I'd pick a D. Demidov would be a good pick for team like Columbus, Utah, Ottawa or Seattle. Teams that on paper seem do be at the twilight of there rebuilds and need to hit a home run, but teams like Anaheim, Chicago and Montreal, who are still looking for building blocks should be looking more for someone who's game is highly translatable and easier to predict. You can't go gambling when you're trying to build a contender.

Catton >

Please

18 years old is on the older side now? well throw me in the trash then i suppose

I'll put this out because everyone is trying to compare with random players that didn't even play or skate like Demidov or don't look anything like Demidov. Best comparison is Pavel Datsyuk if Demidov pans out. Good defensively, not overly physical, but will play with an edge if he has to, solid puck touches, flip passes, goes through whole defenses, magician with the puck on his stick, solid edge work, not the fastest in a straight line but decent bursts of speed to create seperation, good stick, good stick lifts, solid at taking pucks off of players, sound positionally in both offensive and defensive zone. If he pans out i see him having Datsyuk like numbers and Datsyuk like impact. Anyone comparing him to Kucherov or any other player not named Datsyuk is way off.