Not his fault, not much to work with, 😢

That is correct!

A very exciting prospect to be sure!

It is because you are a habs fan though. I’m also a habs fan but I don’t think he’s that special. He’s nowhere near bedard or celebrini.

While Demidov is not a 'generational' player like Connor Bedard, or an obvious first-overall choice like Macklin Celebrini, that doesn't take away the fact that he will likely be a big-impact player in the NHL - someone who could easily slot in as a top-six forward. That kind of talent is exactly what the Canadiens needed to get after multiple years of being a lottery team selecting in the top five at the draft.

@@ManAcadieodds are that Bedard and Celebrini will be better than Demidov (ergo their consensus #1 draft position), but Demidov’s ceiling is higher than their floors. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that Demidov ends up reaching his ceiling and Celebrini and Bedard only reach their floors.

@ManAcadie He's definitely not Bedard but too me even before the draft Celebrini and Demidov were the #1 teir in this draft and are very close.

if i'm picking at 9 i want catton, if he's there. as for trades, don't go after zegras or necas. both are soft and will cost more than they're worth. the ducks are insisting on guhle or reinbacher, and that's an instant no. zegras is a hot dog and doesn't understand the concept of defense. necas' upside is a 2nd line forward. i'm not sending the moon for him. if we're dealing the 26 for a young player, try to get kent johnson from columbus, or jake neighbours from the blues. send the 2nd to NYR and give kakko a chance. worst case scenario there is he's a defensively responsible 3rd line forward.

I really would go all in on Iginla, I wouldn’t even take the chance of dropping down and just pick him at 5th… I wouln’t take the risk with Lindstrom’s herniated disk nor with the Russian risk factor either… a and if the best player availleble is a Defenceman, why take a D to trade one later for an Iginla-type player if you have the chance of drafting him and saving you all the trouble! IMO it’s a easy choice... If I was the GM, I would work on trying to get a second draft pick around 10-15 and/or work on getting a top 6 winger! Love your show...Cheers

Don't forget Toffoli, too. getting rid of him was beyond stupid.

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I think there's going to be at least 5 defensemen (maybe 6) who are going to get picked in the top 15; Artyom Levshunov, Zeev Buium, Zayne Parekh, Sam Dickinson, Carter Yakemchuk and Anton Silayev. San Jose will pick Macklin Celebrini. If Chicago picks a forward, it'll be either Ivan Demidov or Cayden Lindstrom. If they pick a D, it'll be Levshunov, Silayev or Yakemchuk. Chicago's pick really depends of their evaluation of players. They might go for Demidov and take the risk. He might not be able to adapt to NA, or adapt to NHL hockey, and it might take a few years before he can come over, but due to his potential the risk can pay off big time. A lot of teams are probably eyeballing Demidov's playmaking ability. The first team to pick him gets him. If Chicago thinks the risk isn't worth it, then they'll probably go for Lindstrom because of his size and because he is the top power-forward of the whole draft. Then Anaheim. They're going to go through what Chicago went through just before them. If Chicago picked Demidov, Anaheim will pick Lindstrom, and if they CHI picked Lindstrom, Anaheim might pass on Demidov also and go for a D. Unless the #2 forward on their list is available, Anaheim is going to be on a very tough spot; picking between their 1st D on their list or their 3rd forward. I don't think Lindstrom will be available for CBJ. If both CHI and ANA pass on Demidov, CBJ will also pass unless they already made a deal with the kid and he wants to play there specifically, like Michkov did with PHI last year. If CHI picked Lindstrom, and ANA picked Levshunov or vice-versa, chances are that CBJ passes on Demidov and go for another scorer like Eiserman, or they're going to go with their best D available on their list. Unless the teams acting before MTL don't pick the player MTL wants, then it's going to be even tougher for MTL. I think the fans would love a Demidov pick and they would hate the call if MTL passes on him just like they would hate it if MTL picked a D. PERSONALLY, I think they are eyeballing Lindstrom. The majority of people think Demidov will never be available at 5th overall, and they could be right, but I think Lindstrom won't be available 5th overall. If neither are available there's a good chance that MTL takes a hard look at Parekh because of his potential offensive upside. I don't think they will pick Eiserman or Silayev. Tig Iginla, Trevor Connelly and Beckett Sennecke might be the next forwards on their radar, or else they're going to go for Parekh or Dickinson. That is if Celebrini, Lindstrom, Demidov and Levshunov aren't available because if any of those 4 names are available, MTL is going to pick it. If Celebrini, Lindstrom, Demidov and Levshunov were picked and they want Parekh or Yakemchuk, then MTL should trade down with Calgary. Calgary would pick Tig Iginla 5th. Parekh might not be available later at 9th but Yakemchuk will. Utah, Ottawa and Seattle speaks after 5th, so one of them is going to take a risk on Eiserman or Silayev, or maybe both will get picked, then the third team might go for Buium or Dickinson instead of Parekh, and there in 9th MTL would have both Parekh and Yakemchuk available. In the end it depends of their list. Parekh and Yakemchuk will both be available at 5th overall so we'll see if MTL wants one of them.

@@malakaspawt3190 imo it would be 6 in the top 10. im not fond of lindstroms play .wouldnt mind if they took his winger with the 2nd first rounder basa . in my opinion lindstrom and demidov wont make it to 5 . cbj with timmions and perhaps mb in charge ? imo they will be taking lindstrom i wouldnt be shocked if they traded the pick to draft in the 10-13 range . that would open up iginla or eiserman . with an asset .someone might be willing to part with the moon to draft the sky . gohabsgo