Habs Draft ELITE Forward Demidov in EPIC Fashion, Center Michael Hage 21st, Aatos Koivu 70th Overall

Montreal Canadiens select Ivan Demidov 5th overall in 2024 NHL Draft, center Michael Hage, and Saku Koivu's son Aato Koivu.
#habs #montrealcanadiens #gohabsgo

[@DrewDekes]

Folks if you see this I just want AGAIN to say thanks for your support on this channel. Deeply grateful for each one of you that help me keep this going when I’m able. What a time to be a Habs fan. Appreciate you ALL! 🙏🏻

[@jputterman26]

I was out listening to music, came home, and saw Demidov and Hage. I had to blink before I could believe it!

[@marcbabineau6001]

As much as I already trusted this management group, this just solidified everything they’ve done IMO

[@rogerbutchbouchard8019]

All the Habs picks in this draft were excellent!

[@Cripatron9711]

Last 3 draft all been pretty good

[@stanlay204]

I have been watching Montreal since Slaf joined the team, and I must say that I love a passionate fanbase such as yours. It really looks exciting for the coming years and I look forward to Slaf and others rise to the top

[@gregwawryk1898]

Hage impressed me with his interview. Very mature young guy. Very personable fella. Spoke to the media with easy in french and english. I think he maybe a voice in the dressing room.

[@rebeltvr6046]

Kent Hughes is turning out to be a gangsta GM.

[@costa328]

This was a crazy draft for many teams

[@thundershock720]

Not for the Sens haha

[@Darule514]

My favorite draft by far. The Future of the HABS looks promising. Playoffs team for sure in 2 or 3 years with Demidov and if the others can stay healthy.

[@colecolettecole]

any tyme i see a habs tonite connection i check in as a major fan ~

[@glennshaffer3111]

i come here because you r a diehard HABS fan. now that all of the pieces are in place, next year should be real interesting. we will be much improved and perchance on the cusp of a playoff spot. then the year after demidov arrives. we will have an amazing top six that is cheaper than the top 3 on many other teams. our defence will be in place and stacked and montambault will be in his prime. here we go....

[@thebeaverqueen2096]

WE ARE SO BACK!!!

[@Keeboy96]

Great moment to be a habs fan 🙌 Go habs go!!!

[@costa328]

The biggest surprise was Sennekee going 3rd

[@markofthevaticanbeast8315]

The look on Sennecke's face said it all.

[@jonathanduplantis1403]

​@@markofthevaticanbeast8315 wtf!

[@FactsMatter]

@@markofthevaticanbeast8315 Not the look.. the word he mouthed... Watch carefully.

[@FactsMatter]

I can't get over how Montreal gets the #2 best player in the draft at #5. During the draft lottery, we heard Chicago won the 2nd lottery. Friday, we learned that Montreal actually won the 2nd best pick. Wow.

[@user-ii3bu7jm7x]

Монреаль выиграл весь драфт, Селебрини переоценен, такое чувство, что если бы сборная России была допущена на прошедший молодежный чемпионат мира, то Демидова поставили б на 1 место, он бы разорвал тот молодежный чемпионат мира

[@user-ii3bu7jm7x]

И ещё, даже несмотря на то, что Селебрини младше на 2 года основного состава участников последнего МЧМ-24, но он играл же в NCAA, то есть весь сезон выходил против ребят старше себя. Селебрини ничего не показал против сильных сборных, вообще ничего, просто накидал очки слабым сборным и забил неочевидный гол слабой Финляндии. Ведь Хелениус так же плохо провел МЧМ-24 и упал в рейтингах, несмотря на то, что у него очень приличная статистика в чемпионате Финляндии. Поверьте мне, в игровом мышлении Демидов превосходит Селебрини на голову

[@bradleypittman9370]

I like the demon like "DEMIDOV!!!"

[@danc2426]

And the real build begins..awesome ! This will be a first line like the Edmonton’s McDavid line !

[@etcot8220]

Success to you friend and to the Habs.

[@robertn2951]

Forget about Zegras. Why do we keep talking about him?

[@viper29ca]

As he said in the video, it was just an example.

[@noluck9679]

Welcome to the habs from bonavista Demidov.

[@cjpert5286]

You react like a Natural habs fan, i love it

[@DrewDekes]

Thank you! Haha.

[@evenslemire2982]

Last night was amazing

[@jasonashdown9631]

love the show...keep goin'!!!

[@BillyD_NS-NL]

Thanks Drew. Great vid.

[@frostbite7400]

Mate, you don't need Steve Dangle"s blessings.'Com'on!!!!!!😁

[@DrewDekes]

I don’t, your right. I just knew I’d take flack for mimicking/creating a similar looking channel, style, feel etc…which I was fine with, but having the chance to chat with him and him saying he encouraged it and wished more people did what he did, that was encouraging to me.

[@prairie6204]

So awesome!

[@russell7995]

Just a great weekend and great reaction!!!

[@hybridepigenes]

Thank heaven for you. Just discovered you! Its been a long wait for me to get MC Fan podcast. I'll be watching. Go Habs Go.

[@DrewDekes]

Thank you! Blessings to you 🙏🏻

[@tomslick2058]

The 2 players the Hawks should of drafted.

[@marcbabineau6001]

Pretty much, they could’ve picked Demigod and eiserman 😂

[@georgemarly7317]

With caufield, hutson and demidov. Management really needs to focus on getting tougher and bigger, so these guys are insulated and have the room reach their potential.😮

[@stockey]

We have enough tough players, you need to score goals too.

[@tylerlussier1896]

Have you ever watched Demidov???? Demidov does not get bullied like at all he’s also really hard to hit he almost never gets caught not paying attention… Also Demidov is Almost 6’1 and already 192 pounds lmao he can take care of him self… He was also an impact player in their playoff run and his team winning the championship before he got hurt… Demidov is almost the same Size as Conor Mcdavid, He’s bigger then Kucherov, Bigger than Newhook and Suzuki in height…

[@marcbabineau6001]

You know Demidov is just under 6’1 and 190 lbs at 18 right?

[@georgemarly7317]

@@stockey sure they do , my mistake

[@rogerbutchbouchard8019]

Check out some of their draft picks in day 2, very tough guys!

[@stockey]

Looking at his highlights, Demidov looks generational, let's see what the future will give us.

[@tylerlussier1896]

Not Generational…. Borderline Franchise is his potential, I see Slaf Being close to Rantanen who is a franchise player, Demidov I see being a mix of Kucherov and Datsyuk… Kucherov is not generational but he’s a franchise cornerstone, I see Slaf and Demidov’s as Montreal’s franchise cornerstone players…

[@jakecarroll5]

Mtl is hitting all the right check marks right now.

[@stockey]

@@tylerlussier1896 Franchise min, borderline generational, about the same as Kutcherov.

[@JoTheSnoop]

Nice celebration splash in the pool yesterday.

[@daveh1180]

Fun times spent sharing the first round with you, Paul, John and your very special guest....the one, the only, the legend, Annik L from the good ole days at Habs Tonight. I was a bit late to the live show but I enjoyed spending it with you all. Now, as for that Demidov pick DrewDekes front flip dive...Paris Olympics, here he comes! Anyways, as for the Habs picks Round 1, RW Ivan Demidov (Russian) 6' 192lbs Lefthanded & C Michael Hage (Canadian) 6'1" 190lbs Righthanded. Round 3, C Aatos Koivu (Finnish) 6' 170lbs R & C Logan Sawyer (Canadian) 6'1" 174lbs L. Round 4, D Owen Protz (Canadian) 6'1" 214lbs L. Round 5, RW Tyler Thorpe (Canadian) 6'4" 194lbs R & G Mikus Vecvanags (Latvian) 6'3" 159lbs L. Round 6, C Ben Merrill (USA) 6'4" 194lbs R. Round 7, RW Makar Khanin (Russian) 6' 161lbs R & D Rasmus Bergqvist (Swedish) 6'2" 181lbs L. A nice geographic mix but notice not one player under 6', and many right-handed Centers/Forwards. Unfortunate no players from the Q but alas, the experts did mention the quality&quantity of Q players this year was low...but you know the Quebec media will pounce on this one as they usually do....blah blah blah. But let's face facts, getting the human highlight reel Demidov was huge for this organization, and I think 99.9% of Hab fans are immediately (Michkov who?) Demidov fans so the future continues to look bright. Go Habs Goooooooals!!!

[@viper29ca]

Not from the Q, but apparently Mikus Vecvanags will be playing in Blaineville next season.

[@daveh1180]

@@viper29ca Yes, I just saw the Martin Lapointe/Nick Bobrov post-draft presser. I found it interesting to hear Lapointe mention in the 6th round, they wanted to draft someone from the Q but he was taken before their pick. So I just checked and if my sleuthing is correct, they wanted to draft 5'8" RW Justin Poirier, Baie-Comeau (who was drafted in the late 5th round by the Hurricanes). No matter...expect to see at least a few Q player invites to Habs rookie camp, plus additional Q free agent signings for the AHL Rocket and the ECHL Lions.

[@gregwawryk1898]

Hage's family is originally from Montreal. His grandparents still live in Montreal. He's also bilingual. He answered questions from the Quebec media. He was honest and told them his French is a lit bit rusty but will get better.

[@MrGlovesave33]

❤GHG!!!!!!!!

[@tonymorrison1145]

We're back !!

[@viper29ca]

Rest up the weekend, UFAs on Monday!

[@grandcrowdadforde6127]

a la KA BLAMMM OOOOOH ! what a hit, right outta da HEXPO PARC !!

[@mackenzielowe1872]

Don’t be Steve dangle be your own person: Steve dangle is annoying. Be yourself. Love u bud

[@mackenzielowe1872]

You don’t need to jump in the pool to be relevant.

[@michaelb4833]

3:43 if they were targetting him specifically, the pick jump-up trade is a very odd one to make before the draft actually plays out. Nothing against Michael Hage, but the Habs probably handful of players on their list and they were banking on one of them still being available at 21. Go habs go

[@sblack717]

ole ole ole ole ole !!!! from saskatchewan !!!! lets do this....CH babe!

[@DrewDekes]

Oleeeee!

[@aaronst.pierre3080]

The Habs could be drafting 5th again next year actually.

[@joeluna5342]

good job drew

[@Jergal1]

12:25 We're back baby!!

[@stevenarthurjoubert7191]

You're the bomb

[@dav4303]

With a guy like Demidov everybody on the ice with him is 10% better. Can you imagine the passing with him Suzuki Slaf on the pp. Maybe move Suzuki to point with Hutson and Demidov to center and Caufield stays where he is

[@stephaneferron5317]

I filmed the pick , we did a shot of vodka

[@user-gq9ic7yt9r]

Do you think we would have selected eiserman if had not been taken one spot earlier?

[@dav4303]

Can not figure out how in the first 6 picks 5 forwards get picked and I can only account for 1 going before Demidov

[@totofreelance2213]

Thank you Celine Dion, we love u.

[@lavoye71]

Wow, 😅❤

[@EliMarcelino-zk2js]

I'm New in the sport. I dont Know much about This draft. I'm from Brazil. And i am a San jose Sharks fan. Was a good draft for us??

[@paulbeaudry8543]

Yup, solid draft for sharks

[@VsXLucKy]

You still have a couple year ahead of you until the Sharks start getting good again this years draft was the 1st step toward a future for this franchise but yeah it was an amazing draft for yall now yall gotta develop those young superstar to become what they are meant to be and surround them well

[@EliMarcelino-zk2js]

@@VsXLucKy thank you Man, like i Said, i'm new, and its not normal in my country watch hockey, football, baseball. But o love ALL that sports.

[@randylavoy6196]

Cellaring will be a great player ...within a few seasons ..a top player ..Sharks did fine!!

[@albertvanular433]

If you become a fan of the Montreal Canadiens then we will talk more with you. You should do research on Montreal Canadiens- they are easily the greatest team in the history of the National Hockey League. Montreal has won 24 Stanley Cups - almost twice as many as the next closest team. San Jose has not won 1 single Cup yet.

[@OOO_Adventures]

you know they knew what they were doing. his habs jersey had his name on it vs other teams having no name.

[@viper29ca]

Don't read that much into that, easy to have names already done up, and just velcro them on to the jersey.

[@jayTeal]

Pronouncing Hage wrong.

[@bb-kc9be]

Really don't think Zegras is a good idea. He's like the only player the Ducks have drafted under 6'2 in ages. Our top-6 is too tiny to compete with that in the playoffs.

[@moussamohsenzadeh9311]

Good evening sir, would you agree that the Montreal Canadiens really need to practice some magic and do their best to get, via an exchange, Berkley Catton and Sam Dickinson ? I think the natural destination of these two super great players is an original six team, the oldest of all, the Montreal Canadiens. San Jose Sharks is a peripheral team of the NHL, in a city that does not seem to bear any sense of grandeur and classical aesthetics and have long seen past its real chances at winning the Stanley Cup. With these two, then, and ONLY THEN, Montreal '' will be complete '' (to paraphrase Darth Vader at the end of The Return of the Jedi).

[@joeluna5342]

drew demodov is great & hagg is good , i want to win this year & hughes needed to get rid of savard , armia, gally, devorak, & harris!!!! he traded kovachevic who was just a roll player

[@sergevanstrydonck9692]

I do beleive that he looks like Kovalev. If the kid is 50% as good as Kovalev......We got a diamond for sure.....GO HABS GO!

[@arkennurgali5802]

Он похож на Кучерова

[@stephanel6637]

ID91

[@cygnusx-1862]

I am most aggressively not a Montreal fan but they had the best draft of any team, they benefitted from Russian fear just like Philadelphia did with michkov. And they get hage. Well done Montreal. Feel like Chicago was bad. Trading up to get boisvert who they could have had with the 20 pick seems ludicrous, and then they do it again with vanacker.... They lost assets trading for both of those picks to draft those 2 guys. And then of course having the worst forwards in the NHL, scoring the lowest goal total 179 in 82 games and then passing on both Demidov and eiserman...yea bad draft.

[@DrewDekes]

No complaints whatsoever on our end 😎

[@FantasySportsSpot]

Hage rhymes with "cage."

[@DrewDekes]

I learned that recently, thank you. Haha. My bad

[@stephaneferron5317]

I can’t believe it! For the last two months I convinced myself and other fans that there’s no way in hell demidov would be available ! How lucky ! We can thank Sennecke and Levshunov for that! The thing about Sennecke is that the ducks have been drafting extremely well over the passed 5 years so the odds are this guy will turn into a beast. The steals in that draft were unreal, Silayev 10th😂😂😂 demidov 5th? Eiserman 20th! And the steal of the draft I think was Helenius . I think when we looked back some teams will wish they went a different way

[@glaframb]

To be honest they could had select Aatos Koivu with the next to last pick of the draft. He will probably will never played in Montréal specially if you look on what is coming to Montréal in the next 10 years.

[@glaframb]

Sorry but this year we are gonna suck again ! We will be back in the higher draft again. Demidov will not play this year , Michael Hage neither and i don't believe the habs will running after free agents to pay over the price for some over the hill free agent specially there is a lot of teams that are looking for a quick fix.

[@Veopoz]

Aatu Koivu us amazing Go Habs Go Saku my fav alltimestoo talking about yourself we don't give a shit

[@djyanno]

Am I the only one who did not give AF about Celine Dion calling the pick? At this point in her life she is so scared to displease anyone, she rooted for every team in the league (Boston Bruins), that she has no personnality.

[@albertvanular433]

Terrible comment. Celine Dion is a well known fan of the Montreal Canadiens and she has been a big fan of the team for many years. Celine has never been a fan of the Boston Bruins. You have no idea what you're talking about.

[@djyanno]

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[@djyanno]

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[@djyanno]

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[@djyanno]

@@albertvanular433 Try to do a research in youtube Celine Dion Boston Bruins then come back and tell me I don;'t what I am talking about Stan