They view Demidov as the most talented with the highest ceiling. Just didn’t get KHL minutes due to SKA’s mismanagement and therefore they say hard to evaluate him vs Silayev when competition is different.
“We had a difficult discussion on Silayev and Demidov, who we believe could both be franchise players in the NHL,” Vuorinen said. “We feel Demidov is the most skilled player in this year’s draft, even when comparing him to the North American skaters. This doesn’t mean he would be the best hockey player in the draft, but Demidov’s personal skills are out of this world when playing in the MHL.
“He can do almost everything, but because of his lack of defensive duties, we couldn’t compare him enough in KHL games, so he wasn’t challenged enough in our comparison.” “
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They view Demidov as the most talented with the highest ceiling. Just didn’t get KHL minutes due to SKA’s mismanagement and therefore they say hard to evaluate him vs Silayev when competition is different.
“We had a difficult discussion on Silayev and Demidov, who we believe could both be franchise players in the NHL,” Vuorinen said. “We feel Demidov is the most skilled player in this year’s draft, even when comparing him to the North American skaters. This doesn’t mean he would be the best hockey player in the draft, but Demidov’s personal skills are out of this world when playing in the MHL.
“He can do almost everything, but because of his lack of defensive duties, we couldn’t compare him enough in KHL games, so he wasn’t challenged enough in our comparison.” “