The rumor involving Ivan Demidov has just been confirmed, and it's big
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A very interesting piece of information involving Ivan Demidov and the Montreal Canadiens has just been confirmed.
Now that the 2024 draft is behind us, more truths are coming to light, allowing us to learn some good ones. This one, in particular, stands out.
Ivan Demidov was 1st or 2nd on the Montreal Canadiens' list
The rumor about the intense interest of the Montreal Canadiens in Ivan Demidov was circulating before the draft, and now it has been confirmed.
Obviously, the Habs like Demidov, as they selected him with the 5th overall pick, but there's more.
He was well ahead of Cayden Lindstrom and Zeev Buium on Montreal's list. It was always Demidov, and only Demidov.
This has been confirmed by Kent Hughes, as well as Martin Lapointe.
«Kent Hughes confirmed that Ivan Demidov was 2nd on their list. They were already excited about drafting him since last summer. They really wanted him.»
Wow! They hid their intentions very well, but apparently, the Canadiens had wanted Demidov for several months.
«Kent Hughes on TVA Sports:
"We are not surprised. We believed and hoped that [Demidov] would fall to the #5 spot. [...] We got the player we were aiming for from the start."»
"We are not surprised. We believed and hoped that [Demidov] would fall to the #5 spot. [...] We got the player we were aiming for from the start."»
That was a big question we had.
If both Cayden Lindstrom and Ivan Demidov had been available at the Canadiens' pick, who would Kent Hughes have chosen?
Many experts said it would have been Lindstrom, but no.
Kent Hughes has just confirmed that it would have been Ivan Demidov in any case, which speaks volumes about their interest in him.
He even went so far as to say that Demidov was 1st overall on their list because they knew very well that Macklin Celebrini was not in consideration, as he was guaranteed to be selected by the San Jose Sharks.
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