2024 NHL Draft May Have Performed Out In another way If Canadiens Commerce for Trevor Zegras
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet was on Sirius XM NHL Community Radio Morning Skate with Gord Stellick and Scott Laughlin on Wednesday and was requested in regards to the Montreal Canadiens’ signing of Ivan Demidov. Friedman mentions the Canadiens tried to commerce for Trevor Zegras on the 2024 NHL Draft however determined to maintain the fifth total decide to get Demidov.
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Gord Stellick: “So curious what they’re going to get. So let’s face it, you anticipate him to play in Montreal. And fifth total decide final 12 months, he was the primary one which was like a 19-year-old, as a result of he was a December start, so slightly bit older. 49 factors in 65 games- that’s not straightforward within the KHL. I imply, that’s a person’s league that he’s mainly a child enjoying in. And we’ve seen earlier than, whether or not it was, you realize, Chris Kreider, Cale Makar, Matthew Knies, NCAA graduates, making an instantaneous affect within the playoffs. What’s the thin scouting report you’re getting about him?”
Elliotte Friedman: “Properly, I do know just a few individuals who’ve seen him over the past few minutes, they usually say he’s a complete stud Gord. Like, they assume he’s actually legit and he’s going to be an enormous participant for them. And you could possibly inform I’m right here, really, I’m taping one thing as we speak with Martin St Louis, and so I used to be on the recreation final night time. And the followers listed below are enthusiastic about this staff proper now. Like, they mainly put a stake within the Detroit Crimson Wings final night time (Tuesday night time), they usually’re proper there to clinch a playoff berth.
And particularly should you return to the start of December, no person thought that was going to be occurring. And so all people right here is de facto enthusiastic about that. After which the information , they have been actually enthusiastic about that. So, he’s an affect participant. He has an opportunity to be a vastly impactful participant.
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And I’ll inform you one thing else there. One of many issues I’m form of writing about as we speak was there have been individuals telling me there have been two trades that might have actually modified the course of the draft final 12 months. Certainly one of them was, Chicago took (Artyom) Levshunov with the second decide, after which they provided Columbus this 12 months’s primary for the fourth total choice, which Columbus didn’t take. That they had determined to maintain it and take Cayden Lindstrom.
Montreal was additionally taking a look at a deal for Trevor Zegras, and I don’t assume it was the fifth total decide. Most likely my sense is it was in all probability the later first-round decide, although I don’t know that for certain. However they have been taking a look at a deal for Zegras, and when Demidov began dropping, I believe the Canadiens modified their minds they usually stored on. They didn’t make the deal, they usually drafted Demidov.
And so, like, there have been a few events final 12 months within the draft the place issues may have gone in several methods, however they didn’t. They stored the participant, and now we’re going to reap the rewards.
Like I used to be within the press field [Tuesday} night, and the rumor was he could play as soon as Monday. They host Chicago on Monday. We’ll see. But this place is very exciting. Gordon. Everyone I know who’s seen him says he’s the real deal.”
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