BREAKING: Top Draft-Eligible Prospect Out Long-Term With Injury
One of the projected top three players in the 2024 draft has gone down long-term with an injury hurting his draft stock.
Demidov Out Long Term
The 2024 NHL draft is widely considered to be a deep draft by fans and scouts alike but there are three players who sit atop the class: Macklin Celebrini of Boston University, Cole Eiserman of the USNTDP, and Ivan Demidov of SKA.
Demidov is the only player out of the big three who is European and he plays for the most prestigious KHL program. He is considered by some to be better than his teammate Matvei Michkov who was widely considered a top three talent in 2023 despite falling to 7th.
Today the worst news was confirmed for Demidov:
Knee injuries are no joke and if Demidov wants to ensure he does not have long-term issues, he will need to treat this injury with as much caution as possible.
Luckily for Demidov, he will be able to return this season and not miss all too much time but the draft year season is crucial for development. Hopefully, he is able to return and potentially compete for the title of the top-ranked prospect in the draft.
| POLL | ||
OCTOBRE 8 | 1 ANSWERS BREAKING: Top Draft-Eligible Prospect Out Long-Term With Injury Who will go first in 2024? | ||
| Celebrini | 0 | 0 % |
| Eiserman | 0 | 0 % |
| Demidov | 0 | 0 % |
| Somebody else/ I don't know | 0 | 0 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||