Ivan Demidov Quietly Shuts Down Specific Request from Canadiens Management
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Montreal Canadiens forward Ivan Demidov will be an extremely important piece for the team’s success.That said, it would have been incredible if he could have been the solution for the second-line center role behind Nick Suzuki-especially since some had floated it as a very real possibility.
However, in light of new information shared by the excellent Marco D’Amico, we can immediately forget about that plan.
Ivan Demidov wants nothing to do with faceoffs
Even without officially converting him to a center, it’s clear the Canadiens would’ve liked Demidov to take some faceoffs on his strong side, especially since he’s a left-handed shot-and the Habs are sorely lacking in left-handed centers.
But in Demidov’s case, the idea of seeing him take faceoffs can be ruled out.
“Ivan Demidov is also a lefty, but he wants nothing to do with faceoffs. We talked about it over at RG Media.”
– Marco D’Amico, on Poolcast with Marco Normandin and Pascal Cameron.
That said, from what I gather, it’s not a matter of unwillingness on Demidov’s part-it’s mostly a lack of confidence, especially when it comes to the faceoff circle.
This will definitely be an interesting situation to follow this fall, but don’t be surprised if we see a line featuring Zachary Bolduc, Kirby Dach, and Ivan Demidov, with Bolduc and Dach splitting the faceoff duties.
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