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'His talent is among the best I’ve seen': Fowler sends flowers to Demidov

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Sep 11, 2025 10:38 PM ET

Ivan Demidov is a player who turns heads, and we saw it today at the rookie camp. The Canadiens’ young player distinguished himself with a number of fine goals and creative plays, including a superb goal against Jacob Fowler… who is considered one of the NHL’s top goaltending prospects.

Fowler had a front-row seat to see Demidov mystify him after a beautiful deke and after a perfect shot where Mom hides the cookies.This sequence says it all, after all:

And our first Rookie Camp highlight goes to…

#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/gvwXjhgrxE– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) September 11, 2025

After today’s practice, Fowler was keen to throw some flowers at Demidov – who will probably be one of his future teammates in Montreal. The goalie praised the forward, saying his talent was one of “the best” he’d seen in his goaltending career… and that goes without saying.

The fact is, Demidov has the tools to become not only one of the most dominant players in the NHL, but also one of the most dominant players in the world. And it’s interesting to hear Fowler speak so highly of Demidov:

Jacob Fowler today on Ivan Demidov:

“He’s a special player and an even better person off the ice. His talent is some of the highest I’ve ever seen, it’s also the way he works with it…It’s only going to get better.” pic.twitter.com/diK7UO63jP– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) September 11, 2025

[content-ads] Florian Xhekaj – who’s here at the rookie camp too – had some similar things to say. He says he’s blown away by the Russian’s talent.he

‘s a special player and an even better person off the ice…”

Florian Xhekaj on what it’s like to play alongside Ivan Demidov and Jacob Fowler shares what it’s like to face him as a goalie: https://t.co/RyHqmb2b6n pic.twitter.com/lOUTRdVgDX– TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) September 11, 2025

Expectations are high for Demidov in his first season in the National Hockey League, and it’s when he shows off his talent like he did this morning that you realize just how good he is. When he catches the eye of his teammates.and to see that the guys are also praising his off-ice qualities is really encouraging for the organization and the Habs fans.He’s going to be a special kid. [spacer title=’Overtime’] – I like that.

“You’re going to pick me for the player I am. Not for the player I was in the past.”

Patrick Kane makes his pitch for a USA Hockey Olympic roster spot (via @JSB_TV, @NateThompson44) pic.twitter.com/gxkGho4HKm– B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) September 11, 2025

– Whew.

Mock Trade:

Minnesota Trades: – Kirill Kaprizov Montreal Trades: – Juraj Slafkovsky – Jakub Dobes – L.J. Mooney – 2026 1st round pick – 2027 1st round pick Who says no? pic.twitter.com/lZYJ8RmhuV– Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) September 11, 2025

– Will he bounce back?