I strongly disagree as I can very easily see three of Levshunov, Silayev, Dickinson, Buium, Parekh and Lindstrom being selected before Demidov. I think Anaheim and Chicago are taking dmen and Columbus might very well take Lindstrom over Demidov. Columbus is a good bet to take him but I would put those odds much closer to 50/50 than to over 95% as you are suggesting.
I think this is a Dman heavy top of the draft, this kind of reminds me of how D heavy 2008 was tbh. That said, I still can't see a scenario where 3 teams pass on Demidov, this ain't a redo of Michkov
Demidov has the heart and the attitude, the two biggest knocks against Michkov, he's also got elite offensive talent, perhaps the most talented forward this year overall.
Let's say Chicago passes because of their soft core, Anaheim is next and their top 6 has Carlsson, McTavish and an incoming Cutter Gauthier. That's enough to have Demidov run circles around the opposition and be protected.
But hey, let's say Anaheim opts for an RD assuming Chicago didn't go Levshunov which is a long shot if they pass on Demidov btw
Then there's Colombus, a team in a disastrous situation that's stuck with two players barely trying in Laine and Gaudreau. Clearly they'd love to move on and find ways to move both, probably yesterday.
They clearly can't and have a potential number one C in Fantilli, now let's bring in a Demidov to play with Fantilli. Right here and there, I'm sold, it just doesn't get better. This is like adding Kucherov to Stamkos.
So yes Colombus might opt for Silyaev but odds are they're rumored to be into the big Dman because they think Demidov goes at 2 or 3. If he's there at 4, I'd expect a quick pass on Silyaev