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In the meantime, feel free to join our Discord ServerI think he can be Kaprisov, not Kucherov, and that is still damn good. With the Flyers, you always have to worry he will never have linemates though
Funny, but true… was just thinking, where would top prospect Bump rank in the Blackhawks system. Blackhawks are actually rebuilding, not just throwing the word around like the Flyers do. Would he crack the top 15? Last I looked, John Mustard was 15, I don’t think soI’ve said this before, but how high Michkov’s ceiling goes comes down to skating. I’m talking the gap between franchise winger vs. 1st line winger. Someone like Kaprizov generally grades as a 75th percentile skater, via Edge data. Kucherov 80-90th percentile. Michkov is down around 50th, while being a bit smaller. So, Michkov might be a little more reliant on linemates to do some leg work. We see that now with a lot of his scoring touches: it’s chained line plays putting him in a situation rather than self-creation.
Then again, when Alex Bump is your top prospect, maybe these questions are meaningless.
MUSTARRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDFunny, but true… was just thinking, where would top prospect Bump rank in the Blackhawks system. Blackhawks are actually rebuilding, not just throwing the word around like the Flyers do. Would he crack the top 15? Last I looked, John Mustard was 15, I don’t think so
I’ve said this before, but how high Michkov’s ceiling goes comes down to skating. I’m talking the gap between franchise winger vs. 1st line winger. Someone like Kaprizov generally grades as a 75th percentile skater, via Edge data. Kucherov 80-90th percentile. Michkov is down around 50th, while being a bit smaller. So, Michkov might be a little more reliant on linemates to do some leg work. We see that now with a lot of his scoring touches: it’s chained line plays putting him in a situation rather than self-creation.
Then again, when Alex Bump is your top prospect, maybe these questions are meaningless.
Crosby's never been the fastest and it hasn't hurt his career. Giroux the same. As long as you think faster than 90% of the players you share the ice with speed isn't so important.The fact that he's been able to come into the league and make the adjustment to NHL play as the slowest guy on the ice at any give time is honestly quite amazing. I really didn't expect him to be so damn slow, so I pulled back on my expectations for the year a bit but then he just went ahead and figured it out for himself anyways. As mentioned in posts above, his skating is the only thing between himself and superstardom.
He absolutely has that certain je ne sais quoi and we should all be feelings pretty damn thankful about it,
As for improving his skating speeds, if it can be done, Mich will do it. He's got that fire burning inside him that separates certain players from the rest. Absolute gamer.
Luckily his stops/start speed can improve significantly with a few summers training. I am very curious how much quicker he will look come training camp
I was referring to initial explosiveness. He has a slow first step, which can take a huge jump with explosive traningCrosby was one of the fastest skaters in the league in his prime. What. He’s upper quartile as a geriatric.
He’s probably physically peaked so it’s not a growth thing. Maybe someone can work on technique inefficiency, like lengthening his stride. It’s possible this is just what his skating is. I actually think his stop/starts are fine, his edges good. It’s more his 2nd/3rd gear are flat.