Value of: Michkov Defection fantasy

[heilongjetsfan]

Just for funzies, I'm wondering where people think Michkov would go in an alternate reality where he defects to the US (or Canada if that makes visas easier somehow) and announces he's on the Phil Kessel summer training program and has already added 20lbs.

Could he go #2 if he could play in October?

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[EdJovanovski]

1st

 

[pth2]

Basically, a Petr Svoboda scenario ?

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Either 2nd or 4th. Columbus has to take a center.

 

[themelkman]

Hes probably 3rd, but theres the potential for 2nd

 

[General Fanager]

Just for funzies, I'm wondering where people think Michkov would go in an alternate reality where he defects to the US (or Canada if that makes visas easier somehow) and announces he's on the Phil Kessel summer training program and has already added 20lbs.

Could he go #2 if he could play in October?

Ignoring the political issues and contract stuff....he is the 2nd best talent in the draft.

 

[bleuetbio]

Michkov is better than Smith and Leonard. Montreal needs elite talent. Michkov should land 4, not pass 5.

 

[MNRube]

I too have Michkov fantasies. Perfectly understandable behavior

 

[V13]

If he defects he would look good in Chicago on a line with Wagner

 

[heilongjetsfan]

Basically, a Petr Svoboda scenario ?

I pictured him smuggling himself across the Berlin Wall in the trunk of a car, but apparently he's already gonna be in Nashville this week

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

YES!!!!!

 

[pth2]

I pictured him smuggling himself across the Berlin Wall in the trunk of a car, but apparently he's already gonna be in Nashville this week

Imagine though if only one team knew that he could opt out of his KHL deal, and that he intended to do so.

 

[Jee]

Basically, a Petr Svoboda scenario ?

Malkin?

 

[Ace]

I’d take him 2 if I knew he was coming over year 1.

…

I’d take him 2 if I knew he was coming over after 3 years too.

 

[ole ole]

Just for funzies, I'm wondering where people think Michkov would go in an alternate reality where he defects to the US (or Canada if that makes visas easier somehow) and announces he's on the Phil Kessel summer training program and has already added 20lbs.

Could he go #2 if he could play in October?

Be a race for 1st OA.

 

[Breakers]

Reminds me of Pavel Bure and the canucks
Or Jagr with the Pens

Both teams did their homework

Burke even said everybody had him at 1 but they couldn’t make sense of the military requirement

 

[Hanji]

Malkin?

Malkin didn't defect per se. He just left his team. He was back in Russia after that season ended; and even played for that same Russian team during the lock-out.

 

[Djp]

Defect? Really…..

last time I checked therevis not a KHL-NHL agreement around contracts being honored.

 

[Silky mitts]

In Russia hot dogs eat you

 

[ck26]

Defection Fantasies and Defecation Fantasies are almost spelled the same. Pretty different kinds of fantasies though.

 

[Sweetpotato]

Defect? Really…..

last time I checked therevis not a KHL-NHL agreement around contracts being honored.

Yes there is. The NHL will not allow you to come over from the KHL if you currently have a contract. The only way is to buyout your own contract and your NHL team is also not allowed to pay it for you because of the agreement between the 2 leagues.

As for the OP he comfortably goes 3rd or 4th and maybe 2nd if Anaheim believe they have 2 centers and are better picking up a winger. He is without a doubt the 2nd best player in the draft.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Step 1: sign contract with Wagner and their new hockey team, the Minsk Sledgehammers
Step 2: wait for Wagner to be formally dissolved
Step 3: defect to the US claiming political asylum

Easy

 

[wankstifier]

Will the KHL survive the next few years?

 

[MXD]

Just for funzies, I'm wondering where people think Michkov would go in an alternate reality where he defects to the US (or Canada if that makes visas easier somehow) and announces he's on the Phil Kessel summer training program and has already added 20lbs.

Could he go #2 if he could play in October?

I'm pretty sure this would f*** things up even more since he'd be prevented to play anywhere.

 

[JRichard]

Flyers kidnap Michkov and release him once Putin lets go of goalie Fedotov.