RW Matvei Michkov (2023, 7th, PHI) Part 4

[The Gr8 Dane]

Habs fans back on suicide watch

That's taking it a bit far. I know my fellow habs fans have made a mockery of themselves in this thread but alot of us love the game of hockey and love to see big time international prospects succeed regardless of team. I'm sure most fans who wanted Michkov still support him in spirit even if he wasn't drafted by us, like me.

 

[Unger9]

Thought this was Michkov's best shift of the game, despite no real chances. Best play of the game was the GWG obviously, but best whole shift.. this one

 

[Czechboy]

Phenomenal start .. good for him! 5pts in 5 games in the KHL is crazy good for an 18 year old.

 

[jj cale]

As a Habs fan I can say that while I very do much like Reinbacher as a prospect this is a clear case of just overthinking things unless they possibly had some information that he was not interested in playing for Montreal.

It should have been pretty much a slam dunk when he fell to us, we haven't had a player in the top ten in scoring since Naslund in 86 and here was one who lands right in our lap and we piss it over the bow of the ship.

Could very well prove to be new managements first real big blunder in a few years.

 

[Nabrules]

As a Habs fan I can say that while I very do much like Reinbacher as a prospect this is a clear case of just overthinking things unless they possibly had some information that he was not interested in playing for Montreal.

It should have been pretty much a slam dunk when he fell to us, we haven't had a player in the top ten in scoring since Naslund in 86 and here was one who lands right in our lap and we piss it over the bow of the ship.

Could very well prove to be new managements first real big blunder in a few years.

Along with the Slaf pick lol but let’s see how that plays out

 

[Rebels57]

As a Habs fan I can say that while I very do much like Reinbacher as a prospect this is a clear case of just overthinking things unless they possibly had some information that he was not interested in playing for Montreal.

It should have been pretty much a slam dunk when he fell to us, we haven't had a player in the top ten in scoring since Naslund in 86 and here was one who lands right in our lap and we piss it over the bow of the ship.

Could very well prove to be new managements first real big blunder in a few years.

That is absolutely incredible ​

 

[Unger9]

I'm not trying to shit on Tyanulin but stuff like this is happening every game. I didn't notice it watching him last season but so far this year it's like he forgot how to make clean passes. He makes a pass, that's not deflected, to the middle of absolutely nowhere. He seemingly is incapable of hitting Michkov with a clean, high-danger pass to start this season. While Michkov does it for him at minimum a few times per game

I'm not saying that Michkov was a good passing option in this instance, but the other 2 guys were

 

[Rebels57]

Along with the Slaf pick lol but let’s see how thst plays out

They could have had a pipeline with Logan Cooley and Matvei Michkov in it. Those two would be ridiculous together.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

They could have had a pipeline with Logan Cooley and Matvei Michkov in it. Those two would be ridiculous together.

Ouch

 

[jj cale]

That is absolutely incredible ​

Incredible but true.

"Sigh"

Along with the Slaf pick lol but let’s see how that plays out

I still like that pick, way to early to be making any calls on that as some people are already doing.

 

[Kshahdoo]

I'm not trying to shit on Tyanulin but stuff like this is happening every game. I didn't notice it watching him last season but so far this year it's like he forgot how to make clean passes. He makes a pass, that's not deflected, to the middle of absolutely nowhere. He seemingly is incapable of hitting Michkov with a clean, high-danger pass to start this season. While Michkov does it for him at minimum a few times per game

I'm not saying that Michkov was a good passing option in this instance, but the other 2 guys were

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Tyanulin is a scorer above all. Good speed, good shot, good hands and stickhandling, so it's Michkov who's supposed to set Tyanulin up not vice versa.

 

[Unger9]

Tyanulin is a scorer above all. Good speed, good shot, good hands and stickhandling, so it's Michkov who's supposed to set Tyanulin up not vice versa.

Well I guess to optimize that line their center should probably be someone who's a bit better at playmaking than Garaev. It's not optimal the way it is right now

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

This type of play is why I think he’ll be the best goal scorer of his generation. This is so much more repeatable than trying to blow the puck by NHL goalies. Michkov senses where to be to get prime scoring chances near the net better than any player I’ve seen.

 

[Nabrules]

They could have had a pipeline with Logan Cooley and Matvei Michkov in it. Those two would be ridiculous together.

They could have had a pipeline with Logan Cooley and Matvei Michkov in it. Those two would be ridiculous together.

In a sense I feel bad for Montreal since the 2022 draft class was really poor in terms of what you usually get as a first overall talent but all of Cooley, Jiricek, Nemec and Gauthier took steps last year that Slaf didn’t.

i would’ve taken Slafkovsky first too but taken a completely different development approach. He needed at least one more year in Liiga and maybe even an additional one after that, awful development by MTL.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

still cant believe Habs passed on him

I think Michkov probably told them not to draft him. Playing in Montreal isn’t for everyone.

 

[Nabrules]

Incredible but true.

"Sigh"


I still like that pick, way to early to be making any calls on that as some people are already doing.

In a sense I feel bad for Montreal since the 2022 draft class was really poor in terms of what you usually get as a first overall talent but all of Cooley, Jiricek, Nemec and Gauthier took steps last year that Slaf didn’t.

i would’ve taken Slafkovsky first too but taken a completely different development approach. He needed at least one more year in Liiga and maybe even an additional one after that, awful development by MTL.

 

[ViD]

I mean his release might be just a tad below Bedard’s

 

[WarriorofTime]

Matty Mich is gonna be a stud

 

[FlyguyOX]

I think Michkov probably told them not to draft him. Playing in Montreal isn’t for everyone.

I mean most NHL players have the canadian teams on their NMC lists and UFA rarely go there, too. Why should prospects feel any different?

 

[cg98]

Habs fans back on suicide watch

And Garl, can’t forget that this wasn’t a Chinese BCHL level goalie after all. Lol.

 

[ViD]

And Garl, can’t forget that this wasn’t a Chinese BCHL level goalie after all. Lol.

Even if Michkov scores 100 points, he will invalidate it by saying “KHL is basically ECHL level nowadays”

 

[jj cale]

In a sense I feel bad for Montreal since the 2022 draft class was really poor in terms of what you usually get as a first overall talent but all of Cooley, Jiricek, Nemec and Gauthier took steps last year that Slaf didn’t.

i would’ve taken Slafkovsky first too but taken a completely different development approach. He needed at least one more year in Liiga and maybe even an additional one after that, awful development by MTL.

Yeah we caught a bad break for that draft for sure in terms of no clear cut guy seen as number one, and yes, he was clearly not ready for the NHL last season but as the saying goes...................the night is still young.


I think the tools are there for him to be an impact player. I'd like to see him slim down a little for more quickness out there and hopefully he breaks through with some nice games early this season and he gets his confidence going, he does have tremendous upside if it all comes together. Maybe he won't prove himself in the end to have been the best pick at that spot but I still think when all is said and done he will be one of the best 4, that wouldn't be what we were dreaming of but still a guy who is a core player of your team.


But that brings us back to the passing on Michkov doesn't it? You had a guy drop to you for whatever reasons at pick five who was a number one overall talent( of which there wasn't any last year compared to a normal draft year)...............................and you pass on him? really?

As I said........in 5 years time that may look REALLY BAD.

 

[Fantomas]

I think Michkov probably told them not to draft him. Playing in Montreal isn’t for everyone.

This never happened.

 

[Kshahdoo]

I think Michkov probably told them not to draft him. Playing in Montreal isn’t for everyone.

I doubt it. I understand why he could tell something like this to Arizona which played in not that great hockey place. But Montreal is known as an absolute crazy hockey city, and it was what Matvei wanted, to play in a big hockey market.

 

[Rebels57]

In a sense I feel bad for Montreal since the 2022 draft class was really poor in terms of what you usually get as a first overall talent but all of Cooley, Jiricek, Nemec and Gauthier took steps last year that Slaf didn’t.

i would’ve taken Slafkovsky first too but taken a completely different development approach. He needed at least one more year in Liiga and maybe even an additional one after that, awful development by MTL.

Totally agree that their development plan was hilariously bad....but I had Cooley 1st overall practically all season and would have taken him over Slafkovsky 100% of the time, but Montreal fell for the short-sample size hype of the WJC. I would have taken Slafkovsky over Gauthier at the time, but now i'm not sure of that either. I still think he'll be a better pro than Wright though.