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

[TheKrebsCycle]

Peter Forsberg already was the compact version. Michkov is like the "honey I shrunk the kids" version of Forsberg, very small and it takes him forever to get anywhere. I like the comparison more after he gets there. On the puck he can dig in to the ice to hold off pressure, and angle into open space.



I buy the offensive machine part but there's a lot of things a "do it all" hockey player has to do that you're giving Michkov a pass on here. That's okay, that's not him.

190 pounds is very small ? Interesting

Looks like a super talented Kaapo Kakko

Whiff

 

[thebestnic]

Looks like a super talented Kaapo Kakko

That still sounds like an insult to be honest

 

[John Pedro]

That still sounds like an insult to be honest

I meant the way he's strong on the puck, boards, looks like a dominant play driver, can deke players but of course way more talented than Kakko offensively.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Will play tonight vs Boston.

 

[thebestnic]

I meant the way he's strong on the puck, boards, looks like a dominant play driver, can deke players but of course way more talented than Kakko offensively.

Yah I know. I was just joking

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

I had him as my clear #2 in the draft and it blew me away that people had guys like Fantilli over him (not that he's a bad player but I felt there was an obvious tiering that Bedard was #1A and Michkov was 1B).

Michkov would always be a #1 draft pick unless a phenomenal player like Bedard existed in the draft. 90% of drafts Michkov should go #1 overall.

 

[IceManCat]

I don’t see the Forsberg comparison at all whatsoever….Actually reminds me a lot of a young Jeremy Roenick with less physicality.

 

[Faceboner]

I had him as my clear #2 in the draft and it blew me away that people had guys like Fantilli over him (not that he's a bad player but I felt there was an obvious tiering that Bedard was #1A and Michkov was 1B).

Michkov would always be a #1 draft pick unless a phenomenal player like Bedard existed in the draft. 90% of drafts Michkov should go #1 overall.

I think at the time of the draft I had them beck and neck with an edge to Bedard as I liked his physical skillset more as well as I think he had a slightly higher Iq where michkov was more creative but all in all their iq and vision was a similar tier and ahead of all other rookies. His assassin like movement without the puck is as good as his on the puck explosive and dynamic keep away clinic style of play. He creates space, finds space and also sees plays and passes no one else can see and has the uncanny ability to get to and work out of Gretzky's office.