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

[ViD]

Pre season games arent really indicator at all players like Puljujärvi score hat tricks in those kind of games.

Could be a decent confidence builder though

 

[Sasha Orlov]

He is insane and should have gone no lower than 2nd

 

[LemonSauceD]

He’s going to be a beast.

 

[Jee]

What a stud , imagine passing over this kid!

You know damn well he'd have been injured by now had we drafted him.

 

[moropanov]

Could be a decent confidence builder though

Yea and he is very skilled player potential future 100 point player no doubt and he isnt one dimensional player would say plays with better attitude/better all around game than most Russian star typic players great prospect overall, but just stating these practice game's dont mean much at all.

 

[Redpath]

When the kid who set (or was projected to set) historical scoring records in his junior leagues, the U-18s, his brief stint in the U-20s, the VHL, and the KHL, now comes to the NHL preseason and continues producing at an impressive rate, I am inclined to believe that it's just merely a continuation of what he does at every single level of hockey he gets thrown into. The sample size of "Michkov always rises to whatever level he's playing in and produces accordingly" is overwhelming.

Maybe it's just a temporary hot burst against weaker preseason competition, but at this point the burden of proof is on his competition to prove that he's not doing the same thing he always does.

 

[ItWasJustified]

I think his floor is likely kaprisov and his ceiling could be kucherov

Kaprizov would have Kucherov numbers if he played with players like Hedman and Stamkos.

 

[dendazen]

Watched him play 3 games live, puck handling, poise, puck protection reminds me of Pavel Datsyuk. I am not even Flyers fan, but live near Philly and my gf is a big flyers fan, so we go to flyers games for live NHL hockey so I am not hyping him up in anyway, but in Allentown at the rookie game vs Rangers, he was battling with the puck against big rangers D dudes, like 6'4" 6'5" and he was protecting the puck with one hand for like 10 - 15 seconds from both of them since his second hand was locked between one of the D guy and the board and they couldn't take a puck away from him, i literally thought it was unreal. Man he is so strong on the puck, has very soft hands, I haven't seen his shot yet much, besides a few one timers and this OT snipe, but the kid creates plays out of literally nothing, he is also so skillful at separating himself of opposition, like 1 second you see he is with 1 or 2 opponent and then boom, he has possession and free with some freak maneuver, some black magic. I don't think i have seen such talent in a while and I have been following NHL since 1998. I do believe he is on the level of Malkin, Datsyuk, Kaprizov, Kucherov, next Russian superstar in making.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

To the teams that passed on this guy to allow him to drop to the Flyers,

Thanks a lot, you jerks. I hope you never have an ounce of success for this decision.

Sincerely,
A Penguins fan

 

[Wallet Inspector]

Assuming he stays on PP1, he could honestly end up getting more points than anyone else on the Flyers this year.

 

[Deadpool8812]

How many points are you guessing for his rookie year?

If he stays healthy, I'd say 55-60.

 

[wonton15]

He legitimately looks like a franchise player. I can’t believe he fell all the way to the Flyers pick.

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Things like this aren't said very much about superstars, or guys that have been hyped for their Michigan

There’s literally zero chance you’re a Flyers fan, lmao your posts are an absolute joke lol. Also, you told me MM couldn’t shoot what was that OT laser? Lmao

 

[Panthaz89]

all relatively meaningless when the talent is a tier or multiple tiers above the non-Bedard selections

Cmon now Carlsson and Fantilli were both seen as franchise players when taken. Everyone after that though was definitely questionable.

 

[centipede2233]

And you don’t have to wait years for him to develope, he will hit the ground running and should be a ppg rookie

 

[bambamcam4ever]

Superstar in the making. And most of us aren't surprised.

I lost a ton of money betting on that draft with Michkov under 5.5 draft position. Despite the smoke I refused to believe GM's would actually let him fall out of the top 5. Insanity then and will only look worse over time.

How dumb does one have to be to bet on where a guy is drafted? There are people who actually have inside information here, and I'm guessing you were not one of them.

 

[MichaelFarrell]

As a Pens fan, Montreal and Arizona/Utah can both go f*ck themselves. It didn’t have to be like this. This guy is going to be torching us for years.

 

[Fantomas]

Can't shoot, no skill. I don't know how he does it.

 

[Acallabeth]

Ive noticed Michkov's game became more 'bullish' after Rotenberg played him at center during last year's preseason.
Michkov then said he started studying how Sidney Crosby played.

I think Michkov first expressed that he had picked some stuff from Crosby's style of play even earlier, years before the draft.

And to people saying that Michkov has a bad shot - yeah, it's the thing I remember about him since his MHL days. He doesn't shoot particularly hard, or skate particularly fast, or stand out physically much, except the puck is always in the net

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

As a Pens fan, Montreal and Arizona/Utah can both go f*ck themselves. It didn’t have to be like this. This guy is going to be torching us for years.

Haha, imagine as a Flyers fan, first it was Brodeur, then Crosby/Malkin, I've hated my life watching hockey for 20 years.

 

[Sombastate]

As a Pens fan, Montreal and Arizona/Utah can both go f*ck themselves. It didn’t have to be like this. This guy is going to be torching us for years.

Can't imagine what that's like.

 

[Venzio X]

Kaprizov would have Kucherov numbers if he played with players like Hedman and Stamkos.

Absolute lol

 

[Peasy]

The michkov glazing is getting out of control lol

 

[stl76]

Plan the f***ing parade

 

[Matsun]

OV played his actuall rookie season in Russia and then debuted 1 season later finishing 3rd in scoring. I don't think Michkov is at OVs level but I think he is a great russian prospect and 15th in scoring last season was around 90 points so maybe a 90-100 point rookie season isn’t that unlikly for Michkov.