RW Matvei Michkov (2023, 7th, PHI) Part 5

[ViD]

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If he shouldn't be in the NHL what are about 15 guys on the flyers doing in the nhl? I guess 70% of the entire league should go overseas to learn

Apparently he’s also their best face off guy

 

[NJ DevLolz]

Younger players don't have the same levels of strength and conditioning as guys in their prime - its not uncommon for them to get worn out during the NHL schedule.

Yeah , but it’s November 1st, not March 1st

 

[Czechboy]

For a 19 year old coming from a vastly different culture who has neither elite size, elite shot or elite skating I'd say he doing pretty well. You can tell he thinks the game offensively so very well........he will be a 100 point guy in the future once he gets it all figured out and has better personnel around him on the team.

Some people misjudged him in thinking he would light up this league in his rookie season, he's not Ovechkin,Malkin,Crosby, Mcdavid or that level of player where he can come into the league on a stinker team and still be a top star in his first season.

Welcome to the NHL rookie.

Sounds like I'm a bigger fan of his (or completely delusional, it happens).

I do think he'll be near Ovechkin/Malkin levels. I love his hockey IQ, tenacity and shot. Having said that... 5 on 5 at the NHL level is no joke.

I'm not even sure Ovechkin was in the NHL as a teenager. Brutal league for teenagers!

 

[AD1066]

Sounds like I'm a bigger fan of his (or completely delusional, it happens).

I do think he'll be near Ovechkin/Malkin levels. I love his hockey IQ, tenacity and shot. Having said that... 5 on 5 at the NHL level is no joke.

I'm not even sure Ovechkin was in the NHL as a teenager. Brutal league for teenagers!

Ovi couldn't have been, due to the lockout.

 

[jj cale]

Sounds like I'm a bigger fan of his (or completely delusional, it happens).

I do think he'll be near Ovechkin/Malkin levels. I love his hockey IQ, tenacity and shot. Having said that... 5 on 5 at the NHL level is no joke.

I'm not even sure Ovechkin was in the NHL as a teenager. Brutal league for teenagers!

Ovechkin/Malkin is a pretty damn high bar though, especially when he doesn't have some of the attributes those guys possessed. He possibly can get there, everyone here talks about his I.Q to the point where you think we are in a mensa forum rather then a hockey one but they aren't wrong................he sees stuff and completes stuff fast, faster then 95% of the league does. Can he leverage that special ability to go along with the rest of his skill set to be the level of player those two reached?

I guess we will know in about a year or two.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Don’t feed into the obvious bait. He’s a rookie. He’s not going to have 82 good games.

Nothing wrong with Torts skipping a few of his shifts either. That should be happening to all NHL players when they don’t follow instructions of the coach. A few shifts is nothing and shouldn’t make a storyline.

 

[JABEE]

I think he's been fairly unlucky on 5v5 from a point perspective. He has generated shots and has given his teammates high scoring chances. They just haven't gone in.

I think he definitely wasn't as crisp last night though which is to be expected for someone who is new to the league. The Flyers have had three sequences of back to back games over the first couple weeks of the season. My expectation is he will build up his endurance. The difference between an amazing play and not getting tot he puck is a step.