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

[Fantomas]

Don't need reefer, don't need cocaine, Matvei Michkov does the same to my brain

 

[Fatass]

He seems to find himself in the right place at the right time a lot.

Michkov is one of those very rare players who reads the game a lot faster than other players. He’s a guy who the puck seems to come to, because he know well in advance where it’s most likely to be and goes to that spot. Extremely high IQ for the game. This cannot be coached or taught. It’s a gift for only a very select few.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

He seems to find himself in the right place at the right time a lot.

Are we starting to believe it’s not coincidental ? Progress

 

[ViD]

Absolutely dominating tonight with the ice time he’s given

 

[SaSaShi]

Another pass from michkov flubbed by teammate....gaping net

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Another pass from michkov flubbed by teammate....gaping net

Absolutely absurd pass lol.

 

[ViD]

Another pass from michkov flubbed by teammate....gaping net

That was Kucherov like

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Banged post in his shoot out attempt, Michkov is an animal, what a joy to watch.

 

[SaSaShi]

Very strong game for michkov tonight. Won a lot of puck battles, created many chances as well. One of his best games as an NHLer.

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Very strong game for michkov tonight. Won a lot of puck battles, created many chances as well. One of his best games as an NHLer.

Shit a post by Sanheim and Frost missing an open net lol, shoulda had more points. I thought Tipper Frost Michkov looked dangerous all night.

 

[SaSaShi]

Shit a post by Sanheim and Frost missing an open net lol, shoulda had more points. I thought Tipper Frost Michkov looked dangerous all night.

Yes frost finally had a good game as well. Tippett, mehh. The line played well, but I don't like tippett one bit.

Michkov coulda had more points tonight but these things balance out. His season stat line of 17 pts in 20 games accurately reflects to his overall level of play.

20 games a is a good sample size, so flyers fans should know what type of player he is by now. But the next 60 games, need to root for many more regulation losses.

To get another 13th pick will not be good at all for the rebuild.

 

[ViD]

Wasn’t he -9 at some point ? He’s -1 now

 

[Kshahdoo]

Wasn’t he -9 at some point ? He’s -1 now

As far as I remember -6 was the lowest he had.

 

[kp61c]

good game for michkov, but an anemic pp in overtime left a bad aftertaste. the flyers should have got an easy 2 points, instead they crapped the bed.

 

[dendazen]

good game for michkov, but an anemic pp in overtime left a bad aftertaste. the flyers should have got an easy 2 points, instead they crapped the bed.

They hit the pipe twice and also very good save from Samsonov on Konecny. It was a good powerplay, just couldn't put it in. But Michkov quaterbacking PP is pretty sick for 19 years old kid. He reminds me of Jack/Luke Hughes power play skating, positioning, vision.

 

[AD1066]

He seems to find himself in the right place at the right time a lot.

Michkov is one of those very rare players who reads the game a lot faster than other players. He’s a guy who the puck seems to come to, because he know well in advance where it’s most likely to be and goes to that spot. Extremely high IQ for the game. This cannot be coached or taught. It’s a gift for only a very select few.

Crosby is/was the same way, and it used to drive me crazy (as someone who didn't like him when he first entered the league).

"This guy is so lucky, it bounced right to him for an easy backdoor tap-in."

I still like the **stylistic** comparison between the two. Both play like ultra-skilled grinders with an rare IQ for the game. It goes without saying that Crosby is generational/near-generational and Michkov is not (skating is a huge differentiator), but I'd wager that the majority of drafts do not contain a player that thinks the game as well as they do. You see it come around every 5 years or so, perhaps less, IMO.

 

[FlyguyOX]

Another pass from michkov flubbed by teammate....gaping net

Frost's specialty.

 

[Kshahdoo]

 

[antman12]

Frost was good last night but come on man. He was gifted a great opportunity to play with the Mich and has flubbed so many opportunities.

 

[Sombastate]

that goal happened on the Monday before thanksgiving where it rained in Las Vegas but Jack Eichel wasn’t there to feel the rain on his skin, or release his inhibitions, which means it counts for about as much as a power play goal, which doesn’t count at all

 

[Boxscore]

Fans are going to lose their minds when Michkov is a Hart finalist in the near future and their teams passed on him... just because.

 

[thedjpd]

Frost was good last night but come on man. He was gifted a great opportunity to play with the Mich and has flubbed so many opportunities.

He has missed at least 4 completely open nets this year. Flyers have absolutely lost games because of empty net misses.

The board keeps clamoring that we need high end talent; yes, that’s true. But they haven’t lost a bunch of games because MacKinnons got a 5 point game and dominated; they’re losing a lot because they can’t change momentum in games from replacement level finishing.

 

[Star Platinum]

Fans are going to lose their minds when Michkov is a Hart finalist in the near future and their teams passed on him... just because.

It's silly to pretend that the teams passed on Michkov from a pure talent perspective

 

[Boxscore]

It's silly to pretend that the teams passed on Michkov from a pure talent perspective

Doesn't matter. For 2 years he was considered borderline generational and 1B to Bedard's 1A. And teams passed on him because:

1. He was under contract in the KHL for 3 seasons
2. He didn't interview with them
3. They drafted for immediate need

Whatever the case, they were terrible reasons to pass on an elite, franchise-altering dynamo. The same thing happened this past June with Demidov. Some of these franchises are out of their minds lol.