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

[ViD]

Terrible game for him so far today: produced nothing offensively and took the dumbest penalty imaginable

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Terrible game for him so far today: produced nothing offensively and took the dumbest penalty imaginable

The whole team looks pathetic.

 

[Mattb124]

Gets back into the lineup after the silly (but expected) Torts scratchings, and immediately notches a Primary assist on the Powerplay, an ES Breakaway goal, and a sweet Shootout goal.

Hoping to see an uptick in SOG at ES as the season progresses.

Speaking of Torts scratching, last nights victim was Morgan Frost, the #2 center on the team.

Based on your description, Torts sounds like a genius with getting that sort of performance from scratching a player.

 

[Fantomas]

Almost scored his third OT winner, hit the post.

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Almost scored his third OT winner, hit the post.

Was a hell of a shot, every time he gets a break away he does something different hard to pickup what he's going to do.

 

[kp61c]

His line looked the worst and was benched at the end of the game today. Won't be surprised if he sits a couple of games again.

 

[Steve Kournianos]

His line looked the worst and was benched at the end of the game today. Won't be surprised if he sits a couple of games again.

Why would any coach make lineup changes after a game his team won and dominated?

He was fine. Nothing great, nothing bad. I watched the same game and Tippett screwed up some looks more than anyone else. Michkov made some nice plays on the perimeter, backchecked hard, and won a couple of battles against bigger players. He turned a puck over in transition but he also was open a bunch and the dmen didnt pass it to him. Flyers dominated 3/4 of the game and had a one-goal lead, and that is not a line you deploy to protect it in the late stages. Torts rode the top two lines and they were outshooting them 2:1 for most of a game they won so it’s not like Michkov was directly responsible for anything serious.

 

[kp61c]

Why would any coach make lineup changes after a game his team won and dominated?

He was fine. Nothing great, nothing bad. I watched the same game and Tippett screwed up some looks more than anyone else.

Michkov didn't backcheck all that hard and looked brutal in his own zone. Can't say the same about Tippett.

 

[ViD]

Michkov was perfectly fine tonight

 

[MyNameIsTaken]

Genuine question, are we expecting him to fly the zone so early for his whole career or is that a rookie thing that needs to be ironed out. I swear he senses an inkling of a 50/50 battle and is outta there. I can’t blame people for calling out Tippett, but I can’t help but feel like he has more turnovers because a) he has to carry the puck out A LOT and b) he has to do it down a winger because Michkov is already standing still at the opposing blue line.


I know, winger vs center responsibilities, but it sure feels like he is skirting even those responsibilities. Maybe I’m just old fashioned and spreading out the offence is the way the NHL works nowadays haha

 

[Just Linda]

Genuine question, are we expecting him to fly the zone so early for his whole career or is that a rookie thing that needs to be ironed out. I swear he senses an inkling of a 50/50 battle and is outta there. I can’t blame people for calling out Tippett, but I can’t help but feel like he has more turnovers because a) he has to carry the puck out A LOT and b) he has to do it down a winger because Michkov is already standing still at the opposing blue line.


I know, winger vs center responsibilities, but it sure feels like he is skirting even those responsibilities. Maybe I’m just old fashioned and spreading out the offence is the way the NHL works nowadays haha

I feel the overtime in Wednesday's game is a perfect example of that.

Shortly before the breakaway opportunity Michkov had, his linemate lost control of the puck because Michkov cheated the zone and wasn't available to support the possession, it created a chance the other way. Then when Philly got possession again, Michkov wasn't in position to support the breakout and entry, the pass had to go through 2 opposition players to get to him (great pass though).

These aren't plays that you want to see an NHLer make, I'd be pissed if a vet on the team was doing it.

He's not a vet though, yes he cheats a lot but that's something he's going to learn not to do as much.

He's got a lot of growing to do and a lot of time to grow.