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

[FlyguyOX]

Watching him give the puck and go only not to get the return pass as his idiot teammates glitch and dump the puck in the corner has been frustrating. The Flyers badly need talent but are hyper focused on guys who play the right way. Does not bode well.

This. Idk what's the refusal to play him with TK and Coots. Tippett and Frost are horrible and don't have the brain or skills to keep up with Michkov.

 

[pooch]

This. Idk what's the refusal to play him with TK and Coots. Tippett and Frost are horrible and don't have the brain or skills to keep up with Michkov.

I think Frost can play with him. Tippett is just too much of a north south shoot first from anywhere player and he clashes with Michkov's more cerebral game. Maybe swap him with Farabee or Foerster, but Foerster's line seems to be playing well lately.

 

[Flynn84]

This. Idk what's the refusal to play him with TK and Coots. Tippett and Frost are horrible and don't have the brain or skills to keep up with Michkov.

Well, at the beginning of the season we've read that Torts is stupid for playing Michkov on the left wing just to play him with Konecny. Also, that Couts is slow and it doesn't help playing with Michkov who's an average skater. And faster Frost will be better for him

Michkov had a couple of bad games, it seems like every time it happens there is always shitting on his partners and Torts in this thread.

 

[mja]

Any chance you could show/point to some specifics of that happening? I’ve been trying to watch his game closely and haven’t noticed that being a recurring event myself.

It’s happened twice the last 2 games. Risto vs. Detroit was so bad that Anson Carter called it out during the intermission report.