RW Matvei Michkov (2023, 7th, PHI) Part 6

[Fantomas]

I don’t think he’s putting Bedard to shame, pretty sure they’re 1a 1b from the draft so far. Bedard needs to be moved perm to wing. ALSO excited for Demidov next year, Montreal suddenly has the best young core in the league imo

Maybe playing under Torts has been good for Michkov. I'm seeing such a growth curve with him, at both ends of the ice. He's figuring out the NHL game now, after month of peaks and valleys in a new league and a new culture.

Bedard just... hasn't improved much? He's still crazy skilled, but there's no jam to his game. He's neither super explosive nor particularly smart. I think he's been given too many liberties in Chicago.

 

[Caser]

 

[ViD]

Under 14 minutes and that horrific defensive blunder in OT

Yeah, he’s not getting much more ice time next game

 

[Just Linda]

Maybe playing under Torts has been good for Michkov. I'm seeing such a growth curve with him, at both ends of the ice. He's figuring out the NHL game now, after month of peaks and valleys in a new league and a new culture.

Bedard just... hasn't improved much? He's still crazy skilled, but there's no jam to his game. He's neither super explosive nor particularly smart. I think he's been given too many liberties in Chicago.

I mean... He's never been explosive though.

People hated hearing it but Bedard has always been a Stamkos/Tavares tier of prospect.

 

[wetcoast]

I mean... He's never been explosive though.

People hated hearing it but Bedard has always been a Stamkos/Tavares tier of prospect.

I think he might become what we thought Stamkos would be, except Stamkos ahd elite speed before his injury and transformed himself, Bedards skillset in more JT like exceptional hand skills but so so skating but Bedards is better than JT IMO.

Stamkos in his first 5 years was tied with Ovi for NHL goals and was 4th in points.

That's a really good prospect straight out of the draft then injury hit.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Bedard needs a couple of smart and skilled linemates, maybe even one, but really smart and skilled. With his shot if he gets someone who can score and pass (like, say, Demidov), he'll put a lot of pucks in the net.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Btw Michkov now has more points than Andrei Svechnikov after the same 58 games...

 

[NatusVincere]

That says more about Svechnikov than Michkov. OT but Svechs development is such a disappointment. 2018 2nd rounder Marchenko outplaying and outscoring him is just the cherry on the top. He had 61 points in 68 games as a 19/20 year old.