That he should play defense first, and points are just a bonus?
RW Matvei Michkov (2023, 7th, PHI) Part 6
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That he should play defense first, and points are just a bonus?
He plays well defensively. Not sure whats happening on HFBoards it seem like nobody is watching the kid play or they cherrypick the game he went -5 vs Toronto, yet he is like +9 since december 1st. He had a rough start to the year defensively but since december he's great. He kills so many plays just wity his stick and positioning alone. Just admit you haven't watched him play other than 1 or 2 games. I mean he isnt the highly touted rookie whos been benched multiple times for being bad defensively. That guy plays for the flyers.
LeProspector
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“he is actually good defensively”No buddy, no he isn’t. I bring up the name Brandon Montour and I don’t need to say anything else and you know EXACTLY what I’m talking about. That speaks volumes.
Michkov still leads the Flyers in goals scored as a rookie, and Hutson has leeched so many points off top Montreal forwards...
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It's cool to me if you think Hutson, Celebrini, or Wolf are having a better season. I'm not personally decided yet on who I think should win the Calder, but I think Michkov has to at least be in the discussion.
Michkov is just cracked. He has that "it" factor that other genuine superstars in the league have. Dangerous every time he's out on the ice. Will suck to watch this this guy light up the Caps for the next decade and more.
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Don't care if he wins the Calder. Michkov is the best going forward.
Didn’t take long for you to get into the Michkov thread lmao.
Reimannsum1988
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... bro, I don't think you have any idea who you're talking about, here. I barely post.
This guy gets it. The flyers wouldn’t trade Michkov for Hutson if Montreal added multiple 1sts
. Michkov will be infinitely more impactful in his prime. Hutson will continue to get caved and it’ll only get worse come playoff time when the play gets rougher. He's undoubtedly gifted offensively, reminds me a lot of Ghostisbehere than say like a Quinn Hughes.Michkov had that factor since he was a kid setting records in every competitive hockey league he played in. People who doubt him don’t watch him or never watched him while he made his rise to the NHL. He’s making it look easy now, every time he touches the puck something happens.
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Lol, I know exactly who I’m talking about. Some of your (very recent) takes lately:
•Michkov’s potential is levels above Demidov; Michkov will be a 100-120 point guy, Demidov will be a 70 point guy at best. Demidov is ridiculously overrated and will never be considered a star outside MTL.
•Suzuki is not a 1C.
•Matheson has been MTL’s best all around defenseman this season.
•Xhekaj is below replacement level; he’s a plug. “Might as well sign Ryan Reaves”. He’s a bigger Pezzetta as a defenseman.
•Reinbacher is a bust.
•Guhle is vastly overrated and has been for years.
•There is not a single player in MTL’s system who even projects as being at Matheson’s level, warts, deficiencies and all.
•Slafkovsky has no hockey sense.
•Dobes is an ECHL goalie.
•Wright is superior to Slafkovsky.
•Slafkovsky has a low hockey IQ.
•Slafkovsky has been playing well, but it’s doubtful that it continues because players don’t reinvent their games.
•Evans sucks, is overrated, and needs to be shipped out. His contract is a massive overpay on his talent.
•Slafkovsky is a lackadaisical floater, a “better Armia”, and a near-bust, which is precisely what he was always poised to become. He plays one good game per 60.
•Dach and Newhook are failures, they have no value whatsoever, not even to MTL.
•Montembeault is one of the best goaltenders in the league (and variations of this statement over and over). It’s only that the rest of the team sucks why idiots think he looks bad. Only idiots do not understand this.
These are all from just the last month and a half lmfao. Now, these takes are genuinely hilarious, so I honestly don’t mind reading them, but I seriously have to question how you are an actual Habs fan, and if you actually are (against all sound judgement on my part), WHY? - lmao, you hate the team and everyone on it (except for Montembeault for some reason, which in and of itself is hilarious just due to the sheer randomness of it compared to the rest of your takes about the team).
I hope people can forgive that the rest of this post apart from the Michkov bit is off topic due to the hilarious nature of these takes. It’s all in his post history if anyone doubts if these are real
Michkov is a red HOT! Has a 7 points in his last 3 games and 11 in his last 6!
BackWithaVengeance
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Some people will never learn. Just ignore them.
Flyers passed on Buium for Luchanko.
I really like Jetts skill set but this better not become the Nolan Patrick for Cale Makar/ Miro Heiskanen/ Elias Pettersson case 2.0.
BackWithaVengeance
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Probably this. Only time will tell but this time the Flyers FO better surround him with some more talent.
Ask Giroux what he had to go through.
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That controlled entry and pass to Konecny were a thing of beauty. A good example of how not all secondary assists are created equal.
Flyer fans can’t actually believe Michkov is or will be better than Celebrini. That’s crazy talk. What Celebrini is doing as an 18 year old blows away the tepid accomplishments of Michkov as a 19 year old. Celebrini is doing it on a far worse team as well.
Most times, his defensive metrics are terrible. Reminds me a ton of a smaller Jonathan Cheechoo.
We know he’s great when Montreal fans are here commenting stuff like this
enjoy Reinbacher.
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We know he’s great when Montreal fans are here commenting stuff like this
Canadiens prospect Ivan Demidov sets U-20 KHL scoring record
Demidov is well on his way to breaking the U-23 scoring record in the Russian league as well.
www.dailyfaceoff.com
We’ll be fine actually
Canadiens prospect Ivan Demidov sets U-20 KHL scoring record
Demidov is well on his way to breaking the U-23 scoring record in the Russian league as well.
We’ll be fine actually
Fine doesn't win cups. Taking a Michkov over a Reinbacher does.
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EveryDay
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Not really the comparable I'm seeing.
Ive said a while ago but Michkov is like Mike Hoffman 2.0. A good offensive player that nobody like to play with because of his selfishness and poor plays without the puck.
SKA didn't want him near their team in the past and couldn't wait to void his contract last summer.
Wish Habs took him but glad he's dominating with Flyers again. NHL needs a good Flyers team, they are always among the best villains.
Jamaican Patty
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Hoffman is a way better skater than Michkov.
Michkov is super slow and small. Not a good a combination to have.
Not gonna stoop to HLH's level here like some other Habs fans, but I think the debate always should have been between Bedard and Michkov. Michkov has a bit more to work with right now, but if Bedard gets a Misa or a Martone (hell even a Frondell), things are going to get very interesting.
