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

[FlyguyOX]

You can tell these bozos pushing the "Michkov is a mess defensively" narrative dont actually watch him play. He was fine defensively all season, especially for a rookie. They just take the handful of examples of Michkov taking calculated risks leaving the zone early that didnt work out and extrapolate that into a judgement on his entire game. What I saw from Michkov most of his rookie season was a winger that works to get the puck back when his team doesnt have it.

His work on the boards was impressive.

 

[Nabrules]

A long way to get there. Kuch is underrated defensively

All the analytics and eye test in the world say otherwise lol

 

[Jamaican Patty]

Hopefully he works on his height, maybe grow a couple of inches in the off season. He also needs to work on his skating badly. He needs to fix these 2 major flaws in his game, if not he will end up being nothing special.

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Hopefully he works on his height, maybe grow a couple of inches in the off season. He also needs to work on his skating badly. He needs to fix these 2 major flaws in his game, if not he will end up being nothing special.

A very accurate post, from a very intelligent poster, well done lol.

 

[Jamaican Patty]

A very accurate post, from a very intelligent posters, well done lol.

Hopefully Michkov will be a much better player when (if) the Flyers make the playoffs. I think maybe when he’s 25 he will see his first playoff action. What do you think?

 

[JRichard]

Hopefully Michkov will be a much better player when (if) the Flyers make the playoffs. I think maybe when he’s 25 he will see his first playoff action. What do you think?

Sorry, no idea. Busy working on my height.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Flyers Star Matvei Michkov's Calder Snub Will Age Poorly For NHL

In the days following the NHL’s announcement of the three finalists for the Calder Trophy—awarded annually to the league’s top rookie—a growing corner of the hockey world has raised its eyebrows in disbelief.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Sam de Mtl]

Flyers Star Matvei Michkov's Calder Snub Will Age Poorly For NHL

In the days following the NHL’s announcement of the three finalists for the Calder Trophy—awarded annually to the league’s top rookie—a growing corner of the hockey world has raised its eyebrows in disbelief.

sports.yahoo.com

Michkov was at #4. If he had been top 3, you would have the same article saying it is criminal that Wolf/Celebrini/Hutson was not nominated.

That's what happens in a tight 4 player race. There will be one left over. The Good thing is that the trophy doesn't matter one bit.

 

[Kshahdoo]

Michkov was at #4. If he had been top 3, you would have the same article saying it is criminal that Wolf/Celebrini/Hutson was not nominated.

That's what happens in a tight 4 player race. There will be one left over. The Good thing is that the trophy doesn't matter one bit.

Yeah, the article is half good and half bad. Good because it says Michkov had a good season and is going to be a superstar - hard to argue with this. Bad, because actually nobody gives a f*** for Calder. Attention span of it is about season, maximum two. Ask hockey fans did McDavid win Calder, and 80% of them won't give you correct answer or any answer at all...

 

[BMann]

Hopefully he works on his height, maybe grow a couple of inches in the off season. He also needs to work on his skating badly. He needs to fix these 2 major flaws in his game, if not he will end up being nothing special.

Matvei just needs to find himself a rack. That should do the job.

 

[FlyguyOX]

as if he wasn’t a motivated enough player.

Bad news for the league

 

[CostaRica]

“navigate one of the most difficult languages on Earth, adjust to a different ice surface, culture, and system—all under the notoriously exacting (and at times unforgiving) eye of John Tortorella.”

Incredibly ignorant information not surprising tho. KHL rinks are the same as the NHL and despite what the author may have heard Michkov has used a toilet his whole life.

Of course he had no access to McDonalds for a couple of years ago which is actually a positive!

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

as if he wasn’t a motivated enough player.

Bad news for the league

It may actually be better in the long run that he didn't get a nomination for top 3, that end-season discussion with Briere was a sign of great things to come.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

Matvei just needs to find himself a rack. That should do the job.

This was Torts plan in the off-season...