Confirmed with Link: SKA Officially Terminates Matvei Michkov’s Contract - He’s Coming! upd: signs ELC on 7/1

[CutOnDime97]

 

[iceman42]

Benched for the rest of practice?

 

[Larry44]

I have been saying this for a while now. The media loves bringing up accountability with this guy but it’s hot garbage. Cates, Hathaway, Laughton don’t get held accountable for the mistakes they make while the skill guys sit for a period or longer.

You are so naive. Cates, Hathaway and Laughton DON'T MAKE MISTAKES.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

and Benched....

 

[DAVIDE1333]

He's trying to get traded.

 

[Hexxxy]

Not that I disagree with your overall point, but Tippet has been pretty bad this season. All he gives you is offence and he does that at the same rate as the center they just traded to Calgary while making nearly 3 times as much.

yes exactly, the point was they gave Tippett almost free reign to develop which is what should be happening with michkov. throw away season. best thing to hope for is development. Tippett brings more than frost I'll disagree with you on that but I will say the dudes like a stormtrooper firing a blaster out there. his shot % is just so bad

 

[zizbuka]

How's his english coming along? Seems to be talking with other players on the bench, but in interviews needs an interpreter.

 

[trostol]

soon as he asks for a trade the PR spin will be strong

 

[ellja3]

I was listening to a Latvian sports podcast in the gym yesterday and they were discussing Ābols and Michkov link also. One of the guys went ''how can you come to USA and speak zero English, don't you know that you will eventually head to NA as a hockey player; you can start learning some stuff at the age of 12-13?''. This agenda of ''boohoo dumb Russian speaks no English'' is actually sadly quite widespread among some Latvians here (mostly due to bias against Russians), and it angers me to no end. There is a big difference between ''doesn't speak a single word English'' and ''is confident in doing interviews fluently / needs no translation help from Ābols midgame''. Anyway, that's all for my lunch-time rant.