Prospect Info: Babcock: Mikheyev (LW) is going to be a big part of our team (next year) RE-VOTE his Center

[Bluelines]

Kinda surprised to see Mike come out and say ( 50 sec mark) a guy with zero years NHL experience is going to be a big part of our team next year.



Who will be Mikheyev's center next year?

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[Nooodles]

I thought our coach always says everyone has to earn the opportunity.

How's that?

 

[Cor]

I have him beside Kadri. Could be given a higher spot to start with Hyman out

Thing is, it’s June 23rd. We don’t know yet what this team will look like

 

[SprDaVE]

He's a 6'2" winger that can skate and make plays. Makes sense that he'd be a favourite to have a role next season.

It's pretty early though and there are plenty of things that can happen before training camp.

 

[Warden of the North]

I completely forgot about this guy

 

[Leaf Lander]

A 6 foot 2 winger

Did dubas trade him yet

 

[Sypher04]

I think this guy and maybe Perry, if he'll take a bargain basement deal would be interesting adds to our team for next season. I'm not 100% sure though how the lineup would shake out if we got both though.

 

[X66]

I know it was just a highlight package but I really liked how he played.

No fear in his rushes and had a ton of power moves.

 

[MyBudJT]

I think he'll have a better impact for us than Johnsson.

 

[Nithoniniel]

Hard to know. My guess would be that he'll end up being a fourth line winger. His toolset is solid but unspectacular, and I'm kind of skeptical about his offense translating.

 

[SnizzMitch]

He basically said the same thing about Par Lindholm last year. The guy sucked and got traded at the deadline, so it doesn’t mean anything.

 

[Warden of the North]

A 6 foot 2 winger

Did dubas trade him yet

Clearly he had his glasses off when he looked at his bio on hockeydb. Thought it said 5'2

 

[Randy Randerson]

just from the KHL highlights, Mikheyev looks more impressive to me than either Zaitsev or Ozhiganov. Great motor, works well in a crowd (well the KHL version of one), good hands, good shot, good vision, fast. I could see him being a guy that we need so make cap space next year to keep

 

[bentharbs]

Real gud pro.

 

[ShaneFalco]

Babcock thought Lindholm would be good too

As someone else said, how about it earns a spot before anointing him a big piece.

 

[SHANNYPLAN]

With the current forward group:

Johnsson - Matthews - Nylander
Hyman - - - Tavares - - - Marner
Micheyev - - Kadri - - - Kapanen

I expect at least one or two forwards to be flipped for defence, not sure who at this point.

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

I thought our coach always says everyone has to earn the opportunity.

How's that?

Maybe in September all the head coaches in the organization should be the same opportunity to coach the Leafs. The best coach is a Leaf, the second best is a Marlie. How does Babcock like riding the AHL buses?

 

[Buds17]

It will really depend on who is and isn't here within the forward group. Too early to say "what you see is what you'll get" regarding that. A (left) winger will be filling in for Hyman until he returns from injury. That player might be expected to drop down in the lineup once Hyman returns to form.

 

[robertmac43]

Obviously they like what they see. I guess thats a good sign especially seeing how far out we are from the season. Still room for some off season improvement.

 

[Bluelines]

The obvious biggest factor in the big Russian making the team is his <$1mil cap hit. When you have 3 guys making more than 40% of the cap, assuming Marner gets 11 mil and 4 guys making almost 50% of the cap, the value contracts become more of a factor than experienced skill players.

I think he plays with Matthews, giving Matthews 3 different LW in 3 years.

 

[Clark4Ever]

I think this guy and maybe Perry, if he'll take a bargain basement deal would be interesting adds to our team for next season. I'm not 100% sure though how the lineup would shake out if we got both though.

Adding those two pieces would add some much needed sandpaper to our lineup.

 

[Morbo]

Let's see if he's actually an NHL player first, Babs.

 

[Morbo]

Babcock thought Lindholm would be good too

Worse, he continued to play him long after it became painfully clear the guy could do absolutely nothing at this level besides take a PK shift.

 

[A1LeafNation]

A 6 foot 2 winger

Did dubas trade him yet

I think he signed him.

 

[Amadeus]

Perry alongside Tavares would be nice.