Prospect Info: Round 1, 7th overall: Matvei Michkov, RW, SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)

[EdmFlyersfan]

Looking strictly at forwards once Michkov arrives in 2025-26 season, we have a huge lack talent in the center position (I assume Michkov will remain a winger)...our wingers will flourish once they get someone that can give a tape-to-tape pass.:


Couturier (C) - untradeable have to keep
Laughton (C) - trade
Poehling (C) - trade
Johansen (C) - out

Frost (C) - convert him to LW
Farabee (LW) - keep
Cates (LW) - unknown
Deslauriers (LW) - out

Michkov (RW) - keep
Konency (RW) - trade for a centerman
Tippett (RW) - keep
Brink (RW) - trade
Foerster (RW) - keep
Lycksell (RW) - keep
Atkinson (RW) - out
Gurianov (RW) - out
Hathaway (RW) - out

Rookies/Draft Picks
Gendron (RW) - keep
Barkey (C) - keep
Desnoyers (LW) - keep
1st round draft picks 2023
1st round draft pick 2024

Projected Lines
Frost - *Center via Konecny trade* - Michkov
Farabee - UFA Center - Tippett
Cates - Barkey - Foerester
Desnoyers/Draft pick - Couturier - Lycksell/Gendron/Draft pick

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Another crying post from fan who found someone forgot to write “Michkov is the Savior”.

Almost every prospect has some flaws, and (which comes a some surprise for Michkov fan club) Matvei isn’t exception. I just noticed it

Yes, other fans are crying. Yes, other fans have their panties in a knot. Yes.

 

[Rebels57]

Looking strictly at forwards once Michkov arrives in 2025-26 season, we have a huge lack talent in the center position (I assume Michkov will remain a winger)...our wingers will flourish once they get someone that can give a tape-to-tape pass.:


Couturier (C) - untradeable have to keep
Laughton (C) - trade
Poehling (C) - trade
Johansen (C) - out

Frost (C) - convert him to LW
Farabee (LW) - keep
Cates (LW) - unknown
Deslauriers (LW) - out

Michkov (RW) - keep
Konency (RW) - trade for a centerman
Tippett (RW) - keep
Brink (RW) - trade
Foerster (RW) - keep
Lycksell (RW) - keep
Atkinson (RW) - out
Gurianov (RW) - out
Hathaway (RW) - out

Rookies/Draft Picks
Gendron (RW) - keep
Barkey (C) - keep
Desnoyers (LW) - keep
1st round draft picks 2023
1st round draft pick 2024

Projected Lines
Frost - *Center via Konecny trade* - Michkov
Farabee - UFA Center - Tippett
Cates - Barkey - Foerester
Desnoyers/Draft pick - Couturier - Lycksell/Gendron/Draft pick

Good thing Torts was here to squeeze those 10-15 extra points out of the Flyers to keep them out of the running for Celebrini.

 

[GKJ]

Frost is never going to be a winger here.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Yes, other fans are crying. Yes, other fans have their panties in a knot. Yes.

Yeah that was a take. I had enough of those takes.

 

[EdmFlyersfan]

Frost is never going to be a winger here.

If Gagne can do it so can he...

 

[GKJ]

Black ops.

Now.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Sick man.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I wonder if this means his contract gets terminated a year sooner?

 

[FLYguy3911]

wrong thread

 

[Redpath]

If relationships are going to be sour with SKA, Rotenberg, and Team Russia authorities, there must be some sort of mutual understanding that can lead to a contract termination. Or at least I can dream.

 

[Kshahdoo]

How to score lacrosse style goals, learn it with Matvei Michkov... Of course it's in Russian.

 

[Doodootheclown]

How to score lacrosse style goals, learn it with Matvei Michkov... Of course it's in Russian.

It's interesting listening (reading lol) to what he does in regards to studying opponents. Also that he has a custom curve on his stick.

 

[Larry44]

Looking strictly at forwards once Michkov arrives in 2025-26 season, we have a huge lack talent in the center position (I assume Michkov will remain a winger)...our wingers will flourish once they get someone that can give a tape-to-tape pass.:


Couturier (C) - untradeable have to keep
Laughton (C) - trade
Poehling (C) - trade
Johansen (C) - out

Frost (C) - convert him to LW
Farabee (LW) - keep
Cates (LW) - unknown
Deslauriers (LW) - out

Michkov (RW) - keep
Konecny (RW) - trade for a centerman
Tippett (RW) - keep
Brink (RW) - trade
Foerster (RW) - keep
Lycksell (RW) - keep
Atkinson (RW) - out
Gurianov (RW) - out
Hathaway (RW) - out

Rookies/Draft Picks
Gendron (RW) - keep
Barkey (C) - keep
Desnoyers (LW) - keep
1st round draft picks 2023
1st round draft pick 2024

Projected Lines
Frost - *Center via Konecny trade* - Michkov
Farabee - UFA Center - Tippett
Cates - Barkey - Foerester
Desnoyers/Draft pick - Couturier - Lycksell/Gendron/Draft pick

Generally agree that the org needs to go through this exercise to determine who they need for the longer term. I don't see a need to trade Poehling right now. He's actually a pleasant surprise as a 4C who has speed and size, along with a bit of skill. Brink should stay, he's very smart and skilled. We'll see if they decide to trade Konecny, I'm not sure they will. He's such a good player too. I'd like to see Lycksell, get another crack but it's doubtful. Desnoyers just isn't going to make it.

 

[Redpath]

This seems noteworthy. (Google translations skills, as per usual)

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www.sports.ru

SKA is considering the option of transferring Matvey Michkov to Philadelphia.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of SKA Alexander Medvedev spoke about this.

Matvey Michkov returned to SKA after a loan spell at Sochi. The forward was selected by the NHL club seventh overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

– Change to St. Petersburg or Philadelphia? Avangard released Ivan Miroshnichenko in the same situation.

– Unlike the situation with Ivan Fedotov, we are in contact with Philadelphia.

The Flyers management does not even hide their desire for Matvey to come to them and try his hand at the NHL.

But if you go earlier, then you need to have a clause in the contract that if Philadelphia is tempted to send him to the AHL, he will have the right to return.

But it’s too early to talk about this, because legally Michkov is under a contract with SKA.

And Philadelphia sent us their assurances that they would not commit any violations of contractual rights.

 

[iceman42]

This seems noteworthy. (Google translations skills, as per usual)

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www.sports.ru

SKA is considering the option of transferring Matvey Michkov to Philadelphia.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of SKA Alexander Medvedev spoke about this.

Matvey Michkov returned to SKA after a loan spell at Sochi. The forward was selected by the NHL club seventh overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.

– Change to St. Petersburg or Philadelphia? Avangard released Ivan Miroshnichenko in the same situation.

– Unlike the situation with Ivan Fedotov, we are in contact with Philadelphia.

The Flyers management does not even hide their desire for Matvey to come to them and try his hand at the NHL.

But if you go earlier, then you need to have a clause in the contract that if Philadelphia is tempted to send him to the AHL, he will have the right to return.

But it’s too early to talk about this, because legally Michkov is under a contract with SKA.

And Philadelphia sent us their assurances that they would not commit any violations of contractual rights.

"Rebuild Finalized"

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

 

[Appleyard]

Aha, came here to post that! Pretty shocked when saw it on MatchTV!

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Aha, came here to post that! Pretty shocked when saw it on MatchTV!

It is a bit weird posting someone that posts on here's tweets but I didn't see you active in the thread so I shot my shot.

 

[Redpath]

It is going to be pretty funny if patience-required Michkov plays in the NHL sooner than the supposedly safer Will Smith.

 

[iceman42]

It is going to be pretty funny if patience-required Michkov plays in the NHL sooner than the supposedly safer Will Smith.

Well hold on now he still will need to show that he can out hit, out compete, out fight, and out locker room Nic Deslauriers.

 

[Larry44]

It is a bit weird posting someone that posts on here's tweets but I didn't see you active in the thread so I shot my shot.

I was just coming to post it, in case Alex hadn't had a chance!

This is big news. The owner thinks it's OK to come over as long as the players are established in KHL and don't have to go back and forth between NHL and AHL. We'll see.

 

[mr figgles]

It’s happening, and they will sign Stamkos to be his center when he isn’t in Torts’ doghouse.

 

[snoop88]

Bring him here. Bring him home

 

[DancingPanther]

Keep him in Russia. Far, far away from Tortorella