John Tortorella turned Martin St. Louis into Martin St. Louis.
One can only guess what would he turn Michkov into
I am not commenting on the potential impact Torts will have on Michkov, as I don't think any of us can say for sure at this time. He would be great in his system, but we can't know how they will get along.
However, despite both sharing the characteristic of being undersized players, Marty isn't a great comparison. Their play style is similar enough, but MSL's developmental path was very unique. MSL was not a projected top talent. He was an undrafted free agent who played a full 4 years at UVM prior to going pro. Nobody projected greatness from him. He had to grind to even earn the opportunity to play at the next level. Guys projected to go early 1st from younger ages like Michkov have very different mentalities. I think Michkov's mentality is more in line with guys like patty kane/Ovi/Eichel/Lindros/etc than a dude who's whole career prior to breaking out was a giant "Earn it" system.
Michkov's mental development path likely has more in common with Vinny Lecavalier than it does MSL. Different players and play styles, but both were projected top picks with big expectations. Vinny thrived under Torts, Vinny like many former Torts players also voiced strong dislike for Torts at times.
We will see how it goes. Should be fun