Matvei Michkov Has A Cheat Code

[@kedrickbuchanan280]

Tremendous analysis from someone who really knows what they're talking about. Refreshing to see that nowadays. As a Flyers fan who was born in the late 90's, all I've known is pain. Until now. I cannot wait for this season

[@EliteProspectsHockey]

Thank you!

[@JoeHockey-Flyers]

Another Flyers draft pick to watch is last years 1st round pick, 22nd overall, right shot D Oliver Bonk. This guy will help fix that Flyers powerplay. As will Michkov up front. I actually did a short video yesterday on Bonk.

[@bdawk511]

I think a lot of his defensive deficiencies that he showed in Sochi are going to be cleared up playing in the Flyers system under Torts. There are definitely times where things will be contentious between coach and player but that friction will be necessary for him to become a truly elite player and not just a point producer. By all accounts Michkov is an extremely hard worker and wants to be great so having a coach who won't let him off the hook is exactly what he needs. Additionally the Flyers have a lot of young guys who have taken big steps forward under Torts and have fully embraced him since he came over. Additionally when you watch him play for Sochi, you have to realize they're one of the worst teams in the KHL so he was putting up historic numbers on a bad team and doing everything he could to generate offense. The Flyers designed their offense to compliment Michkov's game so it'll be really interesting to see how well it translate right away. I'm really excited to see what he can bring to the offense and notably the power play which was beyond abysmal last season.

[@zaazzaaaz1704]

Everyone who has followed Matvey's story knows that he is a hard worker, his father raised him so that until you do something, do not wait for peace, all his life he proved and achieved the goals that his father set for him. If John finds the key to it, then it will be possible to make an exemplary player out of him, the main thing is not to bury his talent, he is a creator on ice, a technician.

[@billblake9665]

My dad was an original season ticket holder. I still have stubs from a lot of 70s games. I haven't been as excited as I am since 88......big e.....Lindros had the size michkov has the skill.The hockey gods need to smile on us. I think they will.This kid is not afraid of the puck.Other teams will be afraid when they see him with it. Light up the sky brother.The Flyers are coming.

[@ethanscannon2934]

My dad’s been a season ticket holder since they moved into Corestates Center. (Almost 30 Yrs) Never have seen him more excited since after 2010. He’s texting and calling his rep everyday. The entire organization is fired up and the true fans that never gave up on them through the bad years are excited and cannot wait.

[@16marner]

As a Leaf fan, I can say William Nylander is pretty famous for blowing the zone early. And yet his proclivity for this has been tempered over time by his coaches, so that he is wiser in making the decision to do it. So perhaps the same will happen with Michkov. Great analysis!!

[@TheRickRoller1]

You could argue that trying to go for the breakout pass is also a defensive play because it keeps the defence on their toes instead letting them support the attack. Anyway I’m sure Mitchkov will be alright. He’s got the tools to be very successful.

[@dmayfield125]

0:45 ... just insane 😂

[@preppen78]

Passing and setting up plays more than I thought he would. Mostly heard of him as a goal machine.

[@sirfish9824]

Well those people don’t know what they’re talking about. I’ve watched many games of Michkov and he’s an elite passer. He has no weakness on offense.

[@Al_Andaloussi85]

​@@sirfish9824I would say Elite goal scorer and High End passer which is still the recipe of a future Elite winger combined with his tremendous IQ you have a legit franchise winger in the makings

[@brianawilk285]

His agressivness reminds me of TK before Torts. So no doubt in my mind theyll be able to make him better defensivly without taking away his agressivness like they did with TK.

[@ghophuckurselves3562]

For all u non flyer fans, TK is Travis Konecny

[@brennanmurphy3001]

it’s mind boggling how Habs fans were so pissed that Kent Hughes passed on him at 5th overall to pick up Reinbacher but now that they get Demidov they revert to shit talking on Matvei. it’s hilarious. Demidov will be a very good player but michkov is franchise altering, end of story.

[@Kshahdoo67]

Demidov will be elite, maybe not as elite as Michkov, but as I love to say, Michkov is going to be Kucherov and Demidov is going to be Kaprizov.

[@1985HabsFanForever]

Habs fans trashing Michkov 🤝 Flyers fans trashing Demidov Neither had played a single NHL game and nobody knows shit yet.

[@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556]

30goals+30assists=60points is my guess for Michkovs rookie season.

[@cmz5847]

His IQ and anticipation is crazy

[@sirfish9824]

Yeah he’s very cerebral. He’s gonna get a lot of goals just from being in the right spot at the right time.

[@salvatoredioguardi3132]

Michkov better call Alex ovechkin to get some insight. The big O is humble enough to give a potential superstar like him some tutoring.

[@Domoftheyear]

Michkov will double the other guys numbers this season

[@Z666Man666]

As a NYR fan annoyed with him already. As a hockey fan, his skill is nasty. That vision and iq, man I hope he can adjusts well

[@johnjamison208]

Glad you are annoyed. He gonna give you headaches for years to come.

[@darthollpheist1156]

I think he'll do great with the coaching staff. He's used to being in systems where the coaches are screaming at everyone. And, Torts likes it when guys play their game. He's already said that he wants creative players to be creative. Why do you think TK has seen his scoring skyrocket? Because he's not being held back AND, he's being held accountable. They can do both.

[@Mrbone009]

Hockey Genius

[@evannovitzke]

I like his offensive instincts 100% but he can’t be jumping the gun up ice like that

[@jdm3075]

Habs fans immediately swarming the video to pretend Demidov's potential is remotely close to Michkov's. 💀 The insecurity & FOMO combo of them missing out on Michkov is eating them alive.

[@arihia45]

i'm not a habs fan, but they are both very comparable in terms of potential,

[@TheGreekPoet]

@@jdm3075 Losers immediately swarming ppl for giving their opinions on a player. You're actually just a troll bashing an entire fanbase. None of your business where and what any fan posts. Piss off.

[@i3p973]

@@arihia45not really when Michkov has outscored him at every age level by a decent margin

[@HatTrkPatrk]

It's truly hilarious. I wonder if it's painful to overdose that hard on copium.

[@arihia45]

​@@i3p973 many hockey pundits/scouts are comparing the 2 as being comparable. Stats at this stage are not the greatest metric to determine someone's potential. Heck, Michkov has outproduced Ovechkin at this same stage and he will not be ovechkin, that is assured.

[@slipperynodd578]

I haven’t watched Michkov footage in a while, I forgot how slow he is. Watching people like Celebrini, Bedard and Demidov made me used to dynamic play but that really isn’t Michkov’s style.

[@PhillyL492]

He doesn’t have dynamic speed but he has elite deception in his skating similar to Kaprisov

[@jordynbebus6641]

since when is Bedard known as a fast skater? straight line speed isn't his game and never has been

[@slipperynodd578]

@@jordynbebus6641 OK so I’ll assume you’re new to sports, saying he is slow does not always mean straight line speed. There are different types of slow and when I said dynamic, it is implied that I meant slow in terms of his pace of play, not his actual speed. They sound similar but represent very different things. He has excellent stick handling, but he is nowhere close to the pace as the guys I mentioned, his game is built on different foundations. So it had nothing to do with straight line speed.

[@sirfish9824]

Well he’s playing smart. He’s not just going up the ice as fast as possible. I’m sure he’s fast if he wants to be. He more tries to find angles.

[@slipperynodd578]

@@sirfish9824 never said it was bad thing, I just forgot when watching other players. Being built on a different foundation than other players doesn’t make him a bad one.

[@toddlauretteHabsforlife]

Im still sick Habs passed up on this guy, imagine having Demidov and Michkov, with Suzuki, and Caufield and Hutson, what a powerplay!!! But we got a defenseman who has scored on average a goal a year for the last 3 or 4 years. And before anyone says defense is extremely important, i couldnt agree more, but the Habs already had a stacked D roster. They fucked up, and there arent many habs fans willing to admit it, yet, wait til the end of next season, when reinbacher is still in laval, with 2 goals and maybe 12-15 assists, and michkov wins the calder.

what a fuck up....reinbacher has moire upside than that tho

[@seanmyers5703]

Did you intend to make him seem overrated? Lol thats what I took from this video.

[@shoKz2427]

im really not fan about his game play

[@HatTrkPatrk]

Of course you aren't. Your team passed on him, frenchy.

[@shoKz2427]

@@HatTrkPatrk i hoped we picking leonard or reinbacher so idc about your 5''6' 140 lbs one-dimensional player lol

[@nergal1314]

@@HatTrkPatrk stay classy

[@johnjamison208]

​@@shoKz2427Habs gonna suck for years 😂

[@akzdinhoo]

@@johnjamison208 they project to be better than you, so if they suck idek what the flyers will be 😂😂

[@michaelpanacheese604]

He's not ready for nhl. So small and weak on the puck. Grown men will destroy him in the nhl

[@1985HabsFanForever]

He played against men in the KHL last year and did very well.

[@kylecarey4189]

NHL is changing. Plenty of rookies aren't close to their final physical form. Limits his early year upside but definitely doesn't prevent him from being better served in the NHl than AHL

[@SnapshotMC94]

When people said he would be better than bedard 😂

[@Weareeverywhere14]

You ride Bedards cawk more than any other feg I've seen.

[@zaazzaaaz1704]

Before Russian players were banned from playing on the international stage, he was always better than Bedard in face-to-face confrontations, so now live with it

[@Al_Andaloussi85]

Not a ridiculous statement but it's kinda unlikely

[@TheGreekPoet]

The short version is he's a floater and a goal-suck. That won't go over well in the NHL, and will be a disaster with Torts. If he's coachable, it's all fixable. Still a huge, massive talent. Will be fun to see how it all plays out this year.

[@sirfish9824]

What wins games? Goals. That’s his job.

[@TheGreekPoet]

@@sirfish9824 Not if he's a net negative liability. He'll have to be a team player. And maybe he is. But based on the limited viewings out there, it appears he's somewhat selfish in a bad way.

[@Al_Andaloussi85]

​@@TheGreekPoetselfish while his assists numbers are even higher than his goals scored ? For a goal scoring 1st winger that proves you wrong dude sorry

[@TheGreekPoet]

@@Al_Andaloussi85 Not sure how much you've watched him play over the last couple years. I have. And thus don't need to prove anything. That's the way he's played in Russia. Like I clearly said, "if he's coachable, it's all fixable". No one has a crystal ball. Let's see how it plays out. Great talent does not always equal great success in the NHL.

[@MrSinisterSecrets]

Don’t see him better than Demidov. Demidov is on a whole other level, on a different galaxy. Michkov looks lazy, he’ll get chewed up in the NHL especially with the terrible roster flyers have.

[@michaels2502]

🙄

[@flaryy]

Let me guess. Habs fan? Why can´t both players be great?

[@Tek3333]

Michkov > Demidov

[@R376yt]

People, people, let's be civil here before this becomes a toxic comments section. Michkov has already played against men and Demidov has just been playing be a pro on rookie difficulty down in the MHL so until he plays any serious KHL minutes this debate can't happen.

[@stockey]

Indeed, Demidov, is a more complete player.

[@TylerJason-x6h]

him and demidov will be a bust in their first year why cause michkov has to deal with torts and his defesive lacks so bad and just like bedard he will be bully year hope he has a great carrer with philly tho and now for demigod more like demibust" why cause he played in junoir hes never played against real man yall habs fan overhype him to much when he hasnt touch the ice yet he will just like slaf in his first year but then in couple more years i think he be fine

demibust lol

[@guillaumetremblaydallaire8406]

Michkov better be great at getting points in the nhl because that’s all he’s ever going to be he’s a liability on defence he’s not even remotely interested in defending in his own zone so good luck flyers fan you’re gonna need it

[@joeyniemann5151]

I can tell youre a salty habs fan lol

[@AllDayShorts247]

same type of player as Patrick Kane & Nikita Kucherov. They've done okay in the NHL as offensive first/only left handed shot right wingers.....

[@HatTrkPatrk]

Another delusional, pants-on-head Habs fan detected. It's hilarious how an entire fanbase has overdosed on copium and dedicated themselves so hard to trashing a single player who's single-handedly going to drive them all to suicide for years to come.

[@thedoor1730]

IMO Michkov biggest weakness lies between his two ears. I'm really curious to see him develop being coached by Torts...

[@HatTrkPatrk]

...Are you implying he's an idiot? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thedoor1730]

@@HatTrkPatrk Nah, I'm implying that his attitude and his work ethic could be a problem. Especially being coached by a guy like Tortorella who doesn't give an F about talent only, you also need to be a team player and put the effort needed night after night.

[@alexfrenette2782]

​@@thedoor1730His work ethic is probably one of his highest traits from what people around him say this guy breathes lives and dies hockey.

[@johnjamison208]

​@@thedoor1730you don't know shit about him. His work ethic off the charts Bozo 🤡

[@HatTrkPatrk]

@@thedoor1730 You've told me how little you know about him without actually telling me. His "work ethic" was a fabricated excuse by Habs FO to explain why they passed on him. They had absolutely no basis to say so and neither do you. They wanted to save face, and they picked the most retarded way to do so.

[@ghophuckurselves3562]

On the smaller NHL ice rinks, he can gamble a bit more, ( ala Pavel Bure)but he will HAVE to get back in the D zone ASAP or he will be in the AHL where he will be destroyed by the goons, and cry for Mother Russia and go back home. If he's smart, he will not try Tort's patience, and he just might become the Russian equivalent of Sid the kid. I hope he succedes, the Flyers really need a franchise player. I think he gets 30g 50a and the Calder if he stays healthy.

[@Matthew-m3b]

Flyers fan here appreciate the analysis and breakdown!! 💥🏒💥