Snake Boisvert: Michkov Will Be A 50 Goal Scorer | The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro June 29 2023

On this episode of The Sick Podcast, Simon 'Snake' Boisvert, Grant McCagg and Mitch Brown join Tony Marinaro to discuss the Habs draft picks.
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[@realbeetlejuice]

Simon "The Snake" Boisvert is ALWAYS amazing on the show, as is Grant McCagg!

[@user-lz3ug1ol6b]

Boisvert, McCagg, and Brown were amazing. Btw, Mitch L Brown was a new face on your podcast, and he hit it out of the park.

[@davitong]

Snake is the most colorful guest on the show. Sick!

[@trevorholland9270]

Michkov also made it known what teams he wanted to play for from what I heard . Read he wanted Philly or Washington

[@Daaaaaaaa192]

Honeymoon's over. Slafkovsky's selection was already kinda controversial but we all gave em the benefit of the doubt. Passing on Michkov is unacceptable.

[@moviestoshare813]

Slafkovsky’s selection should have only been different to be LOGAN COOLEY instead NOTTTTT Shanw Wright like MOST FANS wanted it to be. So no. I don’t blame them for that. And I most certainly don’t give it to the fans over the management , cause fans wanted WRIGHT, NOT Cooley. But yeah, passing on Michkov IS !!!! The worst mistake in Franchise History. Worse than Wickenheiser over Savard.

[@nonameofnote1789]

More Mitch Brown and Snake Boisvert if possible; the former does a great job breaking down the players from a more technical point of view while Snake is a hoot. 😂

[@kmanutoob]

Snake speaking the truth about the Bergevin era.

[@TraderChriis]

By far the best pod Tony has done

[@AG-xc5ni]

I didn't think Tony could have had a better show than 2 days ago but this might have beat it 🤣

[@tonymarinaro6116]

In Tony I trust 😎

[@Thrawn.]

Habs were ready to draft back to #7 + #22 with Philly, but Arizona had Reinbacher as well as their pick so they didn't want to lose Reinba her so they drafted him at 5.

[@TRiKxSuPeRsTaRJJ]

Yep

[@Erik-ms3du]

It was clear when Arizona drafted simashev

[@jeffreynoury1637]

The biggest question in this case, is why in the hell didnt Arizona trade waaaaaaay down, lol They could have had Simashev at around 15. Glad im not an Arizona fan.

[@Erik-ms3du]

@@jeffreynoury1637 gotta remember nhl lists are way different than public ones. We don't know if anyone had simashev higher. Real life isn't ea sports.

[@komirules]

@ericmorrison1971Simachev no one even talked about this guy. Didn’t know he was even getting picked in first round. Our guy projects as a stud who’s floor is an excellent 2RD.

[@powers1500]

Wow, it was quite a treat, The Snake and Grant McCAGG !!! 😊

[@stevenrajarison5362]

If Michkov was the best choice after Bedard, why does Anaheim, Colombus, San Jose & Arizona have ignored him?? So I don't think it is fair to say that Hughes was scared to pick him.

[@bestmonkna7720]

Michkov wants to play in a big hockey market meaning the only realistic places were Chicago, Montreal, Philly, Washington arguably, and Detroit. You can't pick anyone but Bedard with the 1st overall. Ignoring that, Anaheim Columbus and San Jose have all been in the rebuild for a long time and this doesn't fit the timeline for them (despite most players taking 2-3 years anyway), Jarmo might not survive another bad year in Columbus for example. If you're asking why Arizona went completely off board, well, Arizona isn't a real team. They haven't done anything that's made sense.

[@Daaaaaaaa192]

because Fantilli, Carlsson and Smith were consensus top 4, pretty much guaranteed successful NHLers. Now I'm not gonna comfort myself with our selection because the coyotes didn't pick him. This is just the yotes doing yotes things ; they don't know what they're doing. Wonder why it's been a decade they didn't make it to the playoffs except during the covid playoff format?

[@bajjanitor]

Nobody says he was the best choice after Bedard. Everyone says he was the second best player in the draft. Carlsson and Fantilli are better picks because they are big, centers, and not Russian. Smith got half of that so San Jose was just half pussy. Montreal went full pussy.

[@stevenpaquin126]

This was the funniest episode yet ! you are SICK !! cheers

[@centerhice7948]

Great show Tony love these two guys talking draft .

[@MichelDJBelanger]

Sick sick love it..... thank you y'all

[@ericm.1245]

Let's wait and see before declaring Michkov a 50 goal score and Reinbacher not a 1st line right d

[@laurent29093]

can't wait to see Reinbacher stiffle Michkov lol

[@mtljiujitsu1974]

You gotta love the Snake! the guy is growing on me more and more..... he's a beauty

[@TRiKxSuPeRsTaRJJ]

Tony Bello, love the sickkkkk podcast!! Also the snake is my favorite.

[@andrewwills8516]

So proud of the Montreal Canadiens management for making the right picks all around in fact one more right handed defensive D would be great to allow our young offensive defencemen,our goaltending,and our offence to give us the best chance at bringing the Stanley Cup home GO HABS GO 💕💕💕

[@bijness2000]

Yea one more defensive D, to have a bunch of blue coller. Thats why we haven’t made the playoffs

[@sergeouellette4631]

Excellent show with awesome guests, yes mitchkov has tons of skills demonstrated on a lager surface, he will have to adjust as anyone else, hes great but lets wait until reinbacker puts him in the boards. I watched a video on reinbacker and the big hits are there

[@MikaelRioux]

I was so freaking waiting for Grant to ask " do they win without the big 3 "

[@VoodooWarrior.]

Watching on delay - the snake 🐍 is the best - a straight shooter

[@user-lz3ug1ol6b]

Love this Sick podcast.

[@carsonturcotte9657]

You want players who want to be the best. Nobody better than me. They grow with that attitude and start to be thankful of the people who help you get there. People pleasers are ok at support roles to those guys.

[@yousoufibraham732]

Great and exciting podcast congrats

[@maxrcrypto]

Michkov is a player who could take people out of their seats. At the end of the day, we want to be entertained.

[@adamCarter20]

No, at the end of the day, we want the fucking cup! and that sissy Russian will not bring it

[@y3ee3e]

rather win a cup

[@powers1500]

@@y3ee3e it has been over 30 years for canadian teams without a cup...Obviously, you will need a lot out of Reinbacher to change that!!!

[@moviestoshare813]

@@y3ee3e Nahhhhh I’d rather have a team with players EXCITING to watch Like the Oilers with McDavid & Draisaitl EVEN IF they don’t win the Cup Rather than a 2000s New Jersey Devils team BOOKOOOOoooooRING to watch that wins the Cup by winning BORING ASS 1-0 & 2-1 games

[@andreimanea7363]

5'10 Russian. Bure

[@kmanutoob]

Nobody is saying that David.......Reinbacher won't be playing 25 mins a game until he's 23-25 years of age. McCagg keeps harping on the 3 years thing for Michkov.

[@powers1500]

@kmanutoob Matheson played 20 to 25 mins a game last season and he never was a 5th pick overall....Guhle was a 16th pick and will be soon playing that much time, so that means at 5th, Reinbacher should be way better than these two, I don't think so!!! Montreal has a tradition to draft for needs first and they did it again. Now they have already trying to convince us that Reinbacher was the best player available. WE ARE SO GULLIBLE!!! The honeymoon is still going on with HuGo...until Michkov, Leonard or even Benson start showing us their skills.😉

[@sorus888]

Tony question like that I know both are not in the same draft class but position and same similar. Would you rater build a team to win the cup with mitch marner or moritz seider

[@bajjanitor]

Are you comparing them to Benson and Reinbacher?

[@Nodge2012]

hey Tony 1.35.05 you got it all right ;)

[@richardlavinskas5463]

If Reinbacher was THE player to draft as in he is THE guy who will help you win a cup, why didn't Chicago draft him over Bedard? Because Bedard will get them 50 goals a year!!! Michkov will score 50 goals too! So why pick Reinbacher if Michkov is Bedard 2.0?? Doesn't make sense...

[@stevemule3288]

Well you can also say the same for SJ and Arizona both passed on him. If he was the bedard 2.0 why didn’t they take him?

[@richardlavinskas5463]

@@stevemule3288 The top 4 picks were all offensively gifted FORWARDS .. Why do they pay Caufield almost 8 million US$$ a year ?!! Because he scores goals!! Edmunston , when healthy can play good defence but they don't pay guys like him 8 million a year! Why? Because he doesn't have the offensive talent to justify it.. If it was so easy to score goals , there would be dozens and dozens of 50 goal scorers everywhere! But 50 goal scorers are rare! And that's why they are paid more than grinders!

[@pothegreat93]

@@stevemule3288 Didn't meet with Arizona so they would have wasted the pick with him, it makes sense if you have doubts on a player for guys who are projected 1st liner like Fantilli, Carlsson and Smith, not for what will most likely be a 2nd or 3rd defensemen, especially when you have a crying need for a star forward

[@kevmccart6902]

But Joel is the guy with a Stanley Cup ring!

[@stevemule3288]

@@pothegreat93how many 5”9 wingers that aren’t great skater dominate in the NHL? Thinking michkov is some god is insane

[@pjay5960]

Love u tony great show as usual but let the guys speak man!😂

[@thebeaverqueen2096]

I cried of anger last night

[@coreysghostglowmask8650]

Michkov... was a godly pick for mtl... the player they need for the last 20+ years...

[@only_6486]

There is something wrong with Michkov. 6 teams passed on him.

[@massimocapparelli4743]

We don't know Michkov's at being a team player, also, does he have an attitude problem or primadonna because he knows of his skills? Can he play a two way game? Also in 3 years, what will he decide? All points to the unknown and I'm not taking his skills for granted, the same can be said for Nail Yakopov, highly talked about his skills, but where is he now? Mtl has alot of prospects of forwards that need to prove themselves, give them a chance.

[@cuylerreynolds9525]

All mitchkov camp has to do is say we give no guarantees he's coming to the nhl. Probably said that to 30-31 teams. Khl contract gives the player the power. Hope lil' Mitch hits the gym. Philli probably won't even want him. Under 5-10 145lbs. Ooof. Take him.

[@pothegreat93]

@@cuylerreynolds9525 We better trade Caufield and Hitson then they are undersized let any other team take them

[@rgood1204]

​@@massimocapparelli4743- Michkov is playing against men. Yakupov played against juniors. No comparison except in Montreal fan attacking the character of an 18 year old kid. Same with Wright and his alleged attitude last year although team Canada made him Captain.

[@pierre-yvesdubreuil9315]

Regarding Reinbacher, i felt that when Bobrov explained Reinbacher was the better, pick, it was not without breaking their heart. Maybe the scout team close to Hughes were expecting to draft a skilled spectacular foward all year, but went with the most effective player projected, plain and simple.

[@AcousticHunter]

I know Snake was happy to hear this 50:32

[@marcenners2134]

Gotta say the Snake and Grant are good value. Now for the fun part... Now that Dubois and Brisson played us for suckers with their pantomime, we're right back on the hunt for... guess what... a top flight centre with size.

[@matthewcassar4915]

Holy shit Mitchell Brown is a Micheal Bunting clone

[@evanmoskovic7013]

mitch brown was amazing so interesting

[@TRiKxSuPeRsTaRJJ]

Hes great

[@lbc2840]

Reinbacher was the smarter pick. People love to make comparisons, so here it is, who would you rather have kaprizov or seider? My guess is 8/10 people will take seider.

[@andrewwills8516]

Yup I believe Logan will do well on the power play Tony but he may have to adjust his game a bit for the same reason I didn't want Slaf playing on the rocket...I think Logan will get bumped around a bit at first,but he'll adjust,but I wouldn't be to surprised if he gets traded as soon as allowable 🤔a lot of team's need the asset,and I believe he's expendable in Montreal's situation 🤔

[@kevmccart6902]

Surprised fans are not freaking out we got WiFis little brother! Boy o boy with him Wifi,Logan,Pizza,Josh. We may be the aggressor instead of being pushed around. Shame we did not get Musty too but who knows Hughes may get him in a couple of years he seems to like grabbing former first rounders!

[@sergeouellette4631]

On hughes, he has people he can trust, simple, also, if he knows many of the players in this draft, he knows them well and praised them as well, but yet he chose Reinbacker, lets wait please

[@francoispitre6292]

Marcel Dionne at 5 feet 8 is a good contender for generational star

[@Kris-bx5qj]

anyone thinking Cole Caufield can't be a 40-50 goal scorer, are either delusional, or know nothing about Hockey... Caufield had 26 goals in 2023, in span of 46 games, he missed basically half the season because of injury. so that's what, 36 off a full 82 Game you think he can't go on a 20 goal pace in basically half a season lol think about it.. 40-50 goals is doable for Cole, 40 is more realistic. but i wouldn't be surprised if he scored 50!

[@TheRickRoller1]

Ovechkin and Malkin are both generational. Kucherov, Knutesov, Kaprizov, Nichushkin and Panarin are superstars. Plenty of great forwards have come out of Russia. What a joke to hesitate because he's Russian.

[@matrixisreal2023]

Exactly it’s bullshit

[@charland57]

Let the HU/GO team work.

[@royanderson3478]

Snake 🐍 should be hired by Hughes ❤❤❤

[@Dcheen]

I’m clearly in the minrority here, but I love the pick, especially since we would have never taken Michkov. I think we also need to all calm down here and keep the temper tantrums down. This type of Overreaction is what turns players off from signing here. With all the work that Management and the coaching staff have done to rebuild the brand, it could all be gone in the blink of an eye because the fanbase runs a 18 year old kid (a potential too pair RHD!!!) out of town. No wonder PLD didn’t want to be here. My god.

[@kevmccart6902]

Same ppl that wanted MM wanted PDL! Hughes is building a team to win cups not to sell BLOODY jerseys to pad Molsons pockets and keep some basement G.M (fans) happy.

[@keungy1065]

Tony, Phil Kessel was a healthy scratch after the 1st round this year.

[@Slam-]

This guy is the French Steve Dangle

[@mrbone009]

Would you rather have Caufield and Reinbacher or Michkov and Cam York?

[@y3ee3e]

michkov will bust

[@evanmoskovic7013]

i think if i am looking for a house would never buy it without seeing it or inspecting it so i think a lot of scouts feel the same about mishcov they can't inspect so they walked!!

[@jameswelch1054]

As a Toronto Raptors fan, I saw and predicted the same reactions from fans, and dumb media. It was a very deep NBA draft. Victor and Scoot, being sure fire franchise players. Then very solid blue chip picks up to 10/11. After that it still was a great draft but a lot more risk. Toronto drafted at 13th, just inches away from the sure thing. They made a very good pick, in Gradey, many had him ranked around the 6th spot. Gradey was the best 3 point shooter in the draft, and has the potential to be an all star, but not superstar. The Raptors greatest need was 3 point shooting. They made a great pick, however many fans were upset, wanting the Raps to draft the 6th best point guard in the draft. Clearly fans overrated some prospects. The worst spot to pick in a draft, is the early drop off spot. The NHL draft was very clear from 1 to 4, after that there was a big drop off. The 5th best forward was not close to the 4th best forward. Montreal was smart, and drafted the best defense prospect, who will be a blue chip talent. The Canadiens made the right pick. So many Habs fans are dumb, they cried about the Habs not selecting Michkov, yet they never even saw him play. Don't forget those are the same fans who cried when Montreal did not draft slow footed, mediocre Wright, with the first pick last season. Wright's biggest/only strength was supposed his defensive play. Wright is already a bust. He was terrible in the minors, too slow, and his defensive play was frankly poor. Montreal fans are no longer the smart Habs fans that I grew up with, who understood what it takes to win. Our youth has not learned about winning, and now sound like casual Toronto fans, and delusional 8 year old kids. One of the biggest most important things, scouts look for in a player is character. Every draft there are many talented players like Drouin, who have poor character and will bust. Good scouts have learned how to predict the busts, and loser organizations keep drafting low character players, just like the Habs did when they kept drafting soft French players. For those who yap about gambling; I suggest you go to the track, or Casino, and look at all the losers there who gamble away their rent and food money, every week, and end up begging on the streets. And then repeating the cycle every pay check. In a draft, there is always a certain element that is a gamble, but good teams only make gambles that have a decent chance of paying off. Loser organizations, chase the long shots, and always lose. Drafting Russian players is generally a bigger risk. Talented Russian players, seem to bust more often than any other country. There are some Russians that have been scouted, and were drafted high because of their good character, like Ovechkin. However scouts tend to avoid Russian's with bad character, because so many have failed in the NHL. Generally speaking drafting Russians is highly unpredictable. The next red flag, is Mickov's size. He is very tiny for the NHL, and also soft. A concern for any team, but especially the Habs, who's 3 best offensive players are small, under 6 feet. Tony that hack you call a former scout excused Michkov's character, saying he is only 18 years old. Perhaps that is why he is a former scout, lol. The problem is very big, not just an age thing. Michkov, was literally hated by his teammates, his attitude is selfish, narcissistic, and toxic. When he went to the national team, only for a short period of time, he was just as hated, and toxic by his new teammates. And that is just the off the ice issue. He is soft, selfish, and lazy, with a very poor work ethic. Not the type of personality that any winning org. wants to draft. A smart woman will leave an abusive relationship. A dumb woman will stay in that relationship, thinking she can change him. It is the same thing with scouts. Smart scouts understand to never get into toxic relationships. Dumb scouts think they can change a persons character. Why waste 3 years, and a blue chip prospect, for nothing. And Michkov will never be a 50 goal scorer in the NHL, most scouts were smart enough to read the writing on the wall, which says "bust". And smart managers never will bring toxic people into their organizations. Tony, I own the largest Toronto Raptor Facebook group. I have many friends in the NBA media. Many of my friends are connected to current scouts, coaches, etc, from the NBA, colleges, etc ... I receive lots of NBA intel from these sources. Especially this year, my friends often discussed the draft, and their intel from current scouts from many different teams. Other than a couple of incompetent organizations like the Hornets; Scouting has really improved from the old days. So much analytics are used, that the public is not privy to, scouts watch every game, often over and over again to study the players they are interested in drafting. Your "former" scouts are out of the loup, have not studied the analytics, and seem to of only watched a few games, involving the players discussed. Some may of been some form of scout at one time, but now their opinions, are more in line with an everyday fan, rather than a current scout who has followed players with much more intel, and depth.

[@JD-jc8gp]

What a bunch of vomit. See a psychiatrist.

[@AG-xc5ni]

This is not complicated. If Reinbacher does not end up being a 1 Dman this draft is a bust.

[@coreysghostglowmask8650]

Even if... is not gonna make you win a cup...

[@coreysghostglowmask8650]

Your not winning a cup without scoring goal... Michkov = goal scorer... easy to understand... Kent miss something on that...

[@EVLA8]

@@coreysghostglowmask8650 Vegas didn't have a 30 goal scorer and won the cup. Colorado didn't have a 40 goal scorer last year. Tampa had one 30 goal scorer in both cup runs. Blues had one 30 goal scorer. You need an all around team that works together to score, not rely on one player to be the goal scorer

[@cuylerreynolds9525]

Na. To win a cup you need Bergeron or point type pick. Luck...

[@richardlavinskas5463]

It's very simple....The team that scores more goals then the other team, wins.. Scoring goals is not easy, so if your team does not have many natural goal scorers, then they have no choice but to limit other teams' goal scoring.. If your team can only score 2 or 3 goals a game, then to win 60 games in a season, they are going to have to succeed in keeping opposong teams to only 2 goals or 1 goal per game...This is very difficult to do also but it also requires your team to play boring defensive hockey, which is not very entertaining.. Habs fans want an entertaining team!! Not a defensive one... They should have drafted Michkov...

[@joneschad2810]

1:27:40 that part is hilarious

[@tedmingolla2847]

The Vegas Golden Nights don't even have a 30 goal scorer, yet they dominated the playoffs and won the cup. 50 goal scorers don't win cups, they get shut down and choke.

[@cliffordjordan9577]

Very good take. MTL is building a Stanley Cup winning team, not a President’s Trophy winning team

[@greenchef6]

Did the Golden Days have a 30 goal scorer?

[@powers1500]

I can see your point but without EICHEL who is an "elite" player, they would not have won the cup!!!

[@bajjanitor]

That's such a shit take. Teams of absolutely every flavor has won the cup.

[@tedmingolla2847]

@@bajjanitor Really, what decade are you referring to. In the last 10 years no team with a 50 plus goal scorer has won the cup. Teams that build around high priced goal scorers that consume more than 30% of their salary cap won't win in the playoffs.

[@gkhockeytalk1671]

3 years from now if you draft the small guy, and you don’t think you can win with Mitchkov who is now 20 and about to come into the league. He’s affirmed that he is the real deal and will hit 50 goals, coming into the league on an ELC, You could trade that asset for a top 2 right hand d and a rugged top 6 winger… that’s why you take the BPA…

[@kevmccart6902]

In 3 years M.M might be in a trench in Ukraine!

[@gkhockeytalk1671]

@@kevmccart6902 with the goalie and D we took from Russia, maybe Reinbacher and the rest of us. It’s a stale argument.

[@gkhockeytalk1671]

@@kevmccart6902 none of the points made on the show were regarding fear he would not come, only fear he would come and not be able to win with the rest of the roster because the team as a whole would be too small.

[@VoodooWarrior.]

The snake is #1

[@jasonamorim9592]

Hughes was kidding when he said “we planned it that way “ He wasn’t being serious. Come on Tony

[@AG-xc5ni]

Again they were never going to wait 3 years. They will be fired before Michkov arrives if they miss the playoffs 3 HuGo seasons in a row. I can't believe nobody in the media asked them this.

[@martyfrontczak5341]

Has the T Man recovered from draft night yet

[@powers1500]

Philly, Washington and even Nashville wanted Michkov or the 5th pick badly...they could have given a lot to Montreal in a trade. Obviously, Montreal wanted Reinbacher badly not to take one of those deals !!!

[@moviestoshare813]

The last time Habs based their drafting on the previous Cup Finals…. They picked MICHAEL MCCARRON !!!! I think that is the dumbest thing you can do. To base your drafting (ESPECIALLY for your 1st round pick) On what happened in the previous Cup Finals

[@socialmediag5485]

Bring back boisvert on his own next week . Mcgagg ruined that segment and just kept yapping nonsense without letting anyone speak

[@ryansullivan5575]

I just started watching but I already disagree with the premise that Michkov will be a 50-goal guy. How many 50 goal scorers are there in the present game? Michkov will get his goals, I think, but to equate him with Tkachuk and even Ovechkin seems premature!

[@vinceslapchopper]

Yeah 50 goals is a lot even in today's NHL. Kaprizov is 26 years old with 5 seasons of KHL and 3 in the NHL and he hasn't cracked 50 goals yet. And the Flyers will still be bad even when Michkov comes after his contract in Russia ends. He is not scoring 50 goals a season anytime soon imo.

[@jameswelch1054]

Michkov, is a sure fire bust, he already was literally hated by his teammates on both the teams he played on. The man is pure toxicity, and a cancer to any org. he plays on.

[@powers1500]

@@vinceslapchopper Tony once said that Caufield might score several 50 goal seasons in a row, so that makes Caufield a generational talent...ayoye???

[@bajjanitor]

@@vinceslapchopper Why on earth would you compare him to Kaprizov? He hadn't showed 5% of the promise that Michkov has when he was drafted, he was picked in the 5th round for a reason. Comparable offensive producers up until their draft is players like Matthews or Patrick Kane.

[@AG-xc5ni]

They were never going to wait 3 years. They can be fired before Michkov arrives. People were delusional.

[@bestmonkna7720]

"You don't win Championships with one-way offensive players." Just Ignoring Kane's 3 cups huh?

[@gp1237]

E mo sei tu mo Tony.. where did Musty go eh???

[@johnlavers3970]

forget quinten musty, andrew cristall dropped to 40. cristall will out score new hook

[@croozer12]

Skipping on Michkov only seems like a mistake if you aren't in to the Habs re-build plan. They are clearly trying to build a team-first culture. Obviously they want to get the most talented players they can just like everyone else but not if it means having selfish players that don't always feel like playing. Some are saying Michkov can be like that. Then they say "So what, he's only 18 - he'll grow out of it". Maybe. Maybe not. Aside from the fact that the current political situation is uncertain, as McCagg said the other day, the Habs (and now the Flyers) have no access to him in Russia. There's no opportunity to influence his emotional development so that he grows into a 200ft team-first player and not an "Amazing One Game and Disappears For the Next Three" player that you can't win with. The young Habs players here are surrounded with mentors that have "been there, done that". I suspect that if Michkov was in the CHL the Habs would have scooped him. They went with Big Picture thinking and took another excellent player.

[@bajjanitor]

"selfish players that don't always feel like playing. Some are saying Michkov can be like that." That's absolute nonsense. Anyone who has played or worked him and willing to go on record has said his obsession with winning is what caused friction in the locker room. That he, as a 17/18 year old, chewed out the shitty team he got lent out to because they were okay with losing. The complete opposite of "don't always feel like playing". "have no access to him in Russia. There's no opportunity to influence his emotional development" Also complete nonsense. There is absolutely nothing that hinders you from hiring as many people as you want to work with him. Hell, it's probably easier than doing it with a Canadian/American/Austrian/etc. player because Russian is poorer so it's super cheap to hire people to work with him.

[@francoispitre6292]

If we want to see MTL pick qc juniors and go hell bent on a star . you just have to bring back the Nordiques

[@franklininterviewsvancouve8605]

Simon "Musty" "Snake" Boisvert 😅

[@xanderbaldwyn3980]

Tony wife's = Quentin Musty 😂

[@pierre-yvesdubreuil9315]

So... when will we why Mailloux is ranked so low in Snake's mind? I assume it's his IQ....he semmed very articulate in his interviews...

[@TheDaysEnd]

Michkov wanted Philadelphia. Or so some news reports said. Montreal was never getting him.

[@matrixisreal2023]

Why Philadelphia ?

[@komirules]

Two times max if that. Probably 30-35 goals with 0 defensive awareness.

[@andrewwills8516]

Honey moon 🌖 he fell asleep 😆😝🤓

[@mrdave4714]

Maybe he will score 50 Snake, but Hughes did the homework for him not to pick him

[@tripooli]

it's not like grass snake is ever wrong

[@andym2913]

Tony, your show would be much better if you left your guests talk without interrupting constantly.

[@cyrillevienneau8446]

Explique moi le pourquoi je suis dans l'erreur si jamais Tony.....Deux questions,,, Qui est le meilleur joueur des Canadiens ? Suzuki , vous avez raisons,,, qui est le joueur le le plus spectaculaire et enfant chérie des fans ? Caufield,, vous ètes dans le mille alors si Montréal choisi Michkov la dynamique en prend un coup car tout les feux de la rampe vont être sur Michkov et Montréal avait peur qu'il prenait trop de place sans doute, de peur que Michkov devient plus gros que le logo,, Reinbecher va devenir un très bon défenseur mais... même si ils prônent que c'était un must un défenseur droitier c'est de la bouillie pour les chats car ex, Will Smith est disponible 5e Montréal prend qui ? Poser la question c'est y répondre voilà la vrai réponce . Son côté Russe n'a pas rapport non plus sinon pourquoi auraient-ils choisis 2 Russes 110 et 144e haha , une culture ça s'enseigne mais le talent et le statut de joueur hors de l'ordinaire en devenir ça change ben des affaires dans une équipe....

[@mrbone009]

Canadians can't name a star after the year 1950

[@boomer1049]

Plain and simple Mitchkov gave all teams the Jagr treatment. He clearly wanted to play for Philly all those other markets after Chicago aren't true hockey markets and no He didn't want to play in woke Canada!

[@alexpolidoro4126]

Haha! Simon the Snake... Vegas won without a 50 goal scorer! Michkov may score 50 but we will see in 3 years... Habs got themselves a fine overall defender that can play at both ends of the rink... Nice try Mister Le Expert.... GHG!

[@georgeo7639]

Snake "The same guy who would have picked Kakko over Hughes." "Tambellini , a steal for the Rangers." Nobody has a crystal ball. Wait & see before judging. Although it's fun talking smack.

[@stephaneferron5317]

Michkov will score 50 at the same time, Reinbacher will be in and out of the lineup trying to catch the 7th spot on the defensive squad , probably without merit only explain by an organization wasting time trying to validate a very very very bad pick Habs will regret that reainbacher pick for the next 20 years

[@patricklegault691]

How many defence men are under 6 feet in the NHL I gather not many his only two played in the last three rounds is nonsense.

[@dr.normanklack9111]

I hope they learned something from last year, don't rush this player into the NHL.

[@ygaudreault]

1h12m... come on Tony, stop simping for Hugues and the other guy. You really think Bergeron and other gm's didn't bring in people to develop the players. We will see in a few years if the new management is better at developing players.

[@mr.fraitz3241]

Dude, the amount of copium these guys are smoking is insane. Lol every excuse in the book to sell that terrible pick. Hilarious. 🎉😂

[@JD-jc8gp]

McCagg is coping so hard about Michkov. It's embarrassing.

[@EPB01872]

You should hear him pontificate about Russian politics. Yikes. He forgets he's a scout not a GM or head of state.

[@JD-jc8gp]

@@EPB01872 Yeah I followed Grant on Twitter for about 2 days. It got too much for me.

[@boomer1049]

Kril the Thrill was 23 for the record. I am losing faith in you very fast!

[@sb0182]

Reinbacher = Right-Handed BEN. CHIAROT !!! Michkov = Kaprisov / Zegras with BRETT HULL’s SHOT !!!! Period. Anyone who would take Reinbacher ahead of Michkov needs to quit hockey & look to get into another sport.

[@charland57]

The snake thinks big for a small player.

[@connorcozby3995]

Why doesn't Marinaro let the guests finish talking and complete their thoughts, instead of constantly interrupting them? Marinaro is a terrible interviewer who only wants to hear himself .

[@TRiKxSuPeRsTaRJJ]

Yea it was bad today

[@FrancoisBert]

Michkov will be sent to the Ukranian front. Snake is the best. I hope Musty becomes a star in the NHL.

[@JD-jc8gp]

In your dreams, fascist.

[@debbywillan5165]

Amateur hour this draft.

[@thedude6478]

I understand being disappointed and left perplexed about not drafting Michkov. Anyone following the team for more than a decade is dying for an offensive super star. Thing is, experts from teams that can’t afford to make draft mistakes passed on him. That’s not insignificant. Plus, who drafted him? A newbie GM looking to score big. Also, not insignificant. Deep breaths Habs fans. Snake Boisvert is entertaining and insightful but he doesn’t know everything.

[@nicholas-bz5sh]

Snake said Connor Geekie will be the top player from 22 draft. Geekie not a top 3 player on n the Winnipeg Ice. Clueless. That Guhle wont be a first line Canadians defensemen. Clueless. Says Bedard not bigger than Ncdavid. Oathetic. Bedard is stronger and bigger than Mcdavid at 17 than Mcdavid at 18. Snake has way more wrongs than rights

[@andrewwills8516]

Honey moon 🌖 he fell asleep 😆😝🤓