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We’re talking about 2023 NHL Draft Prospect Matvei Michkov, and his lowering draft stock since the start of the year.
The 2023 NHL Entry Draft is filled with a lot of top NHL prospects. Some are elite, and others could be even seen as franchise NHL prospects. Names to look out for include Connor Bedard, Matvei Michkov, Adam Fantilli, Brayden Yager, Leo Carlsson, Calum Ritchie, Zach Benson, Cameron Allen, Dalibor Dvorsky, Charlie Stramel, Nate Danielson, Ethan Gauthier, Eduarde Sale, Otto Stenberg, Colby Barlow, Kasper Halttunen, Will Smith, Ryan Leonard, Quentin Musty, Oliver Moore, Riley Heidt, Andrew Cristall, Zeb Forsfjall, Theo Lindstein, Mikhail Gulyayev, Hunter Brzustewicz, Maxim Strbak, Gavin Brindley, William Whitelaw, Gabe Perreault, Lukas Dragicevic, Alex Ciernik, Caden Price, and Koehn Ziemmer.
This video is taking place after the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2022 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
This video is also taking place after 2022 NHL Season, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Finals.
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30 Comments
Russia might not let him go. Remember that Flyers goalie prospect? Very good players though.
Yeah I would avoid any Russian players at this point unless they are already here. Actually due to the war in the Ukraine , maybe all Russian players should be exempted until after the war.
he just is not as good overall as Carlsson, Fantilli or Bedard (as in aside from his goal scoring what is there compared to those 3). I would even argue Benson is the better player as well.
I think with Michkov, he started to fall down the rankings once he signed in Russia until 2026. As well, I saw a tweet, which I agree with, that after Russia invaded Ukraine, Michkov became bad defensively and he had “character issues”
Hopefully Michkov falls far enough for the Wild to draft him. Id love to see him and Kaprizov.
If teams pass on Michkov, they will be kicking themselves once he erupts and becomes an absolute game breaker. He can get out of his contract. If there is a will there is a way.
He’s the best player in this draft not named Bedard
Also SKA is known for this, force young stars to sign long term deals so the team that draft his rights have to buy out his contract. Just a way for them to make money
I'd like to see him go to Vancouver
The Ovechkin to the Crosby The Matthews to the McDavid and now The Mitchkov to the Bedard Coincedence I think not
he will be drafted, but not to NHL. you know what i mean
But where does Grant have him? lol
Hope he slides right to Habs at 6th
I would still pick him #2, I’d rather wait the 3 years for a kid with his potential then worry about who is nhl ready right now. You’re drafting for your future.
I feel like whoever gets Michkov will have couple more years to get more top prospects in the upcoming drafts and will have a core to build around
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To tell you the truth I don’t even think he goes in the top 10 in this draft.
Wouldn’t touch a Russian prospect till the 4th round
If he keeps slipping somehow and mtl can get him with Florida's pick? That would be amazing
Tanking to become a Red wing lmao
The Russian factor makes a big difference. There was always the KHL factor, but now with the war, who knows what the future will be.
The Pens had to wait two years after drafting Malkin for him to come over. I don’t think they care all that much about the two years he missed
He never grew dude is smaller than Bedard
We know what happened to Michkov. Russia invaded Ukraine and now we all hate/ignore everything Russian
Kuze, Podz, Mikheyev, Michkov 🇷🇺 go knux!
I really think that this situation makes only good for Michkov. Cause he will not face that wave of expectations. And he will get the opportunity to have a better team to develop
Michkov was drafted by the Charlottetown Islanders in the CHL import draft and if he was able to play in the QMJHL he would be flying up boards and if he can next year he'll again be a top prospect.
lol, he has best ppg in sochi whole team. better then most top5 russian players in their drafts
The Sharks aren’t picking this kid if he falls to number 4. I could see him landing in Arizona…worth the risk with all the prospects they have in their system. The Sharks can’t afford taking a chance on him.
Poor michkov. Amazing talent being overshadowed by the contract. Hopefully he can escape the contract somehow