He also says he thinks the organization sees Michkov as too one-dimensional. It blows my mind that the team cares so much about that when that “one dimension” is something the team has been missing for 40 years.
No you can’t win a Cup with all offense, but you can’t win with a top-6 filled with good two-way, 60-point players, which has been the strategy for decades
wolceniscool
Florida made the finals while being the smallest in the league. We’ve added 2 6’3 guys in each and dach and slaf. Moneyhab is back and is another 6’2 iirc. I think you can make a solid argument about drafting him regardless.
As for his alleged attitude problems, hopefully he wouldn’t be so arrogant as to dismiss a hall of famer with the same stature coaching him.
I think we’ll do good regardless who we pick.
slowflo123
Picking at 5 should go for best player available, full stop. Drafting for need later in the draft is fine, but there are certain guys that are only available through the draft.
DogNard
So what’s Ryan Leonard’s nickname going to be?
bosomarly
Im gonna feel much better about this when he drops to Washington at 8
DelugeQc
That draft cant come too fast. Boring reading for the past week or so. ”Specialists” giving their 2 cents about things they have no control over and that can go wither ways for every single teams except for the Hawks. I mean, I read that Anaheim was going over Fantili for the russian kid, come on now…
noragepetit
Avoir 1 gars un peu plus petit par trio cest tu tant grave? Un trio avec Slaf- PLD- Michkov je vois pas le probleme
Ghost_Idol
Of course, when you look at our roster, first thing you can think about is “No way we need more offense” /s. Also, what a bonehead argument. “We already have Caufield, why would we want a bigger superstar? Even tho we drafted Slaf and one of the reasons was to explicitely not reach for size in future drafts. And even tho taking the short player with better offensive abilities has paid out quitte well. Oh well, lets reach for a “project””. So tired of this, we should be grateful that we didnt score the 1OA because I swear the management would have done everything to persuade themselves Bedard is too risky.
TheSmallLebowsky1
Imagine having “two Caufield” , the horror.
Physical-Asparagus48
I don’t think anyone, including the media, will have a clue who they are taking until they make the pick next week.
epoidacapo
This is the kind of argument you make when drafting a roster on paper, but in reality you really do want someone as dangerous offensively as Cole/Michkov etc. on the ice at all times (at least at even strength and PP).
If all 12 forwards were like this and the team isn’t going anywhere, then it’d make sense to shake things up. But even then, you draft BPA and then make moves based on asset value.
crissdecaliss
Leonard is an inch or two bigger than Michkov. This is nonsense
kavghanistan
Man I love Arpon but this is not a good take. Michkov is a generational talent. If we’re ignoring the Russian factor, this is a guy with top 2 talent in the last what, 8 drafts?
I don’t care if our top line doesn’t exceed 5″11″ if they score a combined 150 goals every season. If you’re concerned about size, look for bigger players to fill roles via trade or free agency. You will not find or acquire a player like Michkov any other way than by drafting him.
Hockey4Life27
So drafting for need again. Just chose the BPA. These are the same guys who will complain they picked off positional need.
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Full article: https://theathletic.com/4616366/2023/06/22/matvei-michkov-2023-nhl-draft/
He also says he thinks the organization sees Michkov as too one-dimensional. It blows my mind that the team cares so much about that when that “one dimension” is something the team has been missing for 40 years.
No you can’t win a Cup with all offense, but you can’t win with a top-6 filled with good two-way, 60-point players, which has been the strategy for decades
Florida made the finals while being the smallest in the league. We’ve added 2 6’3 guys in each and dach and slaf. Moneyhab is back and is another 6’2 iirc. I think you can make a solid argument about drafting him regardless.
As for his alleged attitude problems, hopefully he wouldn’t be so arrogant as to dismiss a hall of famer with the same stature coaching him.
I think we’ll do good regardless who we pick.
Picking at 5 should go for best player available, full stop. Drafting for need later in the draft is fine, but there are certain guys that are only available through the draft.
So what’s Ryan Leonard’s nickname going to be?
Im gonna feel much better about this when he drops to Washington at 8
That draft cant come too fast. Boring reading for the past week or so. ”Specialists” giving their 2 cents about things they have no control over and that can go wither ways for every single teams except for the Hawks. I mean, I read that Anaheim was going over Fantili for the russian kid, come on now…
Avoir 1 gars un peu plus petit par trio cest tu tant grave? Un trio avec Slaf- PLD- Michkov je vois pas le probleme
Of course, when you look at our roster, first thing you can think about is “No way we need more offense” /s. Also, what a bonehead argument. “We already have Caufield, why would we want a bigger superstar? Even tho we drafted Slaf and one of the reasons was to explicitely not reach for size in future drafts. And even tho taking the short player with better offensive abilities has paid out quitte well. Oh well, lets reach for a “project””. So tired of this, we should be grateful that we didnt score the 1OA because I swear the management would have done everything to persuade themselves Bedard is too risky.
Imagine having “two Caufield” , the horror.
I don’t think anyone, including the media, will have a clue who they are taking until they make the pick next week.
This is the kind of argument you make when drafting a roster on paper, but in reality you really do want someone as dangerous offensively as Cole/Michkov etc. on the ice at all times (at least at even strength and PP).
If all 12 forwards were like this and the team isn’t going anywhere, then it’d make sense to shake things up. But even then, you draft BPA and then make moves based on asset value.
Leonard is an inch or two bigger than Michkov. This is nonsense
Man I love Arpon but this is not a good take. Michkov is a generational talent. If we’re ignoring the Russian factor, this is a guy with top 2 talent in the last what, 8 drafts?
I don’t care if our top line doesn’t exceed 5″11″ if they score a combined 150 goals every season. If you’re concerned about size, look for bigger players to fill roles via trade or free agency. You will not find or acquire a player like Michkov any other way than by drafting him.
So drafting for need again. Just chose the BPA. These are the same guys who will complain they picked off positional need.