Michkov is as close to matching Connor Bedard from a skill level as anyone in the 2023 NHL Draft. But...
It wasn’t that long ago that scouts were starting to wonder if Matvei Michkov was going to overtake Connor Bedard as the top prospect for the 2023 NHL Draft.
That creativity, and pure, raw talent, were especially evident down the stretch. After he missed the start of the season with an injury and was unable to produce anything with SKA St. Petersburg, the club loaned him out to the bottom-feeding HK Sochi to get immediate ice time. It worked. “He’s as close to Bedard as anyone just based on pure talent and scoring ability,” a scout said. “He finds ways to blow your mind every game.”So, what’s the issue?
A lot of NHL teams either lessened their Russian scouting core, stopped sending crossover scouts or just pulled everyone out of Russia altogether following the start of the conflict between the country and Ukraine. So a lot of the looks teams had on Michkov were through video, which doesn’t give you the same frame of reference.
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