Which teams would be a good fit for Matvei Michkov?
The Philadelphia Flyers may have a big decision to make on their hands.
According to a report from ESPN NHL insider Kevin Weekes, young winger Matvei Michkov would like a new start with another team due to frustration with the Flyers’ success at the team level and his role within the organization.
On the flip side, according to Sportsnet’s Frank Seravalli, Flyers general manager Daniel Briere has no plans to trade the No. 7 overall pick from the 2023 NHL Draft away.
On Wednesday’s episode of Daily Faceoff LIVE, host Tyler Yaremchuk and co-host and former video coach Steve Peters discussed why the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and Seattle Kraken would be good fits for Michkov if the Flyers have a change of heart.
Tyler Yaremchuk: If they were, I like hypotheticals, Petey, if they were to move on from Matvei Michkov, who are some teams that you look at and go, ‘They should be making a phone call to Danny Briere.’?
Carter Hutton: There’s two teams that I think, I don’t know if these are realistic financially. I’m sorry, I’m not the cap guy, but Montreal. Couple reasons for Montreal: I like Demidov. I think the Russian connection is something that Russian players need. I think they need that camaraderie. I think it will help him off the ice to have a player like Demidov who he knows, he’s played with. I think that would be another addition for a small, skilled forward team that can help with more secondary offense, so I think it’s a good fit, Montreal’s got Reinbacher as a defenseman. He’s young, he can help the future in Philadelphia. So I like that one, and Detroit. Dude, what else can you do in Detroit? You need to do something, and so maybe bring in Michkov, a guy that can help your scoring immediately, and you’ve got players that aren’t playing. Edvinsson’s sitting in another country right now, so what’s the loss? What’s the benefit? I do think you’re going to need someone up the middle of the ice, I know Philadelphia wants some center-ice depth. Can Kasper be included in that deal? So those are the two teams, for me, that I think if there were to be a trade, those are the two teams that I think you should look at.
Tyler Yaremchuk: I had Detroit as well, and then the team that always kind of pops to my mind when there is a talented young player like this out there, Seattle. We know Seattle is starved for like a big-name talent, and if they think Michkov can be that guy, I’m curious if they’re a team who would make the call.
You can watch the full segment and the rest of the episode below…
