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Evaluating Matvei Michkov on the power play, and final thoughts on his rookie season

April 22, 2025

Apr 9, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing Matvei Michkov (39) skates the puck into the zone chased by New York Rangers defenseman Carson Soucy (24) during the first period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Schneidler-Imagn Images

Yesterday, Matvei Michkov's work at 5-on-5 during his rookie season was put under the microscope. Our findings? Michkov's talent is difficult to deny, both in terms of his production and the clear adjustments he has already made in his game to adapt to the NHL level.
Today, it's time to turn to his work on the power play and where I believe he would be deployed most effectively, before my final evaluation of Michkov's rookie campaign as a whole.

Power play. Those two words are enough to send shivers down the spine of most Philadelphia Flyers fans.
Abysmal is not a strong enough word for the level at which the Orange and Black’s man-up unit has been the last few years. In his first season in...

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