Matvei Michkov and the Montreal Canadiens: a former member of the organization has just revealed a big clue about the probable intentions of Kent Hughes
The Canadiens will be drafting in the fifth position at the next NHL draft, which will take place in Nashville this coming June.
While some experts are already speculating on Kent Hughes' selection, a former coach of the Canadiens didn't want to speculate too much about the identity of the prospect who will be the organization's choice with the fifth pick.
This is at least the opinion of Michel Therrien during his appearance on the show 'La Poche Bleue' at noon on TVA Sports. According to him, the team should go with the best player available during the Canadiens' draft round.
Therrien also commented on the situation surrounding Russian prospect Matvei Michkov, who many experts see as being the second-best player of the 2023 draft, obviously behind Connor Bedard.
It's still unknown what will happen with the young Russian forward, but Therrien made an interesting comparison with the selection of Logan Mailloux two years ago.
While this comparison may be interesting, it remains that the two situations are completely different and that Michkov's situation could very well cool other NHL teams' interest in selecting him in the first round, which was the case with Mailloux and the Flyers in 2021.
Even though most of us are quite familiar with the situation surrounding Matvei Michkov, there are still teams who won't be afraid to take the risk of selecting him early in the upcoming draft, especially a team that isn't in a hurry to draft a player who could help them quickly.
Somewhat like the situation of the Canadiens who could take this risk and wait a few seasons before seeing the young prospect land in North America.
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