New worrying statement concerning Matvei Michkov for the Montreal Canadiens fans
Monday, TVA Sports journalist Anthony Martineau dropped an article that created quite a stir. He had indeed met with Matvei Michkov's current assistant coach, who asserted that the young forward won't be held back by his KHL team at the end of the 2025-2026 season.
Martineau also met Dmitri Zavgorodniy, a teammate of the Russian prodigy with HC Sochi, who also previously played in the QMJHL, with the Rimouski Oceanic. Zavgorodniy stated that Michkov is the perfect player for the Canadiens:
As if that wasn't enough, the TVA Sports journalist followed up in the evening. He posted a never-before-seen video on his Twitter account showing the young Russian sensation in training. See how he is a magician, much like Alex Kovalev was, with the puck!
Canadiens' fans were now all won over!
But Tuesday evening, it was Mathias Brunet's turn to give them a cold shower, with rather worrying information.
Indeed, the La Presse journalist mentioned during his daily column on BPM Sports, that the young man's entourage is not the healthiest. So much so that Brunet is starting to lose hope, not because of his abilities on the ice, but because of everything that is happening off of it.
Brunet, however, is confident of Michkov's success in the NHL. However, it remains to be seen whether he can positively contribute to a team's success.
We remember that the Canadiens have had their fair share of players whose entourage was controlling. Just think of Alex Galchenyuk, whose father was constantly giving him advice. We saw how it all ended for the Canadiens' 3rd overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft.
You can listen to the full excerpt from BPM Sports.
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| Indifferent | 143 | 24.8 % |
| Happy | 88 | 15.3 % |
| Disappointed | 183 | 31.8 % |
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