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.
| POLL | ||
JUIN 3 | 576 ANSWERS New worrying statement concerning Matvei Michkov for the Montreal Canadiens fans Your reaction if the Habs ignore Michkov? | ||
| Indifferent | 143 | 24.8 % |
| Happy | 88 | 15.3 % |
| Disappointed | 183 | 31.8 % |
| Extremely disappointed | 162 | 28.1 % |
| List of polls | ||
![Feb 15, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington (50) in the third period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game against Team United States at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images](https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/medium/531078.webp "Feb 15, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington (50) in the third period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game against Team United States at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images")
![Feb 15, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington (50) stops Team United States forward Matthew Tkachuk (19) in the first period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images](https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/medium/531009.webp "Feb 15, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington (50) stops Team United States forward Matthew Tkachuk (19) in the first period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images")
![Feb 13, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team USA forward Matthew Tkachuk (19) celebrates his goal against Team Finland in the third period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images](https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/medium/530954.webp "Feb 13, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team USA forward Matthew Tkachuk (19) celebrates his goal against Team Finland in the third period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images")
![Feb 20, 2025; Boston, MA, USA; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team USA forward Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates scoring against Team Canada during the first period during the 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey championship game at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images](https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/medium/530884.webp "Feb 20, 2025; Boston, MA, USA; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team USA forward Brady Tkachuk (7) celebrates scoring against Team Canada during the first period during the 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey championship game at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images")
![Feb 17, 2025; Boston, MA, USA; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington (50) during the second period in a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game against Team Finland at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images](https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/medium/530730.webp "Feb 17, 2025; Boston, MA, USA; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington (50) during the second period in a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game against Team Finland at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images")
