Even before the draft took place last June, people were already talking about the risks surrounding the selection of Matvei Michkov. Not only was there a lot of negative talk about the young man's attitude, the team that was going to take him would have no say in his development in the KHL, and that's exactly what's happening. Daniel Brière must be furious right now, with Michkov being passed over by his team. There's even talk that he could be traded to a weaker team. <q>I just saw this, but Matvei Michkov appears to have been scratched from the lineup for SKA's opening game. Ivan Demidov (2024), however, is in uniform and playing on the 4th line, being a year younger. This after Michkov was scratched during the preseason. The chess game begins? Hang in there, Flyers fans. - Marco D'Amico</q> So it's Alex Galchenyuk playing on the first trio and preferred to Michkov. Knowing what the former Tricolore is capable of giving in the league, it's scary. Mishkov should be a priority for his coach, but that's clearly not the case. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/DLCoulisses/status/1697991125724754365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1697991125724754365%7Ctwgr%5Ee2be7ef6c9d1e4852e5ed14b6ab777c7b38a7dd8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.habsetlnh.com%2FCoup-de-theatre-Matvei-Michkov-sur-le-point-de-changer-dequipe-pour-une-raison-absurde-272103'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.marqueur.com/news/index.php?no=271820' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Credit: Marker</a>