It's incredible that a player as talented as Matvei Michkov is seen as outside the top-5 by many experts and observers. Certainly, the situation in Russia, combined with his KHL contract, is a game-changer, but Craig Button has made a very good point to show people that there's nothing to worry about. <q>I don't see any risk in drafting Michkov. Russians always land in the NHL. - Craig Button</q> That's true in a way. Look at Artemi Panarin, Kirill Kaprizov, even Nikita Gusev who was loudly chanting that he would never come to the NHL. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Craig Button on drafting Matvei Michkov: <br><br>👇👇👇 <a href=https://t.co/N161n53ePk>pic.twitter.com/N161n53ePk</a>- /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) <a href=https://twitter.com/HabsOnReddit/status/1668369465925304324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> The reality is that Michkov has a dream: to play in the NHL and win the Stanley Cup. According to Button, he'll enter the league at 21 and cost less than a million a season until he's 24, while scoring between 90 and 100 points. Obviously, this is a projection, but it speaks volumes about his talent and his intentions to come and play in North America. Credit: <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=fr dir=ltr>Craig Button even goes so far as to say he sees no risk in selecting the Russian → <a href=https://t.co/PUcNMHvLHf>https://t.co/PUcNMHvLHf</a>- DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) <a href=https://twitter.com/DLCoulisses/status/1668437754349330433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8>