The name of Matvei Michkov is on everyone's lips right now. The talent of the young Russian player is undeniable, but his situation is rather insecure for NHL teams. According to many, this is the only reason why he could be drafted. To add another layer, prospect expert Kyle Woodlief made a major statement that speaks volumes about Mishkov's potential: <q>If I go back in time, in the last 13 drafts, he would be first overall in at least 11 of them, except for McDavid and Bedard's. - Kyle Woodlief</q> If you read between the lines, that means Michkov would have been ranked ahead of those 11 players: - Taylor Hall (2010) - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011) - Nail Yakupov (2012) - Nathan MacKinnon (2013) - Aaron Ekblad (2014) - Auston Matthews (2016) - Nico Hischier (2017) - Rasmus Dahlin (2018) - Jack Hughes (2019) - Alexis Lafrenière (2020) - Owen Power (2021) - Juraj Slafkovsky (2022) <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=fr dir=ltr>Another expert he is part of the Red Line report which is the bible of the agents and teams of the NHL when comes the time to evaluate the draft . <br>Michkov for him would have come out first overall in 11 of the last 13 drafts!!!, he would have been 2nd only the year Bedard and Mc David! <a href=https://t.co/FmY4Fly2F3>https://t.co/FmY4Fly2F3</a>- David Ettedgui (@EttedguiDavid) <a href=https://twitter.com/EttedguiDavid/status/1656716837474672640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>May 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> Also according to Woodlief, Mishkov is far from a consolation prize, he's a whole hockey player, a generational talent. Credit: <a href='https://www.letsgohabs.com/lnh/nouvelles/Un-expert-a-classe-Matvei-Michkov-lors-des-13-derniers-repechages-et-le-resultat-est-completement-fou' class='link_marker' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Letsgohabs.com</a>