Absent from the NHL Combine and unknown to many, including NHL teams, it's no surprise that Matvei Michkov is going down in the polls. What's more, we learned last week that the young Russian wouldn't agree to talk to all NHL teams and the media when he's in Nashville for the draft. This announcement raised a few eyebrows, but now there's news. According to Bob McKenzie, the meetings have already begun. <q>A new piece of information has surfaced. Michkov has officially scheduled a few official interviews with NHL teams. These interviews will take place before the 2023 draft. - Bob McKenzie</q> This really confirms what we've been hearing, that Michkov picks and chooses who he'll talk to. At least there's development, and according to other sources, Kent Hughes and the Habs have their meeting with him. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Matvei Michkov will be a popular man at next week's NHL Draft. The top-ranked prospect among international skaters will be in Nashville for the event and multiple NHL teams have scheduled interviews with him prior to the draft (via <a href=https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>@TSNBobMcKenzie</a>): <a href=https://t.co/FtvSneY3IM>https://t.co/FtvSneY3IM</a>- TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) <a href=https://twitter.com/TSNHockey/status/1670779629425115138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 19, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> If there really is a meeting between the Canadiens and the young prodigy, it could really change everything. To be continued...