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<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Billy316</b></div><div>You arent wrong
That said SKA St Petersberg a top 5 team in the KHL pretty much every years without fail.
They chose not to use their drafted pick Michkov more then a single game loaning him to the ARZ Coyotes of the KHL in HK Sochi
Im not convinced he'll be able to make the Jump straight to the NHL if he had 5 Russians and a Russian Coach.
I think either way he starts in the AHL and works his way up cause his game is 100% purely offense alone and nothing else.
No Standout Size or Speed or Defensive Prowess. Cant even call him a Special Teams Players as he's never seen a PK unit as the coaches dont trust him there

Only way i see him making the jump directly is if he was traded to the NYR and Breadman mentored him or to TBL with Kucherov doing the same.
They will assure he pushes himself to levels he's just flat out chosen not to up to this point in time.
If you're an Offensive Stud who cant play Defense and you got size its fine but when you weigh at much as many Female Hockey Players and few mens, thats an issue
If he had the speed and willingness to back check to cover his mistakes he woulda been on his draft club instead of loaned out to a rival they didnt take seriously (for good reason)

Michkov joins the Flyers playing their style at his size and he'll get Lindros'd before he gets a chance to shine</div></div>

Most of Flyers fanbase understands this and kinda wanted him to progress more in KHL, but hes not getting played in SKA soooooo its time to bring him over and teach him a bit ourselves for 1-2 years. Having Torts do that is a nightmare, but what choice do we have...