
But that doesn’t mean he had a bad season.
He was asked, “What was your favorite moment of the season?” and his answer was, how can I put this… weird?
Probably the home game against Montreal. I almost scored a hat trick, but I hit the post. I was on fire that night.
But honestly, I’m kidding: the most special moment was scoring my first NHL goal. – Matvei Michkov
Everyone knows that the Canadiens decided not to select him with the 5th overall pick in 2023.
And clearly, it’s easy to feel that Michkov really enjoyed himself against the Habs in Philly, scoring twice… even if he won’t openly say he enjoyed hurting the Canadiens that night.
In this full Q&A with Matvei Michkov, the young star talks about:
His Calder snub
His Relationship with Ivan Demidov
And some serious praise for Lane Hutson’s rookie season.
Full interview below: https://t.co/XHzmxc5H6c
– Marco D’Amico (@mndamico) May 21, 2025
Did Mishkov say this in the context of wishing he’d played for the Canadiens? Or is it more in the context that he enjoyed scoring twice against the team that ignored him?
Mishkov says he wanted to congratulate the Canadiens player after his first NHL game… and he also says that Demidov’s playoff experience will help him become even better in the future.
Oh, and the Flyers’ player also wanted to give Lane Hutson some flowers, saying he was really good.
Michkov considers Canadiens fans lucky to have a player like Hutson in Montreal… and he’s right!
Overtime
– News from CF Montreal practice :
#CFMTL this Wednesday PM at Centre Nutrilait :
Fabian Herbers, Luca Petrasso and George Campbell are with the group today.
Joel Waterman is not practicing today. He’s in load management.
Hennadii Synchuk, Bryce Duke, Caden Clark and Dominic Iankov are the… pic.twitter.com/vuuP4BNPYh
– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) May 21, 2025
– At least he’s making the effort!
TIL Wyatt Johnston is fluent in French pic.twitter.com/zZJQ4F0CiH
– Michael Dixon (@mdixonair) May 21, 2025
– Happy reading.
Cracking open the notebook, on breaking Canes pressure, unlucky no. 13, fallout from Ghost/Marchand, and more … https://t.co/EN0UvGxnwS
– Eric Engels (@EricEngels) May 21, 2025
– Go Felix!
Auger-Aliassime in the quarters in Hamburghttps://t.co/EgFXSAluzW
– RDS (@RDSca) May 21, 2025