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Moment of the season: Mishkov jokes about his two goals against the Habs
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Matvei Michkov is not one of the three finalists for the Calder.

But that doesn’t mean he had a bad season.

Far from it, in fact: the Flyers player finished his first campaign in the Bettman circuit with 63 points, which is more than respectable for a 20-year-old.

He had a great time in his first season in North America, and talked about it in an interview with RG Media.

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.

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?

Nevertheless, his answer raises questions.

Or maybe he was trying to send a message to the Habs organization.

Note that in the interview in question, Mishkov talked about his reaction with Ivan Demidov.

The two guys are friends off the ice and talk regularly together.

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!


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