Fansided · 6 days ago
Matvei Michkov's ice time isn't reflecting the narrative
The conversation around Matvei Michkov continuously revolves around his ice time. It's a nightly occurrence to look at the time-on-ice chart, count how many players are above Michkov, and discuss why it keeps happening. Excuses are made for why one player should be playing over another or vice versa. But the argument fails to look at the bigger picture and only sees one set of numbers.
Michkov is averaging 15:54 per game, the sixth most on the team. Remove the centers, who have more responsibilities and typically see more ice time, and he is third among the other forwards. It is more than last season and less than a minute off his rookie season.