Earlier this week it was reported that the 18-year-old offensive dynamo had been diagnosed with Pneumonia. His last game came on December 1st, nearly a week ago.
Pneumonia is a lung infection with a wide range of outcomes. For some it can be relatively mild with relatively little treatment required but for others it can be a serious situation. Michkov seems to be dealing with a particularly stubborn case as it is now being reported that he will likely not return until after Christmas.
Michkov is 1st on his KHL club in points per game and 2nd in points outright, despite playing 6 fewer games than the team leader. He still has a 6 point lead on the team's 3rd top scorer as well despite playing 6 fewer games.
There is no doubt that Michkov has been electric this season. He is without a doubt one of the best, if not the best NHL affiliated prospect in the world not playing in the NHL itself.
We wish Michkov a speedy recovery.
POLL | ||
DÉCEMBRE 7 | 75 ANSWERS Matvei Michkov's Return to Play Revealed Do you think Michkov will be looked back on as one of the biggest draft steals of the decade? | ||
Yes | 40 | 53.3 % |
No | 35 | 46.7 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mitch Marner | 2 | - | 2 | |
Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
Dylan Guenther | - | 1 | 1 | |
Michael Kesselring | - | 1 | 1 | |
Fraser Minten | - | 1 | 1 | |
Mikhail Sergachev | - | 1 | 1 | |
Chris Tanev | - | 1 | 1 | |
John Tavares | - | 1 | 1 | |
Simon Benoit | - | - | - | |
Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | - | - | - | |
Barrett Hayton | - | - | - | |
Pontus Holmberg | - | - | - | |
Clayton Keller | - | - | - | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |