Matvei Michkov Just Got Caught Flopping Again and the NHL Made Him Pay
The Philadelphia Flyers' 21-year-old right wing Matvei Michkov got hit with a $2,000 fine on Tuesday for diving and embellishment. This is his second offense in less than four months, and the league is clearly not amused.
A Pattern Forming
This wasn't Michkov's first trip to the penalty box for hitting the ice a little too dramatically. Back on December 3, when the Flyers beat the Buffalo Sabres, he got a warning for his first diving infraction. Fast forward to March 24 and a loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, and he's at it again. This time, the NHL decided a warning wasn't going to cut it anymore. Hence the fine.
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Despite the embellishment issues, Michkov is putting up solid numbers for Philadelphia this season. Through 76 games, the young forward has racked up 43 points on 17 goals and 26 assists. So the talent is there. The question now is whether he's going to learn to keep his feet under him and play it straight, or if the NHL is going to keep docking his paycheck every time he takes a dive.
Michkov and the Flyers will have to move forward knowing the league is watching. For a player still developing his game in the NHL, accumulating fines for bad habits isn't the path to becoming a franchise cornerstone.
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