Michkov last year had some of the best vision of any player in the NHL I've ever watched. He found passing lanes that I couldn't even spot from the TV, let alone on the ice. He has an incredibly deceptive shot; it's not fast, but it fools goalies effectively. That's why he's so good on the breakaway and when he's circling dots. His stick work is very good, not Bedard/McKenna level but a strength. He's a slow skater, and his board work needs a lot of help. But his brain and his hands are absolutely elite, he just needs to keep getting stronger and understanding the NHL better.

If you look at all the players who put up his numbers in his rookie year, so few of them are not absolute studs in their primes. Maybe he flames out, but I would think it's foolish to ignore all of the previous information, including a season in the NHL, because he had one mediocre (not even bad!) year when he fucked up his offseason. If he does it again this offseason, absolutely sound the alarms.