ESPN names Matvey Michkov top NHL breakout candidate for new season
ESPN's breakout list for the NHL season also has Wood, Perreault and Misa, while Raddysh, Johnston and Zacha are expected to take a step back.
ESPN has named six players for whom the coming NHL regular season could be a breakthrough, with Philadelphia's Matvey Michkov at the head of the list.
The others are Matthew Wood of Nashville, Gabe Perreault of the Rangers, Michael Misa of San Jose, Luke Evangelista of New Jersey and Jimmy Snuggerud of St Louis.
The same piece names five players from whom a step back is expected: Anthony Mantha of New Jersey, Pavel Zacha of Boston, Darren Raddysh of Toronto, Nick Schmaltz of Utah and Wyatt Johnston of Dallas.
If ESPN's reading holds, Michkov's role in Philadelphia and the fortunes of Raddysh in Toronto and Johnston in Dallas are the ones to watch when the season opens.
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