Despite the Flyers holding Michkov's NHL rights, they will have zero control over his development. This was one of the other reasons why teams were weary about selecting him. Now, we're seeing first hand why. While Michkov started off extremely strong during the preseason, he has since seen his ice time cut dramatically.
Michkov has logged just 8 minutes and 5 minutes of ice time over the course of his last two games, respectively. If that wasn't bad enough the young phenom found himself a healthy scratch in yesterday's game.
Obviously, with a player who is as highly skilled as Michkov is, you have to imagine he'll be able to turn this all around once he gets into a groove. However, I'm sure it is certainly a concern in Philadelphia, knowing that Michkov's important developmental years are well outside of their realm of control.