Michkov TOI through 7 games last year is 15:02. This year 15:09. He's getting a whopping 7 seconds more per game!
Last year the excuse was he couldn't skate because he was so out of shape. This year he's one of if not the most in shape person on the team. What's the excuse from Taco? If anyone noticed he's also being sneaky this year putting Michkov on the ice for the last 1-2 mins of each game during garbage time to boost those numbers.