Today it came out that the 18-year-old has been diagnosed with Pneumonia, a lung infection that can range from mild to life-threatening. The Star forward has already missed some games due to the illness and he will now likely miss many more.
While Pneumonia can be a very serious illness, it is less likely to be severe in Michkov's case due to his age. It likely will not hurt that he is a professional athlete in peak physical condition either.
Many scouts in the public community has Michkov ranked as high as 2nd overall. It was not that surprising to see him fall as far as 7th though given the geopolitics involved with Russian prospects right now. Many actually believed that he would fall to the Capitals at 8th overall so he could play with Alex Ovechkin.
