Sabres Daily: Hughes Named Canucks Captain; Michkov Moved

The Vancouver Canucks named defenseman Quinn Hughes the 15th captain in team history on Monday. The 23-year-old completed his fourth season with Vancouver with 76 points (7 goals, 69 assists) in 78 games.

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Michkov Moved

Philadelphia Flyers 2023 first-rounder Matvei Michkov for the second year in a row struggled to get playing time with SKA St. Petersburg, who has his KHL rights. Last season, the 18-year-old forward played three games before being loaned out to HC Sochi, where he scored 20 points in 27 games. On Monday, after playing just one game for SKA, Michkov was loaned back to Sochi to get more playing time and a primary role with a lower-division club.

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