It’s no secret that Matvei Michkov didn’t have the season he wanted to have with the Philadelphia Flyers. He saw a decrease in overall production, a decrease in minutes, and while he did have a solid post-Olympic break, all of that good play was washed away after eight forgettable games and two healthy scratches in the playoffs.
His name and what he is planning to do this summer to start next season on the right foot, was a massive topic of conversation at exit interviews on Tuesday. Mich...
Dan Vladar still sees the exact moment that ended the Philadelphia Flyers season. The starting netminder that has risen from being just some no-name backup to being one of the better goalies in the NHL, still watches that puck float past his head and across the goal line to hand the Carolina Hurricanes the series.
It was an extremely tough watch and still is to this day. Despite the Flyers beating out the preseason odds, making the playoffs, and beating the archrival Pittsburgh Penguins i...
The Philadelphia Flyers transformed their group of defensemen into being one of the strongest areas of their team. Let's take a deeper look.
Matvei Michkov sat down for his exit interviews Tuesday morning in what most fans thought was going to be the most interesting exit interview for the Philadelphia Flyers in quite some time.
With all the noise surrounding Michkov about his potentially unstable future with the Flyers and how head coach Rick Tocchet might not be his biggest fan right now, and just other annoying stuff when you just want to enjoy watching a player you like on the ice — it was going to be a hot ticket to get r...
This season was a massive step forward for the Flyers, but they were no match for the heavily favored Carolina Hurricanes.
Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett had to miss the entire second round of the playoffs due to injury and it was a complete mystery until now.
In a letter to fans from the player himself that was released by the Flyers on Tuesday morning, Tippett revealed that he was unable to play in the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes due to an internal bleeding issue that he sustained while playing in the first round against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Philadelphia Flyers have is...
The Philadelphia Flyers will do their exit interviews in the next few days, then will head off to various places most likely for a little rest and relaxation before returning to their normal offseason regimens in preparation for training camp. However, for a few others, it will most likely be their farewell from the Flyers as they start the next chapter of their National Hockey League careers elsewhere. We take a look at three Flyers who most likely won’t be with the club when the 2026-27 seas...
The Philadelphia Flyers were swept by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round, four games against the best defensive team in the playoffs, and the result exposed two things that have been true about this organization all season.
The goaltending and the wings are legitimate.
The center position needs work.
Flyers centers combined to score four goals across ten playoff games this spring. That needs to be fixed before this team becomes a true contender.
Sam Carchidi of The Hockey News...
*According the Philadelphia’s #1 Hockey Beat Writer Charlie O’Connor, the Flyers will begin their exit interviews today. Evidently they’re being split up into a few days this week. Will, as always, be interesting to see what comes out of these. Anyhoo, it what will almost certainly be the first of a million things just like this over the summer, Rick Tocchet made some comments about Matvei Michkov on a radio show. [ BSH ]
*Everyone’s favorite insider, Elliotte Friedman, also had some thin...
It was far too short, and went the wrong way. In the end, the Flyers were two bounces from playing Game 5 Monday night in Carolina tied at two games apiece. However, it wasn’t meant to be. Regardless, some players stood out a bit more than others, either for the right or wrong reasons. Here then is our grades for each Flyer player that dressed for any of the four games. And we’ll start from the net out.
Goaltender
Dan Vladar
After shutting out Pittsburgh twice in the opening rou...
The Philadelphia Flyers saluted the crowd following their heartbreaking overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes that ended their season on Saturday night.
It was a successful season overall for the Flyers, but the talking points in the days after the loss continue to be around Matvei Michkov.
Michkov was a healthy scratch for the second time this postseason in that Game 4 loss, and he was noticeably absent from a photo shared of the Flyers at the Phillies game on Sunday afternoon. T...
How can they make sure Matvei Michkov has a productive summer?
It’s certainly at the top of the mind of just about every single fan of this team. After having a fairly disappointing sophomore season, full of controversy surrounding how the coach is handling his ice time and how he came into this season fairly unprepared conditioning-wise; how Matvei Michkov approaches this summer is top priority.
What we saw last season was outstanding for a rookie. What we saw this season was a step...
The major storyline that continued through the entire Philadelphia Flyers season is how Matvei Michkov had a disappointing sophomore season and how his relationship with new head coach Rick Tocchet was put in the public eye. And now the coach has expressed what he wants to see from him this summer and next season, right after the team was eliminated from the playoffs.
It is true — Michkov following up his 63-point rookie campaign with just 20 goals and 51 points and having a game highligh...
*The Flyers really seemed to give it their all in Saturday night’s Game 4, but in the end, it was just not enough to overcome what is a very, very good Carolina Hurricanes team. Boys did their best. Recap !
*Because this team can never simply be normal, Rick Tocchet decided to scratch Matvei Michkov in what was, obviously, the biggest game of the season. So that’s cool. [ BSH ]
*But yeah, it’s hard to be mad at where this season ended up. Running into a team on what is shaping up to ...
The Philadelphia Flyers just got kicked out of the playoffs thanks to being swept by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round. But, there are still some things to take away from that series.
They may have lost four straight games, but they were not all stinkers and complete blowouts to a team who feels destined to finally break through and finish the season on a high note. There are things to learn from this series and let’s go over them — the good and the bad.
Flyers’ power play ...
The Philadelphia Flyers made some huge strides in their rebuild this season, making it to the second round of the playoffs (before running headlong into the Mack truck that is the Carolina Hurricanes). The two playoff rounds of experience will be a huge boost to the team as they move forward into next season. But there are some areas to address, and some changes to be made. Let's take a look at three Flyers who might have played their last games in Philly. Rasmus Ristolainen ...
At the end of the night, Dan Vladar’s glove got a piece of the shot, but the puck trickled over it and into the net. The Flyers goaltender smashed his stick against the post and could be heard screaming in frustration. Philadelphia lost 3-2 in overtime, shook hands with Carolina, and got a loud ovation from the Flyer fans who stuck around to send them off.
The goaltender, who never had any playoff starts before this 2025-26 season, finished the night with a .925 save percentage, stopping ...
The Carolina Hurricanes made history on Saturday by becoming the first team under the current Stanley Cup Playoff format to sweep its first two series with a 3-2 overtime win in Game 4 over the Philadelphia Flyers. The second line of Logan Stankoven, Taylor Hall and Jackson Blake was excellent yet again, providing all of […]
For the majority of the regular season, fans were trying to figure out a way that the Philadelphia Flyers could get rid of their captain, Sean Couturier. Whether it was a buyout or attaching draft picks to him to send him to some other team that could take on his sizeable contract, he was seen as an ineffective player that was taking up a roster spot. That was until these past couple of months when the team and the fans needed him most.
All it took was a different role for Cotuurier to ta...
Jackson Blake scored his second goal of the game at 5:31 of overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes nipped the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 to complete the sweep at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday. Blake also drew an assist on Logan Stankoven’s marker, Taylor Hall had three helpers, and Frederik Andersen made 15 stops for the Hurricanes, who are a perfect 8-0 in the postseason. Tyson Foerster and Alex Bump scored, and Dan Vladar finished with 37 saves for the Flyers.
Kirill Kaprizov had a goal ...
Never are there meteorologists talking about hurricane season in the middle of May, but the Carolina Hurricanes swept through Philadelphia tonight, destroying the hopes and dreams of the Flyers and their fans. It's been a long time since a team has opened the playoffs with two-straight playoff series wins by sweeps, but the Hurricanes have written their names alongside the handful of teams who have. The scary part is that this dominance may continue as the Hurricanes now have a pile of time to...
Facing elimination for the first time, the Philadelphia Flyers had their home ice and new blood in the lineup. Carolina was attempting to be the first team since the 1985 Edmonton Oilers to open the playoffs with eight straight wins. Missing Noah Cates, Owen Tippett, and now Matvei Michkov, the Flyers did what they do best: lean on Dan Vladar. William Carrier also leaned on Vladar, taking a goal off the board for Carolina, and for the second time in the series, they needed overtime to settle t...
The Carolina Hurricanes picked up a 3-2 overtime win in Game 4 over the Philadelphia Flyers to secure their spot in the Eastern Conference Final, becoming the first team to go 8-0 through the first two rounds under the NHL’s current playoff format. Just as they did in Game 2, the Flyers came out of […]
The Philadelphia Flyers are pulling out all the stops for their Game 4 must win contest Saturday evening against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. And it appears they’re putting in two young blue-chip prospects for the National Hockey League playoff debuts, while scratching another.
Although nothing was officially confirmed during the pre-game warmup skate, forward Jett Luchanko and defenseman Oliver Bonk are in for contest while winger Matvei Michkov is a healthy scratch. The lines were ...
The Philadelphia Flyers are trying to stave off playoff elimination on Saturday night as they face the treacherous and embarrassing 3-0 series deficit to the Carolina Hurricanes. In an effort to not hand the Hurricanes the series and keep their postseason undefeated streak alive, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet could be making some lineup changes — and it could include putting in a very young defenseman on the blue line.
After Saturday morning’s optional skate, head coach Rick Tocchet hint...