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Matvei Michkov is doing all he can to show up to Philadelphia Flyers training camp in shape after his coach called him out for not doing so last year. Improving in specific areas should help him gain Tocchet's trust.
Would Oilers captain Connor McDavid want to join the Flyers? Are the Penguins looking at Shane Wright? Are the Blues still interested in Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin?
It’s time to finish our rankings of the Flyers’ top-10 prospects. On Sunday, we ranked the team’s 10th through 6th […] The post Flyers Prospect Rankings: The Top 5 Heading into the 2026-27 Season appeared first on Philly Hockey Now .
Flyers general manager Danny Briere has done a lot of business this summer. Aside from the attempt to get Anaheim’s Leo Carlsson, pretty much everything else he’s done has come off looking like a win. Tyson Foerster, Dan Vladar, Trevor Zegras, and Jamie Drysdale will be with the club for the next little bit after contract extensions to the quartet. As well, he most likely upgraded the backup goaltending position with Sam Ersson leaving, and former Leafs keeper Joseph Woll arriving. Simon Benoi...
The free agency period in the NHL continues to generate rumors and reports about potential players making jumps to new teams and other organizations hoping to retain the stars they currently have.
August is usually a quiet month in the hockey world, so the next time we hear from a Philadelphia Flyers player, there’s a good chance it will be when rookie…
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*Nothing is happening so might as well start counting the days between us and the first (preseason) game of the year, eh? According to me counting on my fingers and then asking Alexa to confirm I know how to count, we are 55 days away from puck drop. Matvei Michkov, for his part, has been doing his best to make sure he’s ready to go, and he told us all about it. [ BSH ] *”Wow it’s so weird that there is this huge rivalry between the Flyers and the Anaheim Ducks now, huh?” says someone who...
Justin Sourdif is already grinding away ahead of his second full NHL season with the Washington Capitals. The 24-year-old forward is currently in Calgary, getting in some offseason workouts with Sutter Skills Development, a high-performance player development program run by former NHL forward Brody Sutter of the legendary Sutter hockey family. In a recent clip
The Philadelphia Flyers have a bounty of wingers who are on the smaller side, but overcome their lack of physical height in the way that they approach the game with some aggressive forechecking and the ability to move around the ice well enough. So, how about another one? Max Westergård comes in at No. 24 of our 2026 Top 25 Under 25 ranking after an impressive first season as a Flyers prospect. No. 24: Max Westergård 2025-26 Primary League/Team: Frolunda HC U20 (U20 Nationell) 2025-...
Almost every single Philadelphia Flyers fan is heading into next season with some sort of anxiety. It can be about how the team did not make any obvious upgrades over last season’s roster and now they’re heading into a more competitive Eastern Conference. The Flyers might even end up not being favored to be even close to making the playoffs. While that is a genuine concern, it doesn’t match the level of anxiety that we all have when it comes to what Matvei Michkov is going to look like at...
Each year, most teams enter training camp and regular season relatively healthy. There are some exceptions, as Chicago’s Connor Bedard will be still recovering from surgery by the time mid-September rolls around. However, generally, everyone has a clean slate. Last season the Flyers were relatively healthy. There were some lengthy injuries to Rasmus Ristolainen, Tyson Foerster, and Rodrigo Abols, but the majority of the go-to guys on the club were fit as a fiddle from October through May. ...
The Philadelphia Flyers added a handful of prospects to the pipeline during the 2026 NHL Draft. Their prospect pool, along […] The post Flyers Prospect Rankings: 10-6 Heading Into 2026-27 appeared first on Philly Hockey Now .
The doldrums of the offseason are beginning to set in, but the good news for any prospect watchers around here is that we have a chance in front of us this week to break them up. The 2027 World Junior Championship might be a long ways off, but the national teams are getting to work already to compile their information and impressions to help them eventually assemble their best possible rosters. It’s a long process, but it’s kicking off up in Windsor this week with the annual World Junior ...
Matvei Michkov has been searching for something ever since he got into the NHL two years ago. It has been beaten out of him to never try it again — to never strive for something greater or to show off some of his otherworldly skill — but it finally got what he has been holding out hope for. He scored his Michigan. The 21-year-old Philadelphia Flyers winger is participating in the “Match of the Year” over in Russia on Saturday. The annual charity game is organized by other Russian NHL star...
The Philadelphia Flyers’ not-so-big secret is that they want to get better on the back end. With the collection of defensemen they have now, there are some holes on the projected bottom pairing, and the big question mark of Rasmus Ristolainen and the reality that they are most likely not bringing him back when his contract ends at the end of next season — so who takes his spot in the top four? It’s a goal that makes a whole lot of sense. They already targeted John Carlson but the free age...
The Philadelphia Flyers made a surprising trip to the playoffs last season with 98 points, ending a drought that tied a franchise record. Here are four of the most underrated…
Narrowing down to some of the best active coaches in the NHL, Rick Tocchet comes in next at No. 8.
Happy day after LeBron James Day to those Philadelphians who may still be celebrating after yesterday’s news. The Flyers had […] The post PhHN Daily: Flyers Next Enforcer; Senators Hunting In the Trade Market; Showtime Back in Chicago appeared first on Philly Hockey Now .
Today’s guest column is from legendary columnist Stangelo Truckini. Stangelo covered all four Philadelphia sports teams for the Philadelphia Bi-Monthly Mail for 40 years before the paper shut down. Stangelo now watches movies all day until he feels inspired to take on the Flyers. (DISCLAIMER: This is parody and fake as hell) Philadelphia Flyers general manager Daniel Briere recently took a big swing, signing the Anaheim Ducks’ Leo Carlsson to a 5 year offer sheet with an AAV of $18 m...
It's been almost a week now since restricted free agent Connor Bedard signed his big contract extension with the Chicago Blackhawks. But after his draft class counterpart Leo Carlsson signed an $18 million AAV offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers, only to be matched by the Anaheim Ducks, many around the sport wondered if Bedard could be one of the next then-unsigned young stars to get a huge offer sheet. But the Hawks' star center set the record straight on that during an interview on Frid...
There's been a lot of discussion this offseason about whether restricted free agent Arber Xhekaj would be returning to the Montreal Canadiens . It's unknown whether the rugged defenseman will have a regular role this coming season, which, so far, has made it difficult for the two sides to agree on a new contract. As a result, trade rumors have emerged. The latest of which has the Philadelphia Flyers showing interest in Xhekaj. Insider David Pagnotta noted on the DFO Rundown thi...
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Matvei Michkov has been climbing stairs, lifting weights, and getting ready for what will be his third (and possibly most important) season. As impressive as he was in his rookie season, Michkov’s second year was a bit of a step sideways. Or a step back. He clearly didn’t win over Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet from the onset, and found himself in the press box as the Hurricanes swept Philadelphia in the second round. Despite all those issues that clouded what was a 51-point season, Michkov wa...
The Philadelphia Flyers missed the playoffs eight times from their inaugural season in 1967-68 through the 2011-12 season. That’s eight times in the first 44 seasons of their existence, which works out to roughly 24 per cent of the time. That means it was almost a given the Flyers were going to enter the playoffs. And, more often than not, go deep before bowing out. The team missed the playoffs as many times as they ended up going to the Stanley Cup Final those first 44 seasons. However, ...