While this might not be the biggest piece of news surrounding the Philadelphia Flyers this week, they are, in fact, playing a game on Nov. 11. Of course, the bigger piece of news dropped on Nov.
After the Kevin Weekes bombshell report that Flyers young star forward would like a fresh start, many have begun to look into potential suitors for the 21-year-old winger.
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen will take a second pass at putting a nagging hand injury behind him. The injury, sustained on October 3rd, originally held Ristolainen out of nine games.
Trade requests have become quite popular around the NHL over the past year, with Dylan Larkin, Brady Tkachuk and Connor Hellebuyck all forcing their way off their previous teams.
The Philadelphia Flyers are welcoming a veteran blueliner back into their lineup, and this time they’re hoping it’s for good. On Wednesday, the Flyers announced that they have activated defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen off of injured reserve.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Philadelphia Flyers may have a big decision to make on their hands. According to a report from ESPN NHL insider Kevin Weekes, young winger Matvei Michkov would like a new start with another team due to frustration with the Flyers’ success at the team level and his role within the organization.
Dating back to last season, there’s been no shortage of drama around the Philadelphia Flyers and forward Matvei Michkov, and the last couple days have only heightened that intrigue.
The Philadelphia Flyers were inundated with questions about the trade chatter surrounding Matvei Michkov on Wednesday morning. The discourse that reportedly
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Shockwaves were sent through the hockey universe on Tuesday afternoon when ESPN NHL insider Kevin Weekes reported that Philadelphia Flyers winger Matvei Michkov would be interested in “a new start” in the form of a trade to another team.
TSN: (As of early last night) the Philadelphia Flyers haven’t received a formal trade request from forward Matvei Michkov, and as of this time, they’re not focused on trading him, according to Chris Johnston.
On Tuesday afternoon, Kevin Weekes reported, citing multiple league sources, that Matvei Michkov would likely want a fresh start elsewhere, pointing to the Flyers’ poor start and internal turmoil.
The premise may seem ridiculous, and thanks to a 2015 rule change is now outlawed, but trading a coach mid-season would've been a way to unburden the Flyers, put the rebuild back on track, and make just a bit of fun trivia all at the same time.
Sometimes a rumour lands and you think, well, I saw that coming. Kevin Weekes reported that, according to multiple league sources, Matvei Michkov would likely want a fresh start somewhere else.
The Philadelphia Flyers made the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. Philadelphia even won a playoff series. It was a remarkable campaign for a franchise that had suffered some brutal outcomes in the last few years.
Matt Coronato scored 4:08 into overtime as the Calgary Flames held off the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime on Sunday night at Scotiabank Saddledome.