John Tortorella doesn’t care what you think. That much was made abundantly clear in his latest press conference, where the Flyers’ head coach defended his decision to bench Matvei Michkov in the first period after the Devils’ opening goal in what would become a frustrating 3-1 loss for Philadelphia.

The Flyers lost their fourth straight to the Devils on Sunday, as apathy and frustration filled the Wells Fargo Center over another season that's crumbling.

Michkov, who turned 20 on Dec. 9, appears to be settling in just fine. He's third among NHL rookies with 47 points (20 goals, 27 assists) in 62 games, putting him among the favorites for the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year.

Michkov scored two goals and registered his third straight multi-point game but a crucial mistake in OT put a slight damper on the performance.

In Part 2 of our interview with Brière, the Flyers general manager provided updates on several key prospects and how the team plans to address its lack of a No. 1 center.

You know what you'll get with every box of Upper Deck Flagship Hockey products: six Young Guns and a collection of other inserts. The key chasers of Upper Deck 2024-25 Upper Deck Series Two Hockey are Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks and Matvei Michkov of the Philadelphia Flyers.

Matvei Michkov has excelled on the ice this season, but after his latest benching, it appears the tensions continue to grow between he and coach John Tortorella. The 2024/25 season has been full ...

Michkov has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in seven games since returning from the 4 Nations break on Feb. 22. He sits second in NHL rookie scoring with 47 points (20 goals, 27 assists), two behind Lane Hutson of the Habs and one better than Macklin Celebrini of the Sharks.

The Flyers continue to roll in their return from the 4 Nations break, but one last wave of trade deadline rumors does hang over the heads of Scott Laughton and the rest of the team.

Philadelphia rookie Matvei Michkov scored on a backhander against Connor Hellebuyck in the shootout and the Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Saturday night. Jamie Drysdale scored in regulation for the Flyers, and Ivan Fedotov stopped 30 shots to help ...

Michkov picked up an assist in a 4-1 loss to the Kraken on Saturday.