The news in June of Matvei Michkov heading to Philadelphia two years ahead of schedule brought a sense of joy not found since just over a year ago when general manager Danny Briere had the stones to draft him. News of his official signing on July 1 was the biggest news (outside of Hathaway’s extension) the Flyers of that day. It doesn’t make the Flyers a Stanley Cup contender come October by any stretch, but it does make the consternation of “will he” or “can he” end up playing for the Flyers at some point in the rearview mirror.
39 reasons to celebrate Matvei Michkov’s arrival
