We are counting down the weeks until we get to see the Philadelphia Flyers’ young Russian phenom Matvei Michkov hit the ice in an NHL regular season game. It is all that has kept us comfortable heading into the 2024-25 Flyers season — the anticipation for greatness.
And while we might be possibly hyping up the 19-year-old a little too much as the potential savior of the franchise and that if he doesn’t become one of the best players in the league, that this team is doomed to have a prolonged period of mediocrity — the folks that make the betting odds for the NHL are also buying into the hype.