In the middle of a three-game road trip that has taken the Philadelphia Flyers down south against three incredibly tough opponents, the coaching staff has decided to sit their star rookie.
Matvei Michkov will not be in the lineup on Thursday against the Lightning in Tampa. The Flyers young phenom who has scored 10 points in his first 13 games of NHL action will be sitting in the press box and watching the game from up above. Flyers head coach John Tortorella made it crystal clear as to why he, and the team, have made this decision to not have Michkov playing in a fairly important game.