Flyers Drafting Matvei Michkov Shows Commitment To Rebuild

By Tom Dougherty, CBS Philadelphia

June 30, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Flyers of yesteryear don't make this pick. Ryan Leonard would have donned the orange and black because his hard-nosed style fits perfectly with the image of what a Philadelphia Flyer looks like. This is no disrespect to Ryan Leonard.

Matvei Michkov represents something new, perhaps a darker shade of orange that still pays homage to the past.

By drafting Michkov, general manager Danny Briere backed up with actions what this new Flyers leadership group claimed during their May introductory news conference. This is a new era of Flyers hockey.

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