The Philadelphia Flyers are aiming to return to the postseason for the first time since the COVID-shortened 2019-20 season. If they are going to do it in 2025-26, they are going to need help from this X-Factor — and it is not second-year forward Matvei Michkov .

Michkov will be an important piece of the Flyers’ resurgence, of course, and he showed as much in his rookie 2024-25 campaign.

The seventh overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft led the Flyers in goals (26) and finished second on the team in points (63) in his debut season. He will absolutely be a player to watch as the Flyers look to take the next step.

Philadelphia stayed in contention for the first few months of the season in 2024-25 before a massive collapse led to the firing of former head coach John Tortorella. The F

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