Ryan Rishaug: Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet on the report that forward Matvei Michkov is looking for a trade out of Philly:
“You can’t comment on somebody blogging something that is not true”
Michkov said he was only concentrating on hockey yesterday, and when asked if he’s happy being a Flyer, he said, “Yeah, of course.”
Michkov added that he and Nick Seeler went out for dinner together and everything is fine between them. Seeler said it wasn’t a big deal.
It May Look Bad in Philadelphia, but They Aren’t Giving Up on Matvei Michkov
The Philadelphia Flyers were genuinely shocked by the Michkov report, and is there an agenda behind it?
Daily Faceoff: Emily Kaplan on Morning Cuppa Hockey on the Matvei Michkov report and how shocked the Philadelphia Flyers were. What’s the agenda?
** NHLRumors.com transcription
“Kevin (Weekes) is a colleague of mine. I respect him so much. Like, he has sources so deep in the league. He’s been around the game his entire life. So obviously, when he puts something out there, there’s weight to it. And Colby, I think you explained some of the context.
What I was trying to do is the same as everybody else. When you see a Weekesy report like that, you’re trying to figure out okay, ‘What’s going on behind the scenes.’ And usually the subjects of the report already know that’s going to come out.
And I think what was so shocking to me was calling the Flyers, I had a phone call, a couple texts, they genuinely were shocked. Like, I really don’t think that is B.S. at all.
I know there was friction behind the scenes with Matvei Michkov. I think they’ve worked with him privately and publicly, but I don’t think they realize that it got to this boiling point.
And there’s a reason when someone puts something out there, Colby, I think you were alluding to it as well. There’s some kind of agenda. Maybe they’re trying to push something forward.
Matvei Michkov Feels a Change of Scenery is Needed
And so I think this is a fascinating situation because all the Flyers fans want to compare this to Carter Gauthier. Completely different situation. He refused to sign. Michkov, Danny Briere’s first ever draft pick, put so much resources into him. They keep talking about high-end talent. You got the guy.
They’ve got time here. He’s under contract, right? He’s restricted for agent this summer. So what comes next? Because he hasn’t formally requested a trade. Does he do that? And what are the next conversations and the next contract talks?”
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