Watch as Matvei Michkov makes waves in his first Philadelphia Flyers rookie camp by attempting the famous Michigan lacrosse-style goal. This flashy move, often seen in the NHL in recent years, came during practice, drawing both laughs and attention from his teammates and coaches, including the no-nonsense head coach John Tortorella. Despite Tortorella’s known stance on flashy plays, Michkov’s confidence to attempt the Michigan shows the boldness that fans love. Stay tuned for the latest updates on Michkov’s progress, Flyers’ rookie camp highlights, and the upcoming NHL Rookie Series. Can Michkov bring his daring playstyle to real games this season? Let’s find out as we dive into his journey in the NHL.
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Eck, you have gotta take Star Wars Theory to an NHL drama. Drag the guy away from all that drama and get him into hockey!
Torts is a fucking beauty
Number 1 thing I think of when I think of torts? 'Dont Push Me'
You get that through your head, brooksie?
Trying something fancy and getting chewed out is healthy. It teaches the player that if you take that risk, you better finish, or to be mindful of situations where the risk is not worth it. It's win-win.
I must have missed something, somewhere. What happened to Kevin Hayes? Google is just talking about him going to the Pens for the 2025 season, and I'm not sure that's got anything to do with it.
I knew it would be Michkov 😄he has scored plenty of them when you watch highlights of him. Given that Bedard has already scored one I wouldn't be surprised if Michkov scores a few in his career.
If the alehouse beers don’t get ya, the falling bricks might
I think the Tortorella-hates-Michigans thing is way overblown. He never even said that Zegras shouldn’t have done it, or shouldn’t try it again. It was that there was no response from the other team when that happened.
Moreover, he’s very publicly said that he thinks Zegras is a terrific player and is personally in touch with him to support him.
I get the sense that Tortorella isn’t going out there and telling his players to try things like this, but that he’s not going to tell them they can’t AS LONG AS it doesn’t come at the cost of a better scoring opportunity or their positioning/backchecking
Torts is the last of the Mohicans. A dying breed of men who want the absolute best from themselves and everyone else, and aren't afraid to be disliked by those who are easily hurt. When Torts retires and next Sheldon Keefe clone takes the coaching vacancy we will all appreciate that the league was better with John Tortorella in it.
He tried to pull off a Michkovigan.
IF you hate it, make sure your team can defend it. Make the other team not want to try it.
what people tend to forget is that tort is a simple guy. backchek like your life depends on it. dont cheat. play on 200 foot. do your 40 50 sec shift and youll never have a problem with him. hes fair. he gives playtime to people who merit it. hes an emotional one. he put the players he thinks he need on the ice to win. sorry for the snowflakes.
Torts is like the Gordon Ramsay of hockey. Takes no bullshit from anyone, gets to the point, and wants the best out of his players.
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Torts and Philly are the perfect combination. Philly is a ruthless city when it comes to their sports teams. I hope the Flyers don't ditch him after a handful of years, cuz I don't think there is a better coach for that city.
They totally told Michkov to do this as a prank
Whatever you feel about the Flyers, the right side is set with Konecny, Mitchkov and Tippet.
no, actually russian names for anything are super shitty
Torts is so overrated – Canucks fan that had to suffer through the 2013 – 2014 with him and his nonsense
Nobody scared of tort loud mouthed little man .
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Its worth noting that after Torts had his rant against the zegras goal on tv, he called up zegras and apologized and i believe told him he liked the creativity. Hes not as much of a dinosaur as some people think he is
Brother is the alehouse back?
Torts is a great guy. I knew him ages ago and my cousin played for him and loved him. Play hard, give 100%, he'll always have your back. As a player, what more can you ask for in a coach?
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This reminds me of how Trotz coached Ovi. Trotz said to "do what I say" without the puck. Forecheck, D…
But when Ovi got the puck? Just play his game because of the magic Ovi can create.
Unlike some other coaches, Torterella has adapted to the new generation of players, and I love his style, great coach. The only reason I would cheer for Philly if they went on a run!
So sick of the Michigan
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Somebody get this kid a bus ticket
Torts is a seriously great guy but a no nonsense coach.