Is there anything better than a highlight-reel hockey goal in the middle of summer?
Yeah, how about a slick Michigan move tally that comes to us courtesy of Philadelphia Flyers forward Matvei Michkov.
It was not a great 2025-26 season for Michkov, who, somewhat infamously, showed up to camp out of shape and had a hard time getting up to speed.
This year, he has been working out over in his native Russia and took part in a charity hockey game there called the Match of the Year, which was organized by NHLers Artemi Panarin and Mikhail Sergachev. It even featured Capitals star Alex Ovechkin.
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But it was Michkov who stole the show with a slick Michigan move, or lacrosse-style goal.
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Somewhere, John Tortorella’s eye is twitching with rage after that.
Michkov is known to take any chance he can get to put the puck on his blade like that, and that was one of the smoother attempts he has made.
I mean, sure, it was in a charity game, but still, it takes a serious set of hands to pull off that kind of move.
This past season, Michkov had 51 points in 81 games, which isn’t bad, but was a bit of a drop-off from his rookie campaign.
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When the Flyers made a surprise playoff run, Michkov found himself sitting out a pair of games, and only registered one point.
Of course, he’s still developing and is a key piece of a really exciting young Flyers team that has moved past the rebuild point and is now going to be expected to contend for the playoffs.
While GM Daniel Briere’s big bet on Leo Carlsson by way of a monster offer sheet didn’t pan out, the Orange and Black did re-sign key players like Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale to keep them in the fold.
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