NHL: Vegas Golden Knights at Philadelphia Flyers - Source: Imagn
The Philadelphia Flyers are getting great things out of rookie Russian forward Matvei Michkov, who they selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
The odd-on favorite to win the Calder Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year, Michkov has already scored 11 goals with 16 assists, which leads all rookies. He is also ahead of 2024 first-overall pick Macklin Celebrini of the San Jose Sharks, as the latter missed a chunk of the season due to injury.
During his latest "32 Thoughts" podcast, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman opined that $12,750,000 Flyers rookie could soon be included in the top names in Philadelphia sports, including the likes of Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper, Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receiver A.J. Brown.
