Whether Matvei Michkov is an elite-level talent that the Flyers can build around for the next decade is still up in the air. Michkov’s arrival has generated buzz ahead of Flyers training camp, which begins on Thursday, even if it’s still much too early to determine what the 19-year-old’s celling might be.

Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella enters his third season with the orange and black. During his short time in Philadelphia, the team has

"It’s just as much of a physical grind, as it’s a mental grind," said veteran defenseman Erik Johnson of the Flyers coach's infamous skating test.

There was a sense of familiarity on the first on-ice day of Flyers training camp. The names are still mostly the same, at least when it comes to the likely NHL roster. There’s a good chance that the only difference between the 20 players that dressed for the 2023-24 season finale against Washington on April 16,