US EditionFlyers’ Matvei Michkov Scratched From Game 5 for Alex Bump
Matvei Michkov has zero points in four playoff games, and coach Rick Tocchet said lineup changes are under consideration after a Game 4 loss.
- On Monday, Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet considered scratching Matvei Michkov for Game 5 at PPG Paints Arena, inserting left wing Alex Bump into the lineup following Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Tocchet noted Michkov, part of a "young group," has plateaued during the playoffs, recording zero points and a minus-1 rating while averaging just 10:06 minutes of ice time through four games.
- Seeking "energy" after Saturday's defeat, Tocchet praised Bump's practice performance, saying, "We just wanted to try some stuff today." Bump recorded five goals in 17 games as a rookie.
- "I'm stoked," said Bump, who skated with Noah Cates and Tyson Foerster during practice, while Michkov skated with Garrett Wilson and Carl Grundstrom during Sunday's session.
- The Flyers hold a 3-1 series lead heading into Game 5, and Tocchet aims to "evaluate" young players, emphasizing that resting them is part of development during the high-pace postseason environment.
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Flyers’ Matvei Michkov scratched from Game 5 for Alex Bump
The Flyers are inserting left wing Alex Bump, who had been a healthy scratch for the first four games, into the lineup for Game 5 in Pittsburgh and sending Matvei Michkov to the bench.
Michkov may sit for Game 5 as Flyers' practice shows Bump could enter lineup
VOORHEES, N.J. — It looks like Rick Tocchet could be making a lineup change up front for Game 5. Matvei Michkov skated with the team’s extra forwards Carl Grundstrom and Garrett Wilson in Sunday’s practice, an indication that the 21-year-old winger very well could be a healthy scratch Monday night. Meanwhile, Alex Bump skated with Noah Cates and Tyson Foerster, a sign that he’s poised to enter the lineup. After the Flyers’ regular-season finale,…
Do the Philadelphia Flyers prepare to send Matvei Michkov into the playoffs in the middle of the playoffs? While the team is leading the Pittsburgh Penguins in this first round of the Stanley Cup, a setback in the fourth match seems to have pushed head coach Rick Tocchet to take drastic action.At the end of Game 4, the Flyers driver had not hidden his intention to brew the soup. True to his direct style, he had announced that the video analysis …
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