Are The Flyers Handling Michkov The Right Way?
From The Big Show by The Hockey News
April 29, 2026 · 40 min
About this episode
The episode discusses various NHL playoff topics, including player performances and team strategies, with a focus on how the Philadelphia Flyers are managing Matvei Michkov.
Here's what former NHLer Drew Shore, Ryan Kennedy and Michael Traikos discussed in this episode: 1:10: Can the Boston Bruins' overtime goal lead to a series comeback? 3:30: What do you think of Jeremy Swayman's bounce-back game? 7:10: How has Matt Boldy changed his view of him since the Olympics? 9:30: How underrated has Matt Boldy been his whole career? 10:45: What do the Dallas Stars need to do to generate offense? 13:00: Was Connor McDavid being listed as a game-time decision a mind game by the Oilers? 15:55: What did you think of Lukas Dostal's quick hook in Game 5? 18:00: Thoughts on Ridly Greig's sucker punch, and what will be the supplementary discipline? 20:00: Could Greig become marked around the league for this move? 23:30: How are the Philadelphia Flyers handling Matvei Michkov? 29:50: Who is the best goalie still in the playoffs? 31:00: Which teams still trailing are the most likely to come back? 33:10: Where will Bruce Cassidy coach next? 34:50: Reaction to the Vezina finalists? 37:40: Reaction to Latvia defeating Team USA in the U-18 World Championship? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guests: Drew Shore, Ryan Kennedy, Michael Traikos
Topics covered
- NHL playoffs
- player performance
- team strategies
- disciplinary actions
- goalie analysis
- Flyers management
Keywords
- NHL
- Flyers
- Michkov
- playoffs
- goalies
- Swayman
- Boldy
- Greig
- discipline
- overtime
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Vezina, Team USA, Latvia
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