Another preseason game, another big performance by rookie sensation Matvei Michkov. After coming up empty in his preseason debut, he has notched goals in two straight games, including a pair in a 3-2 overtime win over the Boston Bruins at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday — and they weren’t an empty-netter like his tally against the New York Islanders.

For the first time in front of a Wells Fargo Center crowd, Matvei Michkov showed the skill and energy that's bringing so much promise to the Flyers.

Ian Laperriere, the AHL Phantoms head coach who manned the bench Friday and is essentially running the rookie camp, knows he won’t have Michkov for long. Perhaps that’s why he seemed to relish his Michkov experience as much as anyone and was pleased with how the player reacted to an increase in ice time late in the Rangers’ 4-3 shootout win.

After much speculation and drama, Alexei Kolosov reported to the Flyers training camp and was on the ice with Group 2 on Friday.

The biggest reason for it is because top prospect Matvei Michkov is set to play his first NHL season with the club. View the original article to see embedded media. Michkov is expected to be a huge part of the Flyers' rebuild,