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A Swiftie’s guide to the 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers season

By Jonathan Bailey

Taylor Swift performs on The Eras Tour at Lincoln Financial Field, not far from the Flyers' Wells Fargo Center. (Photo by Lisa Lake/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Taylor Swift performs on The Eras Tour at Lincoln Financial Field, not far from the Flyers' Wells Fargo Center. (Photo by Lisa Lake/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management) /
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Matvei Michkov greets NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after being drafted by the Flyers. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Matvei Michkov greets NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after being drafted by the Flyers. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

#5. Michkov is dominating the KHL in his D+1 year

"“Now you’re all I need,” – Taylor Swift, “All Of The Girls You Loved Before” (2023)"

Somehow and some way, the second-best offensive player in the 2023 NHL Draft – and perhaps arguably the best – fell to the Flyers at pick no. 7.

Now, Matvei Michkov is dominating Russia’s highest level of competition as a teenager, which is sure to make Flyers fans draw hearts around his name. The HK Sochi talisman won’t be able to come over to North America for a few more years, but the anticipation in Philadelphia is already tangible.

The Flyers desperately needed a high-end offensive talent after trading away Claude Giroux, and Michkov gives them as much as they could possibly hope for. The 18-year-old has 12 points in 10 games since joining Sochi, and he’s currently in the midst of a four-game point streak. Michkov is on pace to score 29 goals, 41 assists, and 70 points in 64 games – not even Alex Ovechkin produced at this level as a kid.

In time, the Flyers will be grateful every dead-end – and every Chuck Fletcher and Ron Hextall gaffe – led them to Michkov.

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