Flyers GM Danny Briere Opens Up On Michkov Rumors

Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere met with the media on a Zoom call Wednesday evening from Edmonton and said he was told by the Michkov camp that they do not know where the rumor came from about Michkov supposedly wanting out of Philly.

Danny Briere said Michkov and his agent said they had no part in the Michkov report. https://t.co/2SqHKNUBhQ

— Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) November 11, 2026

Frankly, said Briere, the Kevin Weekes rumor that was dropped Tuesday evening, is just not true. 

Briere says that the Weekes report is not true. He says he spoke with Michkov and his agent, that's why he came to Edmonton. Briere says Michkov told him he didn't know where the report came from, and that Michkov's agent swears that the report wasn't from him, either.

— Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) November 11, 2026

Michkov and agent 'swear' the report wasn't from them 

The Flyers are in Edmonton to play the Oilers Wednesday night, and the GM says he flew out to Alberta specifically to talk with Michkov and his agents from CAA Hockey. Michkov's agent "swears that the report wasn't from him," and the player himself also has no idea where it came from.

Briere added that Michkov has done everything the Flyers have asked of him. And that when it's a player the organization expects to be there for the long haul, it's important to get out in front of a report like the one dropped yesterday.

Briere: "There's no doubt that we believe in (Michkov). He's part of the solution for the future."

— Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) November 11, 2026

Michkov is a pending restricted free agent after the season, but Briere said he would not discuss with the media anything to do with the Russian's next contract. 

The dynamic 21-year-old is leading the Flyers in scoring this season with 10 goals, despite a slight dip in his production in his second season last year. If he continues on that pace, Anthony Di Marco wrote in Daily Faceoff last week that he could be looking at a long-term deal well over the $10M AAV mark. 

Briere did acknowledge that there are some tensions within the team, as we saw evidenced when Michkov and defenseman Nick Seeler got into it on the bench the other night:

Flyers superstar Matvei Michkov and 7th defenseman Nick Seeler go at it on the bench. https://t.co/Ygb59e0IVb

— PuckEmpire (@puckempire) November 10, 2026

Briere said that kind of thing comes with not winning, and that "I'd be more worried" if the players were okay with it.

We'll see if Weekes doubles down on his report or defends his sources (he did have the same agent that Michkov now has), but for now, the 'Michkov wants out of Philly' thing can be pretty much put to bed.