Report: Multiple Teams Calling Flyers About Matvei Michkov
TSN’s Chris Johnston reported that “teams have been calling Briere” about Michkov in the days since the trade speculation took off.
The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun backed that up on Friday.
“Some teams reached out to Flyers GM Daniel Briere regarding Michkov,” LeBrun wrote.
That doesn’t mean a deal is coming anytime soon.
“I really don’t think the Flyers want to trade Matvei Michkov, at least not right now,” LeBrun added.
Flyers Shutting It Down
Philadelphia has been firm about this all week.
Briere told Sportsnet’s Frank Seravalli that moving Michkov is “not the plan at all,” adding, “We’ve never discussed that.”
He also said Kevin Weekes’ original report that Michkov would prefer a fresh start “was not correct,” and that the Flyers spoke with Michkov’s agent, who “swears it wasn’t from him either.”
Michkov said he’s happy in Philadelphia.
"The one thing that they've made clear to him is that he's part of the team's future and he's not getting traded." @FriedgeHNIC provides an update on Matvei Michkov and a possible fresh start for Ottawa's André Burakovsky in this week's Saturday Headlines 📰 https://t.co/czBu0PX5rf
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 15, 2026
“Yeah, of course,” Michkov said when asked.
Johnston had already reported on Tuesday’s Insider Trading that the Flyers haven’t received a formal trade request and that Michkov is “not a player they’re looking to trade,” adding that it wouldn’t make sense for Philadelphia to move him right now.
Still, LeBrun isn’t writing the whole thing off.
“Where there’s smoke, there’s fire underneath all the denials and noise,” he wrote.
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman also said on Saturday Headlines that the Flyers sat down with Michkov and told him he's part of their future, and they have absolutely no plans on moving him.
RFA Summer Looming
Michkov’s entry-level contract expires after this season, and he’s set to become a restricted free agent.
If he’s still unsigned on July 1, any team can sign him to an offer sheet.
Matvei Michkov with the steal and the score! 🚨 That's his 11th of the season! https://t.co/YEfeVR4HGb
— NHL (@NHL) November 15, 2026
The Flyers know that tactic well. They hit Ducks center Leo Carlsson with a five-year, $90 million offer sheet this past July, which Anaheim matched six days later.
On the ice, Michkov has been Philadelphia’s best offensive player, leading the team with 11 goals and 16 points in 22 games while averaging 16:08 of ice time.
The Flyers are 6-10-6 and sit seventh in the Metropolitan Division.
