Flyers

Matvei Michkov Played 21 Minutes in Edmonton and Tried a Between-the-Legs Pass to Nick Seeler

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Nov 12th, 2026 · 9:52 AM EST

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The Flyers played well in Edmonton but lost 3-2 in overtime. Really strong game from the boys and a good response after the Kevin Weekes report and ensuing turmoil.

This play in particular was funny:

No Formal Breakdown here – Just found it hilarious that Michkov went so far out of his way to give Seeler this pass that he went between the legs to attempt it. Also not the right play here as you’d rather drive the net…. I’m sure the angry mob will have fun with this though pic.twitter.com/dPgNi06GS6

— Broad Street Breakout (@BroadStBreakout) November 12, 2026

Last week we had the argument between the two when Michkov circled into the high slot to try a shot instead of just sliding the puck to an open Seeler. They were animated on the bench. Now Michkov is out here trying between-the-legs passes to lay the puck in the middle of the ice, equidistant from four Edmonton Oilers. The degree of difficulty on that pass is conservatively a 9.9 out of 10.

To be fair, both guys downplayed the recent spat and said it’s typical hockey and athlete stuff. Two competitors being fiery and blah blah, etc. The Flyers got everybody in front of the media over the past 36 hours, from Michkov and Seeler to Rick Tocchet, Captain Coots, and Danny Briere.

Michkov played 20:44 in this game, which is the second highest ice time he’s logged this season. He played 21:35 in the overtime loss to Columbus.

That certainly does not feel like coincidence, the individual ice time, but also the elevated team play. Briere flew to Edmonton from Toronto, where he was attending GM meetings. Dan Hilferty also went out to Edmonton. You’ll see that narrative out there, something like, “the brass flew all the way out to Edmonton and the Flyers played one of their best games of the season.” There’s a prevailing thought that they all got together and said “let’s get this shit sorted,” paraphrasing.

Wherever this Kevin Weekes report came from, and whether or not it’s truthful, it forced some action from the team and the players and you saw the result last night. Of course, they still lost, but they weren’t expected to beat Edmonton in Edmonton anyway.

On to the next one.