If you think the Blackhawks are in a bad spot, talk to folks in Philadelphia. The Flyers made the playoffs last year and were hoping to take a big step forward from there. Instead, they’re down near the Blackhawks in the NHL standings and their players are openly not thrilled with their situation.
Anthony DiMarco at Daily Faceoff wrote on Tuesday that it sounds like there’s plenty of unrest on Philly right now; DiMarco’s sources call out a few players by name and he wonders if the Flyers need to “take an axe” to their veteran core group to recalibrate. That comes in the wake of a very public display of… not-so-happiness.
On Monday night, Matvei Michkov appeared to have a… disagreement… with Nick Seeler.
Here's a wide angle of the Matvei Michkov and Nick Seeler heated exchange. #Flyers pic.twitter.com/wlUPHiIa94
— Flyers Nation (@FlyersNation) November 10, 2026And then this bombshell from Kevin Weekes on Tuesday afternoon:
**Breaking News** ? ? From multiple league sources, with the Flyers unimpressive start and internal turmoil, Michkov would likely want a new start elsewhere. He's in the last year of his contract & is a prime trade candidate moving forward. #HockeyX pic.twitter.com/4mYzKiN42G
— Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) November 10, 2026David Pagnotta at The Fourth Period later tweeted that “the Flyers are caught off guard by this. I’m told they haven’t been informed (yet) by Michkov’s camp about wanting out.”
Kevin Kurz, Shayna Goldman and Dom Luszczyszyn at The Athletic wrote about Michkov’s limited role thus far this season and made a case for him to get more ice time earlier this week. I HIGHLY recommend the piece — they give you the good and the bad in Michkov’s game. And it’s not as simple as “he can score, so go het him.” But…
Would I be all over this if he’s actually asking out if I’m the Chicago Blackhawks? Hell yes!
Michkov, who turns 22 on Dec. 9, was the seventh overall selection in the 2023 NHL Draft. In the years leading up to that exceedingly hyped draft, there were many analysts who felt Michkov was the only player who could potentially challenge Connor Bedard for the top spot in class. Unfortunately because of Russia being banned from international tournaments by the IIHF, we didn’t get to see a Michkov-Bedard game within a year before they joined the NHL.
The cost would likely be significant, but if he is indeed asking to be traded there’s a path to making a deal. And the Blackhawks certainly have the volume of assets to make a pitch. Michkov has scored 26 and 20 goals in his two NHL seasons with the Flyers, and has 10 goals already this season. He’s in the final year of his entry-level contract.
(Also remember the Flyers have scouted the Blackhawks a few times in Chicago this season, including Philadelphia’s president of hockey ops, Keith Jones, making a guest appearance at the United Center on Oct. 23.)
Blackhawks — Flyers Potential Partners
I initially wrote about the Blackhawks potentially calling the Flyers to inquire about some of their young forwards a month ago. The name that I had/have circled as a potential Blackhawks trade target: Owen Tippett. His name popped back up in DiMarco’s piece on Tuesday.
That brings us to Tippett, who has five years remaining on his contract that carries an AAV of $6.2 million and contains a 10-team, no-trade list until 2030. The Flyers have valued Tippett highly and kept him despite continuous interest from other teams, but given the state of the team and the outlook of the roster, he may be a victim of a “numbers game” on the wing and be a trade candidate as we approach the deadline.
However — stay with me here — DiMarco also mentions another player on the Flyers roster who could/should be a strong consideration for the Blackhawks right now.
Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen has seemingly been in trade talks for three years at this point and has battled injuries over that period. The Flyers could’ve gotten a late, first-round pick last year for Ristolainen, but it would’ve involved taking back a less-than-ideal contract to facilitate the transaction. They ultimately made the playoffs and had Ristolainen play a major role in the process – a good trade off from an objective stand point.
It would be outright shocking if Ristolainen is a Flyer beyond this year’s Trade Deadline, as sources indicated to DFO recently that he is “their guy” to move. Even if Ristolainen only garners a second or third-round pick via trade, not settling for anything less than first-pick value was a fair stance by the Flyers last season and ultimately ended up with a playoff berth.
Ristolainen, 32, is a big, right-handed defenseman who is in the final season of a contract that carries a $5.1M cap hit.
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