Nick Tricome

With OT winner, Flyers' Matvei Michkov starts to recapture his magic Matvei Michkov looked like the star the Flyers need him to be again in Thursday night's comeback over the Rangers.

Matvei Michkov looked like Matvei Michkov again.

"He looked fast," Travis Konecny said. "He looked confident with the puck. It was good."

On last night's overtime winner:
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Tricome: The U.S. men's hockey team really couldn't help itself Team USA finally beat Canada to win gold. It was beautiful. Then it got political.

About USA Hockey, and a men's gold medal that really shouldn't have any of the political hangups that have been brought on to it right now:
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The Flyers are back from the Olympic break, and back to reality The Flyers are back and they're on the outside looking in of the playoff race. The trade deadline is March 6. Should they sell and stock up for one more year?

It's back to reality and to a key decision for the Flyers the rest of the way.

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Canada fell short, but Flyers' Travis Sanheim proved he belonged with the world's best Skating to the last minute in the Olympics with the world's very best hockey players, Sanheim looked right at home.

Quietly, Travis Sanheim proved he belonged right there with Canada's best.

On the Flyers defenseman's silver medal run at the Olympics:
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Flyers Olympic check-in: Travis Sanheim, Canada beat Finland, will play for gold medal Travis Sanheim's first Olympic point pushed Canada into the gold medal game after a 3-2 thriller over Rasmus Ristolainen and Finland.

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Flyers thoughts: They need Matvei Michkov to finish strong, and still need a center The Flyers seem a long shot for the playoffs now. But there are a few things they can do coming back from the Olympics break to show that they're still moving forward.

Wrote way too much about the Flyers while this Canada game is going crazy:
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Flyers Olympic check-in: Travis Sanheim, Rasmus Ristolainen will face off in Canada-Finland semifinal One Flyer will be playing for a gold medal after Friday.

• On Sanheim and Ristolainen in the Canada-Finland semifinal...

• Macklin Celebrini's insane international heater (sure would be nice for the Flyers to have a center like that)...

• And the Golden Goal for the U.S. women:
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And for the record: I believe Hurts is elite in his own distinct way.

He lost the first time, but he's the only current QB to keep the promise of coming back to win a title.

That ring, that parade mean so much.
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On Feb. 4, Matt Selman, The Simpsons EP, texted Christine Nangle with an idea.

Their friend, Dan McQuade, planned to write about their Philly-themed episode. But he passed away before he could do so.

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You don't need the best QB to win, just look at Jalen Hurts and Sam Darnold Conventional thinking in the NFL still says you need an elite QB to win. But the past two Super Bowl champions say otherwise.

You can argue about elite QBs until you're blue in the face.

But your team really doesn't need one to win.

Good is more than good enough with the right fit.

Just look at the Eagles and Seahawks:
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The Phillies have a cleanup problem, with no true answer to clean it up The Phillies need to keep pitchers worrying beyond Turner, Schwarber, and Harper at the top, but Bohm, Realmuto, and García aren't clear-cut solutions.

The cleanup spot is kinda messy.

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Flyers Olympic check-in: Rasmus Ristolainen's unique stat line with Finland, and Travis Sanheim's depth role for Canada Sanheim found his way into Canada's lineup, and Ristolainen launched himself up with some elite company over in Milan.

Rasmus Ristolainen, Olympic +/- leader lol.

Plus, Travis Sanheim rotated in for Canada a bit, Dan Vladar got one odd start for Czechia, and a former fan favorite took his career victory lap with France.

A Flyers Olympic check-in:
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Maybe Bryce Harper, Phillies need to be uncomfortable Bryce Harper, at the least, seemed irritated that Dave Dombrowski's concern of whether the Phillies star can be elite again wasn't kept in-house. But Harper's play isn't a secret, nor is the jam the P...

Bryce Harper seemed irritated about the "elite" thing not being kept "in-house."

But he and the Phillies should probably get real about their situation, and get uncomfortable.

It might be their only path forward.
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Drake Maye is the newest 'he'll be back' quarterback, but Jalen Hurts is the only one to have kept that promise Drake Maye and the Patriots can only hope they have a trajectory similar to Jalen Hurts and the Eagles.

"He'll be back."

It was said about Joe Burrow, Brock Purdy, and now Drake Maye after they each lost in the Super Bowl.

But it's so much easier said than done, rare even.

Only one active QB has actually made the journey back to win it: Jalen Hurts.
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There will be nowhere for Nick Sirianni to hide if the Eagles' new offense sputters An old guard has effectively been cleared out. Sean Mannion is coming in to lead a revamp of the Eagles' offense. If it fails, Nick Sirianni will be all out of excuses.

The Eagles had to look for a new OC again after another post-Super Bowl tailspin.

They picked Sean Mannion. He's revamping the entire offensive staff and scheme.

Nick Sirianni's the remaining constant.

But if this fails, there's nowhere to hide.
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The Flyers fan's guide to the Winter Olympics Where to watch and what to expect from Travis Sanheim, Dan Vladar, and Rasmus Ristolainen over in Milan.

The Flyers Olympic primer:
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The February Philly sports vibe check: Everything's on fire Jeff Stoutland leaving the Eagles only added to the frustratingly weird amount of things to happen in Philly sports this month.

Stoutland left. (And now what's this about Lane and Landon?)

The Sixers gave away McCain for no real reason.

The Flyers skated into their break a boring, low-event mess.

And the Phillies? I mean...they're there.

Philly Sports. It's a fucking disaster.
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Flyers sleepwalk into the Olympic break as season slips further away Jamie Drysdale pushed for a couple extra minutes with a late goal to force OT, but the Flyers struggled to get to the net otherwise against the Sens, and didn't look much like they were even trying to...

Jamie Drysdale forced OT at the 11th hour.

The Flyers otherwise looked like they were trying to get a head start on the Olympic break, and still lost to the Sens anyway.

There's no games for 3 weeks now.

It's a blessing at this point.
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Jeff Stoutland was invaluable to the Eagles, and perfect for Philly How many O-line coaches can say their town knows who they are? Stoutland and Eagles fans, they can always, proudly claim that.

How many O-line coaches can say that their city knows who they are?

Jeff Stoutland was that good, and that important.

And in Philly, perfect for a place that cares so much.

On the past 13 years and Stoutland's decision to bring that run to a close:
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The Flyers were losing, Matvei Michkov drama was brewing, and Danny Brière went into damage control It's been a bizarre 2026 for the Flyers so far, and only got stranger this week when the relationship between Matvei Michkov and Rick Tocchet became a point of heavy scrutiny.

The Flyers are weird, man.

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The Eagles need Vic Fangio now more than ever Vic Fangio is expected to run the Eagles' defense for at least one more year after reports of considering retirement. The Birds need to thank their lucky stars.

Vic Fangio's coming back for at least one more year...the Eagles think.

With where they're at, they gotta be thanking their lucky stars for it.

Because they probably need him up in the box now more than ever.
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The Flyers left opportunity on the table, now they're paying for it Details have been missing, way too many open shooters have been left unchecked, and crucial points have been given away.

The Flyers had it all in front of them: that clear step forward and maybe just even the playoffs.

They just had to stay somewhat steady.

But they've fallen apart, and now they're up against the clock.
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If the Eagles aren't careful, they might just shut their contending window on themselves It's the OC search, it's Jalen Hurts, it's Nick Sirianni, and it's paydays coming due. It takes a lot to keep the Super Bowl window open, and the Eagles already know it.

It's tough to win a Super Bowl, much less keep a window open to multiple.

Doug Pederson declared a new norm for the Eagles with the '17 title. It didn't last.

Now the Hurts-Sirianni era is trying to keep it open, but might shut it if they're not careful.
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NHL rumors: Can the Flyers find their No. 1 center on the trade market? The Flyers still need a long-term center for their top six. Robert Thomas in St. Louis and Shane Wright in Seattle might be their best bets.

The Flyers still need a top center.

Robert Thomas sure would fit nicely in Philly.

He'd cost a lot, though. But maybe the Flyers are in a spot to put a big offer together.
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Flyers thoughts: A devastating loss gets a big-time answer, and the best from Owen Tippett The Flyers' meltdown in Utah could've easily been the point where they folded. Instead, they piled on against the best team in the NHL.

The Flyers' meltdown in Utah was met with their biggest answer all year, and the best from Owen Tippett.

They have work to do now, but they're still there.

On the Avs game, Tippett, and some trade thoughts ahead of tonight against the Isles:
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The Flyers can't blow a game like that The Flyers were leading 3-0 at one point, and Garnet Hathaway was looking straight at an empty net with little time left. So Philly won, right? Well...

You saw it. They know it.

The Flyers can't blow a game like that.

"We unraveled, and we gotta put the pieces back," Rick Tocchet said.

And put them back in a way that works.

On the Utah meltdown, the vets' part in it, and the usage of a certain winger:
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Opt-outs cost the Phillies Bo Bichette, but won't change Dave Dombrowski's aversion to them Bichette's last-second, opt-out-laden deal with the Mets was a volatile sign of an evolving market, but it isn't a move the Phillies see as something to adapt to.

The Mets' opt-out heavy deal for Bo Bichette is kinda dumb.

But ultimately, they got him and the Phillies didn't.

Free agency's changing, for better or worse.

Do the Phillies have to start changing with it?
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Flyers thoughts: The losing streak is over, but now it's a climb back up The Flyers went to Vegas, got back to their game, and finally got a win. But that six-game slide did a lot of damage.

The Flyers finally won a game last night. It just took a recommitment to defense and holding on for dear life for the last 12 minutes.

But it is still a break, and a tough climb back up after that six-game slide did some serious damage.

A few thoughts:
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Eagles thoughts: Beating up on the Niners was really that easy, huh? The Seahawks decimated a banged-up and overwhelmed 49ers team that was still somehow too much for the Eagles a week ago.

The Eagles really gifted a crappy, whiny Niners team an extra week for no real reason...

Not that anyone was going to be in the mood to watch a miserable offense try to win another game 10-7 anyway.

Thoughts on that Seahawks game, Hurts, and A.J.:
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