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Flyers’ Matvei Michkov Scratched From Game 5 for Alex Bump
Matvei Michkov has zero points in four playoff games, and coach Rick Tocchet said lineup changes are under consideration after a Game 4 loss.
- On Monday, Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet considered scratching Matvei Michkov for Game 5 at PPG Paints Arena, inserting left wing Alex Bump into the lineup following Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- Tocchet noted Michkov, part of a "young group," has plateaued during the playoffs, recording zero points and a minus-1 rating while averaging just 10:06 minutes of ice time through four games.
- Seeking "energy" after Saturday's defeat, Tocchet praised Bump's practice performance, saying, "We just wanted to try some stuff today." Bump recorded five goals in 17 games as a rookie.
- "I'm stoked," said Bump, who skated with Noah Cates and Tyson Foerster during practice, while Michkov skated with Garrett Wilson and Carl Grundstrom during Sunday's session.
- The Flyers hold a 3-1 series lead heading into Game 5, and Tocchet aims to "evaluate" young players, emphasizing that resting them is part of development during the high-pace postseason environment.
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Flyers’ Matvei Michkov scratched from Game 5 for Alex Bump
The Flyers are inserting left wing Alex Bump, who had been a healthy scratch for the first four games, into the lineup for Game 5 in Pittsburgh and sending Matvei Michkov to the bench.
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Michkov may sit for Game 5 as Flyers' practice shows Bump could enter lineup
VOORHEES, N.J. — It looks like Rick Tocchet could be making a lineup change up front for Game 5. Matvei Michkov skated with the team’s extra forwards Carl Grundstrom and Garrett Wilson in Sunday’s practice, an indication that the 21-year-old winger very well could be a healthy scratch Monday night. Meanwhile, Alex Bump skated with Noah Cates and Tyson Foerster, a sign that he’s poised to enter the lineup. After the Flyers’ regular-season finale,…
·Philadelphia, United States
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