On this day — February 9 — 58 years ago, Philadelphia was awarded an NHL franchise. A lot has happened since then, some good, some less good, but the team that came to be known as the Flyers is working to get back to the peaks it’s reached during that time, trying to become the team it’s been in the past that players around the league want to be a part of.
It’s not quite time yet for the Flyers to make a splash and nab a marquee player in July’s annual free agent frenzy. Don’t expect it until Russian phenom Matvei Michkov finishes out his contract obligations in the Kontinental Hockey League and joins the team in Philadelphia.