Frost finally got a goal, of course, he whiffed on the shot and it went in off his shin guard.
Watching Frost and Necas, please don't tell me Frost is a top 6 forward anymore.
Flyers hung in there, Kolosov is a work in progress, some nice saves, but the 2nd goal was on him and the third goal was a bad rebound left in front of the net. The winning goal was on Sanheim, who should have cleared the puck to the corner instead of in front of the net.
If there is a template of what the Flyers are trying to do, it's Carolina. Constantly attacking, winning board battles, keeping the cycle going, etc. It's what the Flyers try to do, but they lack the talent to pull it off. But you can see why they drafted Luchanko, to play this style you need speed up front. Carolina doesn't have superstars, they play as a team. They'd be dangerous if they ever find a franchise goalie.
They were outmatched, but kept the game competitive, but wore down as the game went along.
Flyers are 2-3 years from matching up with teams like the Hurricanes, but games like this show them where they need to upgrade.
I was very excited to see Michkov but he just disappeared in the third? He seemed like he was lost at times and when he got lost he’d go straight to the bench. There’s a lot of work to be done on his game but you can’t tell that he’s already one of the most if not the most talented Flyer.
He's 19, most teams would have him on a sheltered 3rd line role playing 12 minutes 5x5 and 1 minute on the PP2. In three years, Michkov will be a superstar, but right now we're seeing his growing pains.