Flyers coach Rick Tocchet calls out his team
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Michkov led the Flyers in scoring between the Olympics and the end of the regular season, but he's looked overmatched in the playoffs.
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.
The series is coming back to Philly for Game 6. The Flyers still need just one more win, but haven't gotten to that extra gear to take it. But they need to, quick.
In the days leading up to what has become a highly contentious, increasingly fascinating Eastern Conference quarterfinal, Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said his team needed to “go after” the Penguins stars.
Struggling Flyers star Matvei Michkov might be heading for a healthy scratch in Game 5 after he did not have a spot in the team's top four lines during practice Sunday.