Matvei Michkov doesn't turn 20 for a couple of weeks, but he continues to play well above his years for the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers have one sole responsibility if they want to win a championship someday, and that is to make rookie Matvei Michkov ’s life easier. He is their future; the engine that will help them run.

"We talk about it a lot, the culture," Erik Johnson said, "but here in this room, it's special. I think it's going to go a long way."