The Flyers are rolling into 2026 training camp with a familiar message still attached to the door: “Brick by Brick.”
The slogan is back for another year, and the team’s camp imagery makes that pretty clear. In photos from camp, the banner features Captain Coots, TK, Travis Sanheim, Jamie Drysdale, and what appears to be Tyson Foerster. Matvei Michkov is not on it, which is sure to invite a round of instant reading between the lines, even if that doesn’t necessarily mean anything more than a choice of faces for the graphic.
This is also the second straight year the Flyers have leaned into the rebuilding message. Last season, the team sent out a press release on September 18 announcing that “Brick by Brick” was replacing “New Era of Orange.” The club described it as a foundation-building theme, one centered on “ laying a foundation of grit, accountability, and pride that will define the next chapter of Flyers hockey.”
There’s no new press release this time, at least not yet, but the slogan still fits the way this roster is being framed entering 2026-2027. It’s mostly the same group as last year, only with a few notable changes. The Flyers traded for Joseph Woll, Porter Martone is in from the start, Matvei Michkov weighs fewer pounds, and Noel Acciari is in the house.
They also made a serious run at Leo Carlsson with an offer sheet, only for the figurative ball to be caught at the warning track. Still, the sense around this team is one of cautious optimism rather than a dramatic splash.
The superstar move probably wasn’t coming anyway, and there weren’t prize free agents waiting around. A big blockbuster trade would have meant shipping out a bunch of young players, and that didn’t happen either.
So for now, “Brick by Brick” stays. For the Flyers, it still works.
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Matvei Michkov Already Looks Like A Different Flyer At Camp
Matvei Michkov opened Flyers camp by doing more than just showing up in shape. He spoke to the media in English for the first time, and the early impressions around him were all about a player who looks more comfortable, more polished and more at ease in his second training-camp run with the team. Michkov also posted a friendly photo with coach Rick Tocchet on social media, another small but telling sign that the relationship between the two is off to a positive start.
The on-ice takeaway was just as encouraging. Michkov said he feels good after trimming down and getting quicker, while Tocchet pointed to visible changes in the way the winger moved during practice. For a Flyers team that needs its young talent to keep trending up, camp is already offering a glimpse of a player who may be arriving with a different look and a different level of confidence. [Read more 🡒]
Flyers Waiting On Their Next Big Swing For One Reason
Philadelphias summer push for a young center ended the way most offer-sheet gambles do, with the original team digging in and keeping its player. The move sent a clear signal around the league, though, because once Anaheim matched on Leo Carlsson, a wave of other clubs moved quickly to lock up their own rising stars on long-term money.
For the Flyers, the bigger takeaway is not just that the swing missed, but that it sharpened Danny Brires view of when to take the next one. He has stressed a patient approach to major additions, with an eye on the right fit rather than the next available name, while the organization keeps building around its own core and protecting its flexibility for when the market opens up again. [Read more 🡒]
Porter Martone Is Already Earning Serious Trust Inside The Flyers
Travis Konecny has been one of Porter Martones loudest advocates since the Flyers brought the young forward into the fold, and that kind of support matters in a room where trust is earned quickly. Martone was taken sixth overall by Philadelphia and wasted little time making his presence felt once he got into NHL games, giving the organization an early look at the talent it believes can become a bigger part of its future.
For Konecny, the praise has not sounded like routine encouragement. He has continued to speak up for Martones upside and development, a sign the rookie has already impressed teammates who know how hard it is to stick at this level. The Flyers are still sorting out what Martone can become, but the early internal belief around him is real, and it is coming from one of the teams most established voices. [Read more 🡒]