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VOORHEES, N.J. — After practice ended, Rick Tocchet went to the whiteboard with Matvei Michkov.

As the head coach and youngster from Russia were breaking things down, Sean Couturier came over to help.

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It almost served as a reminder that Michkov is still learning and that it's not always easy with the 20-year-old. Patience will be required and sometimes it'll take multiple people.

"Right away, Mich was looking at Coots, I can tell that Mich really respects Coots, there's something there," Tocchet said Sunday after practice. "So I think that's valuable. Coots has got a good way of delivering a message."

The Flyers were coming off a 3-2 overtime loss Saturday afternoon to the Senator

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