flyercanuck Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Nice writeup on Travis Konecny by the Hockey Writers Devin Slawson. Superstar may be a little over the top but I don't think star is out of the question the way he's going. http://thehockeywriters.com/did-the-flyers-steal-a-superstar-at-24th-overall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 @flyercanuck Excellent write up. Thanks for sharing. I agree that Konecny could be something very special. I hate to rush the kid and throw accolates onto him before he even hits the ice for his 1st regular season NHL game, but it appears he has all the tools to become very successful both on and off the ice. I remember watching him last year at CHL all star game and thinking he would look great in O&B. I have to find the post where I mentioned it in here. Truth be hold I was obvious elated when Provorov wasa taken #7 overall and even though the Flyers had another pick in the 1st round, I just did not think he would slide to #29. However whe the Bruins got a class A brain freeze and Konecy started to slide, I was estatic that Hecy moved up to draft him. The Leafs are going to regret that trade for years to come. It has been along while since I hve been this happy with who the Flyers have drafted and who have the potential to make an impact within a year or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Cool article, he certainly seems better than 24th with the way they talk about him.....But the Thread is premature....wait till he actually plays a season in the NHL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I don't know about "steal" but it does suggest that Toronoto scouting staff, who had plenty of opportunity to watch TK, didn't see the the same things we see and we're prepared to pass on him. Teams passed on Bobby Clarke too, of course, some more than once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Nice article on TK. I'm excited to see how he does in training camp next year. This part of the article is a little sickening, isn't it? Quote Of the past 12 NHL Drafts, only Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier, James van Riemsdyk, and Zac Rinaldo have suited up for at least one full season with the Flyers. Only four players since the 2004 NHL Draft are on the Flyers’ roster today. Those include Giroux, Couturier, Scott Laughton, and rookie Shayne Gostisbehere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 @brelic That's what happens when you trade half your 1sts, and most of your 2nds and 3rds away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbulb Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 The thing that sticks out most about Konecny to me was how he "got it"... "knew what it would take, etc." to win at the World Junior championships this past year. He was Canada's most consistent player imo and Coach Lowry simply didn't see it. It's tough to be a highly skilled player and be told to go and muck it up like a grinder... but that's what Konecny did, and did it well. To me, that speaks TONS about his character, drive, and team play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 G was 22 overall so why not TK at 24? gotta love this kid and @fishbulb said he seems to be a character guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 On 2/18/2016 at 10:11 AM, JagerMeister said: wait till he actually plays a season in the NHL... Well that can be said for every prospect that is a full time guy in the NHL right now........right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagerMeister Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Just now, OccamsRazor said: Well that can be said for every prospect that is a full time guy in the NHL right now........right? yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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