Travis Konecny Secures the Bag With 8 Year Contract Extension
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The Flyers have locked a cornerstone piece in Travis Konecny for the next eight years, as he signed an eight-year contract worth $70 million with a cap hit of $8.75 million.
A new area of orange is on the horizon, led by Head Coach John Tortorella, General Manager Daniel Brière, and President of Hockey Operations Keith Jones. The pieces are starting to come together for an up-and-coming Flyers team. The Flyers missed the playoffs by 4 points after going 2-6-2 in their last 10 games. Though Flyers shocked everyone around the league by playing meaningful hockey at the end of the year. A huge reason why was the play by Konecny and the leadership he showed. After having a career season last year with 61 points in 60 games with 31 goals, he continued to make strides in his game, and this year he led all Flyers in scoring with 67 points along with 33 goals in 76 games. His play and fight impacted this Flyers roster, which exceeded expectations.
As mentioned, Konecny had a monster year as he went to an all-star game for the second time in his career and was the recipient of the Bobby Clarke Trophy as the team’s Most Valuable Player.
Drafted 24th overall by the Flyers in 2015, Konecny has always been focused on winning in Philadelphia. “If I get the opportunity to win a Stanley Cup, which I believe we can do in Philadelphia, it wouldn't feel like an accomplishment unless it was with the Flyers. I've always been in it for the long haul.”
The Flyers are having a great summer, as not only do they have Konecny under contract for the next nine seasons, but they also brought over their top prospect, Matvei Michkov, from Russia. At 19 years old in the KHL, he had 19 goals, 22 assists, and 41 points in 47 games. Michkov recently signed a 3-year entry-level contract and will make his Flyer debut this season.
The building blocks are coming together in Philadelphia as they look to make the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Still, the Flyers do not have playoff expectations, but do not be surprised if they are in the mix again. The roster is full of young talent who plays a physical style of hockey. If the front office continues to press the right buttons, do not be surprised if the Flyers are in cup contention within the next 5 years, as it has been since 1975 for the Stanley Cup to be in Philadelphia.