Travis Konecny is at the forefront of the Flyers rebuild. The two-time All-Star could be one of the team's leaders moving forward, or be one of their most valuable assets as the rebuild takes shape.
On this week's episode of Flyers Talk with 97.3 ESPN Flyers Insider Kevin Durso, Brianna Barretta and Kevin sit down to talk about the team's five-game losing streak entering the All-Star break, the latest on Carter Hart and the Hockey Canada scandal, Sam Ersson, Travis Konecny, and more.
It’s no wonder, looking at the last 18 months, why Hayes may have thought this weekend, the first All-Star Game appearance of his career, was never possible. But he had the belief of someone else, his brother.
For years, a key member of the core of the team would represent the Flyers at the All-Star Game -- usually Claude Giroux and occasionally Jake Voracek or Wayne Simmonds. At 22, Konecny enters the national spotlight with his first All-Star appearance, perhaps only scratching the surface of his potential.
A pair of players from the "Whiz Kids", Lefty and the greatest third baseman of all-time, have been voted by fans as the Philadelphia Phillies' Franchise Four.