Alain Vigneault made a fairly surprising decision prior to the showdown against the Islanders in benching Travis Konecny. The reasoning was simple – AV wanted more production in 5-on-5 from his entire team and pulling out someone as productive as TK sent a message. But did it work?
It’s no surprise that the Flyers have struggled to shoot the puck this year. They entered last night’s matchup with the NHL’s worst shot differential (-10), putting up a dismal 23.8 shots per game. What’s interesting is that coming out of it with one less game than the rest of his teammates, Travis Konecny has accounted for 13 of the teams’ 207 shots, averaging 1.