While the Flyers have taken significant steps forward in every area of their prospect pool in the past three or four offseasons, it's tough to remember a pick that was as instantly exciting as the team's selection of Travis Konecny in the 2015 draft. A lottery-level talent in a draft that was widely regarded as one of the best in recent memory, the Flyers' decision to trade up to the 24th spot and end the talented forward's fall down the draft board was widely celebrated and praised by fans and neutral observers alike.
Still, the pressure was on Konecny to show that that fall into the 20s should never have even happened.