When you think of Owen Tippett’s career thus far as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers, there are a handful of highlights. There’s the end to end rush against Montreal where he blew by everyone and nearly scored the game-winning goal. And then there’s the razzle dazzle play against Dallas that had most of the league taking notice. But a lot of times the biggest question has been why can’t he play like that more often.
Well, according to Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet, Tippett has been standing out a bit more this year, and has seen his play somewhat resembling that of speedy and powerful star forward Mikko Rantanen of the Dallas Stars.