Confirmed Signing with Link: [PHI] F Travis Konecny signs extension with the Flyers (8 years, $8.75M AAV)

[Ace]

Making more than Sam Reinhart. Horrible overpay. What a garbage deal for a 30-30 60 point guy.

You’re so close to discovering why people bring up the unfair tax advantage some teams have over others.

 

[Tob]

He’s just the flyer that’s been a flyer for so long you don’t even think about him. Good for him and the flyers to have a lifer

 

[blackjackmulligan]

Haters. Beautiful.

why is it beautiful? what are the long and short term benefits seeing where the Flyers are currently at? Do you see them being contenders in the next 4 years? If not when?

 

[BLONG7]

The guy has a very good agent....

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Really don’t see why anyone would have a problem with this.

The cap is rising and he’s a top line winger. Give the guy some more support which is coming in Philly. Briere is building the team well in my opinion.

I’d say it’s probably about a 1m more than I thought he’d get but it’s not at all out of line. Philly locked up a core piece. This isn’t something to be upset over.

 

[SnS]

why is it beautiful? what are the long and short term benefits seeing where the Flyers are currently at? Do you see them being contenders in the next 4 years? If not when?

There’s a difference. I don’t expect the Flyers to be contenders til I’m dead and gone.
I’d rather be entertained and TK is a great player and deserves this contract. Many of other posts have posted stats supporting this.

We don’t agree on anything with the state of the team, so stop.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Worst contract in the NHL. If I won a million dollars for guessing what he’d get I would’ve guessed 5.5M max.

Hyperbole. You telling me you’d take Nurse contract over this? Or Huberdeau’s? Dubois?

 

[blackjackmulligan]

There’s a difference. I don’t expect the Flyers to be contenders til I’m dead and gone.
I’d rather be entertained and TK is a great player and deserves this contract. Many of other posts have posted stats supporting this.

We don’t agree on anything with the state of the team, so stop.

Don't know what you mean by stop. Well if you goal is to be just entertained than ok I get it to a point. Me I want more. Much more. The way the front office operates should keep all entertained.

TK is not a great player. Matthews and players of that ilk are great players.

 

[Legend123]

Well, good deal or not, I'm glad my team is in no position to make such deals

 

[13to40]

Team can afford him.

Yes they could have fetched some nice assets for him, but they have a core player locked up long term who can be a leader and mentor for some of their younger players ready to break into the league.

Is the contract rich? Definitely. It won’t age well at all, but they can afford him and he will be a life time flyer so why not.

Fan favourite, pain in the ass to play against, one heck of a hockey player, I don’t see an issue with this signing at all.

Probably wears the C on his chest as well.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Worst contract in the NHL. If I won a million dollars for guessing what he’d get I would’ve guessed 5.5M max.

Still thinking the cap is 2009?

 

[Imgoingtowork]

Michkov - 60+ or 90+ score off his first season.

Slafkovsky - 60+ or 90+ score off his third season.

 

[DistantThunderRep]

Good player, I’d take him, but about 1 million too much.

Taxes bro

 

[BKarchitect]

It’s really impossible for some people to not just continually spout off 30 G 60 Pt with no context, as if we situational analysis isn’t a thing that can be done with relative ease. But let’s get to the laziest common denominator to make a point. His goals “started with a 3…” and his points “started with a 6…”. So. 30/60. Don’t ask about his linemates or his team construct. Who cares that his ES numbers were outstanding even with an unsustainably low PDO. The added value of being a great PKer? The fact that he’s a really physically involved player? Nah folks. 30/60! That’s who he is!

Why even negotiate, let’s just have a ledger that pays you on basic counting stats with no context.

 

[lawrence]

Well done for the player. Happy for him.

If he had a bad year stats wise unlikely he could have gotten that.

 

[Coffey]

Damn this is like paying RNH 9M a year.

 

[trostol]

Really don’t see why anyone would have a problem with this.

The cap is rising and he’s a top line winger. Give the guy some more support which is coming in Philly. Briere is building the team well in my opinion.

I’d say it’s probably about a 1m more than I thought he’d get but it’s not at all out of line. Philly locked up a core piece. This isn’t something to be upset over.

It might be a touch high but in the end it's part too much..part that it doesn't fit with the supposed "rebuild " timeline and part that we just do not trust the Flyers management to get a good sustainable competitive team right

 

[SnS]

The flyers don’t rebuild… so I don’t know why that’s a complaint.

 

[Doug Prishpreed]

He’s just the flyer that’s been a flyer for so long you don’t even think about him. Good for him and the flyers to have a lifer

He's been in rumors for years so I never expected it -- but nice to see.

 

[BKarchitect]

Damn this is like paying RNH 9M a year.

Konecny next to McDavid or Drai with his blend of goal scoring and playmaking and his ridiculous energy would be devastating.

I don’t think RNH would do a penny better than Konecny if you traded them and made RNH by far the focal point of the Flyers 23-24 roster.

Edit: RNH is on a sweet deal, not saying otherwise…but circumstances are far, far different.

 

[The Last Red]

Woof that's a big deal. I certainly wouldn't want him at that price, but the Flyers couldn't afford to let him go either.

Sure they could. They’re not a Konecny away from anything.

 

[kingpest19]

Love konecny but that’s to much $. Guys never had more than 68 points. That’s barely 2nd line production.

Also 1 goal in 22 playoff games and only 7 points.

Ugly imo.

7x7 should of been the target zone.

Yet he was 10th among RWs in scoring last year and is 13th the last 5 years. Id say that's well within 1st line production

 

[The Last Red]

For good or bad, Briere is certainly making significant moves.

Unfortunately most are bad. Screwed up the Cutter Gauthier situation - NCAA players have leverage - and then gave him away; passed on Zeev Buium for a guy that Parekh was laughing at. He’s lucky that Michkov fell into his lap but he’s clearly in way over his head.

 

[Coffey]

Konecny next to McDavid or Drai with his blend of goal scoring and playmaking and his ridiculous energy would be devastating.

I'm even looking at RNH before McDavid joined the team.
He hit 50 pts 3 times including 56 twice. Solid glue guy on the PP too.

I feel it’s a fair comparison.

 

[majormajor]

In the Konecny speculation thread, that's the exact contract I projected him to get.

Ok job by Briere. I think it was the right move to make. You're unlikely to be better off by letting Konecny go or trading him for more futures. Having a competitive team for Michkov to join is more important, and Konecny should be a good top line caliber player for a long time.