Flyers move up 5 spots after deal with Maple Leafs; select Travis Konecny 24th

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The Philadelphia Flyers selected Travis Konecny with the 24th pick in the 2015 NHL Draft after making a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Flyers dealt the 29th and 61st picks in the draft to Toronto in order to move up five spots and come away with the Ottawa 67's forward.

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Overview

Konecny set the bar high with 70 points as an OHL rookie with the 67's, but struggled to maintain that pace early in his draft-eligible season. The diminutive forward was slipping off the first-round draft radar with only two goals before November, but he bounced back with 38 points in his final 26 regular-season games and added 10 in five playoff contests.

Konecny is a creative and fleet-footed scoring threat with incredible puck-handling abilities and a quick shot he doesn't hesitate to unload if the opportunity arises. He plays much bigger than his listed height of 5-foot-10, showing no fear battling for pucks along the boards.

What Konecny lacks in stature, he makes up for in work ethic and determination.

What the scouts are saying

"Quick and spirited scoring forward, Konecny projects as a top-six sniper who can play anywhere in the top nine. Despite being undersized, he plays with good physicality and won't back down from highly contested areas. Konecny's playing style resembles a player like Phil Kessel in the way that he can unleash a shot in mid-stride." - Brendan Ross

"He has no mirrors in his house. He has no idea how small he is because he competes so hard against everybody, doesn't matter the size. His shot, his character, obviously his leadership in the locker room, he's going to be a pro, it's that simple. He does the little things like a pro and trains like a pro." - 67's coach Jeff Brown

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