Daily News | ‘You just got to limit mistakes’: Travis Konecny and the Flyers are ready to face Connor McDavid, Oilers
is familiar with McDavid’s game, having played against him since junior hockey. They were first overall picks in the OHL draft in consecutive years, with McDavid selected by the Erie Otters in 2012 and Konecny going to the Ottawa 67s in 2013. They each won OHL Rookie of the Year and were taken in the first round of the 2015 NHL draft.
“We’ve got to focus on our game, and [McDavid is] going to create opportunities out there and we’ll just try to limit that,” Konecny said. “I don’t think it’s so much trying to just focus on him, it’s trying to focus on how we can play our game and take the game to them. I mean, in saying that, he is the best player in the world. He’s going to create havoc out there. You just got to limit mistakes.
Edmonton’s goal-scoring ability will not be the only thing the Flyers have to worry about. The Oilers are coming off a physical 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, while the Islanders’ checking ability was an issue for the Flyers“You can see right away where the league is going to, as far as intensity, watching some other teams play,” Tortorella said. “And that isn’t drawing up on a board like an X’s and O’s play. That is a mindset of readiness. We have a tough opponent tonight.
In between stifling the league’s top offense, the Flyers also need to figure out how to create some of their own. Konecny, the team leader in goals and total points , hasn’t scored a goal in 10 games. This current drought comes on the heels of a 10-game points streak that stretched from Dec. 20 to
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