Travis Konecny’s Playoff Comments One to Watch as Flyers Slide

Travis Konecny has played in just 22 playoff games throughout his 10-year NHL career — and hasn’t appeared in the postseason since 2019–20 — and it sounds like that’s starting to take a toll.

After a strong start to 2025–26, the Philadelphia Flyers have tailed off, going 4-9-2 over their last 15 games and seeing their playoff odds slide in a big way. As a result, frustrations are beginning to boil over in the City of Brotherly Love, with Konecny at the forefront of it.

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The star winger voiced that frustration after Thursday night’s loss in Boston to the Bruins, which marked their third straight defeat and fourth in five games.

Konecny said:

“I’ve been through this so many times. I’m tired of missing the playoffs. That’s kind of all I look at right now, just want to get points for the team. Need to figure something out,”

The 28-year-old Konecny is in just the first year of the eight-year, $70 million extension signed with the Flyers in 2024. He’s in the midst of another very productive season, having racked up 50 points (21 goals, 29 assists) across 52 games played.

Does Travis Konecny Align with the Direction in Philadelphia?

This was a question many were asking before Konecny extended long-term in Philadelphia, and given that the Flyers don’t appear particularly close to being legitimate contenders, it’s come back to light.

GM Daniel Brière has done a relatively solid job of injecting prospects into the system, with Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone standing out as the most promising. That said, the timeline to win with those two — and others — leading the charge doesn’t appear to be in the near future, which makes it fair to wonder how many more frustrating seasons Konecny may have to endure before the team truly turns the corner.

For a player in his prime and approaching his thirties, that can be difficult to navigate. Konecny embodies everything it means to be a Flyer and to play in Philadelphia; however, the desire to win and play meaningful postseason hockey trumps all, so if these results continue, there’s no doubt this will be a situation to monitor.

While it may be putting the cart before the horse, Brière and company would have contending teams around the league calling nonstop if Konecny were ever made available, and the return package could be exactly what’s needed for what they’re building toward.

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