Flyers and RFA Travis Konency agree on new extension

Scratch another RFA off of the list as the Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Travis Konency to a 6 year deal worth $33 million dollars.

The Flyers' pest finished last season with 49 points in 82 games, after managing close to 50 points the previous season. The Flyers selected the London, ON native in the 1st round, 24th overall in the 2015 draft.

The #Flyers re-sign 22 y/o RFA RW Travic Konecny to 6 year $5.5M Cap Hit Deal. Covers 2 UFA Years.

-24G 49P in 82GP
-50.5% 5v5 GF
-46.4% Expected GF
-50.3% Corsi
-2.1 P/60

Rep'd by Mark Guy @TheHockeyAgencyhttps://t.co/Wi8hiI7THY

— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) September 16, 2019

The deal comes days after new Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault made public comments about his disappointment on Konency missing camp:

Alain Vigneault on his "disappointment" regarding RFA forward Travis Konecny's absence from the first day of Flyers training camp. pic.twitter.com/xEphAzNkY6

— Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) September 13, 2019

Brings us to the debate. Should head coaches be able to speak on players who aren't attending camp and don't have contracts?