Daily News | The Flyers’ aggressive penalty kill has become a weapon with six shorthanded goals
. Konecny has factored in on all three of Laughton’s shorthanded goals this season, and Laughton has assisted on both of Konecny’s. Together, they’ve cultivated a sense of offensive chemistry when the Flyers go down a man.
For assistant coach Brad Shaw, who oversees the penalty kill, and coach John Tortorella, giving players the freedom to be aggressive offensively on the kill goes hand in hand with being aggressive-killing plays in their own zone. Tortorella has likened Konecny’s anticipation skills to Cam Atkinson’s. Tortorella coached Atkinson for six seasons with the Columbus Blue Jackets, when Atkinson put up 14 shorthanded goals.
“I think that helps,” Laughton said. “You always know kind of what guys’ tendencies are and what they’re trying to do. But he’s so fast and can anticipate pucks going to different areas. He wants to learn about it and get better at it. I’ve had a ton of fun with him. We talk a lot about it before games and what we can do. If I can try and spring him in a certain game, I’m definitely going to try to, because he’s one of our best players, for sure.
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