The Flyers drafted Travis Konecny with the 24th overall pick in the first round. It was their second pick, after drafting Ivan Provorov seventh overall. The team traded their 29th overall and 61st pick with the Toronto Maple Leafs to draft Konecny. They saw something in Konecny and clearly thought he would be gone before their pick.
Konecny was highly rated coming into the draft as most expected him to be gone by the 15th pick. Future Considerations had him ranked as the 11th best player in the draft. ISS Hockey ranked him 12th.