Travis Konecny wanted to move past the "measuring stick" games.

The Flyers fell a goal short against the NHL-best Colorado Avalanche this past Sunday, but skated right there with them and even had the ice going downhill against them in the 3-2 loss' latter half. Then they bounced right back against the San Jose Sharks a couple of nights later, taking a 4-1 win in a game that they could win, while preventing any bad from piling up.

It's what they've been doing all season so far, with more tangible results on the ice and more consistent, positive steps forward.

They're learning. They're growing up. They're getting better , and they're getting a whole lot tougher to deal with, regardless of who's across from them.

"Like, we've shown we can compete with the best teams," Konecny said aft

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