Vincent Lecavalier's with the majority: the Philadelphia Flyers did pretty well with their 24th-overall draft selection in June.

The veteran pivot lauded the performance of rookie Travis Konecny after Monday's 5-3 preseason win over the New York Islanders, serving up a comparison to a former Tampa Bay Lightning teammate.

"He's fast," Lecavalier told Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer. "He's turning one way, turning the other way. I don't know him that much, but on that one shift, I was just kind of watching him, mesmerized by what he was doing.

"Nobody could catch up. Kind of like (Tyler) Johnson in Tampa," he added. "He reminds me of him a little bit."

The connection between the pair might run deeper than speed, stature, and their ability to tear up junior. The undrafted, 5-foot-9 Johnson opened the eyes of many last season with his breakout campaign, perhaps helping motivate Flyers' brass to move up to select the forward listed at 5-foot-10.