When the Philadelphia Flyers drafted Sean Couturier, the organization had high hopes that the talented forward would produce nothing less than 20 goals per season. The feat did not seem difficult for Couturier, as the 6-foot-3 centerman had posted 96 points in consecutive seasons of junior hockey at Drummondville.
However, now entering his fifth season with the Flyers, Couturier has yet to score 20 goals and posted just 39 points last season, tying his career high. Adjustment was part of the problem in his lack of scoring. The organization threw him into a shutdown center position from the beginning.