Sean Couturier has the respect of his Philadelphia Flyers teammates and coaching staff. They know how important of a piece he is to the team. It’s time the leagues also recognizes him as one of the best two-way centers in the game.
Since Couturier came into the league in 2011, a heavy emphasis was put on his scoring. And when you put up back-to-back 96 points season in juniors, it’s fair to expect offense. He put up a modest 27 points in his rookie season. That’s where the talk about his offensive skillset started, and it rears its head to this day.