Flyers receive positive update on the status of Sean Couturier
After missing the majority of last season with a back injury that required surgery, Philadelphia Flyers forward Sean Couturier told reporters on Monday that he is cleared to return to game action and will be a full participant in training camp coming in within the next week.
The Phoenix native is entering the first year of a massive eight-year contract extension he signed with the Flyers last summer that will see him earn $7.75 million per season and comes with a full no-movement clause for the first seven seasons.
Couturier, 29, was limited to only 29 games during the 2021-22 season due to his injury and subsequent surgery, which he underwent in February. In those 29 games, he recorded seventeen points (six goals, eleven assists), fourteen penalty minutes and was a minus-six.
The Flyers most likely won't make the playoffs this season, but getting back Couturier, who is a big part of their locker room and potentially the organization's next captain, will be a big morale boost for the entire team.
Flyers center Sean Couturier said he's fully cleared for training camp from February back surgery. "I feel good. I had a long recovery, took longer than I thought, a lot of ups and downs, but now I'm feeling good and ready to go. Excited to get going again."— Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) September 12, 2022
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Zachary Werenski | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Sean Monahan | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jesper Bratt | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Frederick Gaudreau | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jack Hughes | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Mackenzie Weegar | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Kent Johnson | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Alexander Wennberg | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Mitchell Chaffee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Coronato | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Nick Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Conor Geekie | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Corey Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dmitry Voronkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||