Posts About "Sean Couturier"
5 Takeaways from the Flyers' Exhibition Win Over Penguins
July 31st, 2020 After nearly 140 days since the NHL season was paused, hockey officially made its return Tuesday afternoon. The Flyers kicked off the NHL's return to play with an exhibition tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins. https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1288180769748221957 These exhibition games are more of an opportunity for both...
Flyers Award Finalists Couturier, Lindblom & Vigneault in Good Company
July 23rd, 2020 The NHL officially announced all of this season's award finalists Tuesday morning with the release of the nominees for the Hart Trophy. In the past week, three members of the Philadelphia Flyers were named finalists for awards. Head coach Alain Vigneault earned his fifth career nomination for the Jack Adams award, Sean Couturier was...
The First Jeff Carter Trade Revisited
May 6th, 2020 From Philadelphia to Los Angeles, Jeff Carter’s had a quietly successful career at the NHL level. He broke into the league at the age of 21 with the Philadelphia Flyers who drafted him 11th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. Carter spent six seasons with the Flyers following his debut season scoring 181 goals and 343 points in...
Flyers' Top Individual Performances From 2019-20 Season
May 2nd, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers might not have another game this season. That would be especially disappointing given how well the team had been playing. Unsurprisingly, there was no shortage of strong individual Flyer performances in such a strong season. While, we await the future of this season, let's look back at the top forward, defense...
Flyers' 2019-20 MVP Candidates
April 23rd, 2020 The spread of COVID-19 forced the NHL to put its season on hold beginning on March 12. At the time of the shutdown, no team in the NHL was as hot as the Philadelphia Flyers. They had won nine of their last ten games and seemed poised for a lengthy playoff run. With the fate of their most successful season in the last decade hanging in...
Flyers Finally Flirting with NHL Awards
March 7th, 2020 The success of the Philadelphia Flyers this season is obvious and apparent. It's real, it's unavoidable, and frankly, it's a lot of fun to watch. There's a multitude of things behind the Flyers' newfound secret to success and they've all helped create one of the best Flyers teams we've seen in recent memory. Although the Flyers...
Couturier, Laughton Help Flyers Rout Red Wings 6-1
November 29th, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — Sean Couturier shot things started for the Philadelphia Flyers. Couturier and Scott Laughton each had a goal and an assist and Philadelphia beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-1 on Friday for their third straight victory. Kevin Hayes, Oskar Lindblom, Shayne Gostisbehere and James van Riemsdyk also scored and Jakub...
Sean Couturier Scores in OT, Flyers Beat Canadiens 3-2
November 7th, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — Sean Couturier flipped a shot from the slot that trickled past a surprised Carey Price just 55 seconds into overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Price had been fantastic in regulation but somehow let the first shot of OT slip past him. He was stunned...
Couturier, Konecny Lift Flyers over Hurricanes 4-1
November 5th, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — Sean Couturier had a goal and an assist, Travis Konecny scored the tiebreaker early in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night. Claude Giroux and Joel Farabee also scored, and Matt Niskanen had two assists for Philadelphia. Carter Hart made 33 saves. Lucas...
Couturier Leads Flyers to 4-3 Shootout Win over Devils
November 1st, 2019 NEWARK, N.J. — Sean Couturier scored in regulation and had the only goal in the shootout as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Friday night. Oskar Lindblom and Joel Farabee also scored for Philadelphia. Carter Hart had 23 saves. Wayne Simmonds, Sami Vatanen and Taylor Hall scored for the Devils. Mackenzie...
Islanders Rebuild Hurt by Poor Draft Picks
September 24th, 2019 It is very easy to look back on what could have been for the New York Islanders, but some of the decisions in the 10 years have definitely not worked out. Most notably, the Islanders have been near the bottom half of the standings routinely this decade and didn’t help themselves with some of their decisions in the NHL Draft. From...
Flyers' Center Depth Will Power Offense
August 27th, 2019 After a disappointing 2018-19 season, general manager Chuck Fletcher and new head coach Alain Vigneault have their sights set on returning the Philadelphia Flyers to the playoffs. Couple the addition of Kevin Hayes with the emergence of Sean Couturier, along with a few prospects, and you are looking at center depth that can rival the...
Flyers' Patrick Could Progress Like Couturier
August 7th, 2019 Heading into his third NHL season with the Philadelphia Flyers, expectations will be high for the former second-overall pick, Nolan Patrick. After two underwhelming seasons, many are looking for Patrick to show growth on the ice and on the stat sheet this season. While every player’s career has its own path, so far, Patrick’s...
