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Is Sean Couturier truly back? A deep dive on pre- and post-injury Couturier

December 22, 2023

Nov 24, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier (14) watches a loose puck against the New York Rangers in the third period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports

Sean Couturier may have returned to action to start the 2023-24 season after missing nearly a season and a half due to two back surgeries.
But it remained an open question whether he truly would be back, in the sense of being the player he was before his NHL career ground to a halt.
After all, Couturier was 30 years old when the season began, going on 31. He was three years removed from his last truly great season, a stellar 2019-20 campaign that earned him the Selke Trophy, given to the league's best defensive forward. There was the risk that the back surgeries had sapped some of Couturier's physical ability, in addition to the normal impact of the natural aging curve. And Couturier simply...

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