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Why has Sean Couturier been demoted to 4C, and how can he get his old role back?

Charlie O'Connor

March 1, 2024

Feb 27, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier (14) against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Surprised that Sean Couturier was centering the fourth line on Tuesday and appears poised to stay there entering a pivotal weekend for the club?

John Tortorella doesn't think you should be.

"(Scott Laughton) was a fourth line center. (Earlier in the year) you guys were shocked he was a fourth line (center)," Tortorella pointed out. "I don’t do by – and it’s certainly not a disrespect in any fashion to the player -- I’m not gonna run the bench based on what people think about you, or where you sit as a veteran guy, a captain. I just don’t do it that way.”

Even if it's the highest paid player on the team, who was receiving 20+ minutes a night as recently as as a month ago, and just h...

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