Daily News | Flyers center Sean Couturier will not return to game action this season: ‘It’s been a long, long ride.’
Flyers’ Sean Couturier is tired of watching games from the press box. He’s tired of seeing his teammates play through minor injuries while he remains sidelined and feels completely healthy after rehabbing from a pair of back surgeries over the last year and a half.
Couturier will have a full training camp and preseason to recover instead of throwing him into the remainder of this year’s regular season. Couturier understands that the team’s higher-ups are acting on behalf of his best interests, but it doesn’t make their decision any less disappointing. to return to play this season, but Tortorella was hesitant to say that Couturier could achieve that aspiration. Ultimately, the team arrived at the decision to wait until training camp.“Coots is aggravated and I love it,” Tortorella said, “because I think that’s why he’s the player he is, and so he’s going to have to eat it for a little bit. I think it helps him get even more ready for a pretty strenuous camp coming up here when he starts again with us.
“That’s where you build character, you grow as a team,” he added. “Sometimes adversity is good. It’s been a while. I haven’t had... I mean, I’ve had adversity off the ice, but [on] the ice, it’s another thing. It’s probably what I missed the most. I think it’s just important to all grow as a team together, and I just want to be a part of it.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Alex DeBrincat scores in OT, Senators edge Flyers 5-4After the Flyers scored three straight goals to force overtime, Sandstrom misplayed the puck behind the net, with DeBrincat scoring into an open net to keep the Senators’ playoff hopes alive.
Read more »
Flyers comeback falls short in 5-4 loss to Claude Giroux, Ottawa SenatorsThe Flyers win streak ran up against an old friend in Claude Giroux, who helped made sure it ended.
Read more »
Flyers coach John Tortorella will not be behind bench for game against Ottawa SenatorsDaily News | Flyers coach John Tortorella will not be behind bench for game against Ottawa Senators
Read more »
Flyers on win streak as they face former captain Claude Giroux in OttawaThe longtime Flyer captain is now in Ottawa and playing well, despite being one of the most veteran players on the Senators squad.
Read more »
Flyers roundtable: What to make of all the recent changes and are there more coming?The Flyers seem to be moving in a different direction, here's the latest on that and some of the other happenings in and around the organization.
Read more »