The award is given to the player who 'best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.' Couturier missed almost two full seasons due to two back surgeries.
The award is given to the player who"best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey." Couturier missed almost two full seasons due to two back surgeries.forward inched up the track when the puck dropped on Oct. 12 and picked up steam. He looked like the Sean Couturier of old, the guy who won the Selke Trophy in 2020 as the NHL’s best defensive forward. He was seeing time on the power play and the penalty kill and was centering the top line.
Unfortunately, like any rollercoaster, what goes up must come down, and since the holiday break, Couturier has struggled. In 39 games, he has 13 points and is a shocking minus-15 — and last monthBut while his season has been like a cyclone — amid all that, he was shown love by the Flyers and named the 20th captain in team history on Feb. 14 — just the fact that he is on the ice is an accomplishment in itself. On Oct.
“It’s hard for people to understand really,” said defenseman Marc Staal, who dealt with a debilitating eye injury that cost him almost an entire season during his New York Rangers days. “You could talk about it a lot but I think just the amount of work that goes into that, you don’t really know unless you’ve gone through it. Not only is it physical, mental and just staying with it every day and preparing yourself, it’s not an easy thing to do.
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