{"id":34560,"date":"2018-08-22T11:06:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T15:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=34560"},"modified":"2018-08-22T16:49:37","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T20:49:37","slug":"philadephlia-flyers-sean-couturier-re-injures-mcl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/08\/22\/philadephlia-flyers-sean-couturier-re-injures-mcl\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Flyers Sean Couturier Re-Injures MCL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to multiple reports <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> center, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/coutuse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Couturier<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0re-injured his MCL. The injury reportedly happened at the Boot Camp tournament\u00a0in Quebec about two weeks ago. This is the same injury the Couturier suffered during last years Stanley Cup Playoffs. He is estimated to miss four to six weeks for recovery.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s what we know about Sean Couturier and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBernierJDM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JBernierJDM<\/a> report that he re-injured his MCL: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SAfvjE0CTj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/SAfvjE0CTj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Flyers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davegisaac\/status\/1032230940511272961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/coutuse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Couturier<\/a> Out Four to Six Weeks<\/h1>\n<p>Couturier has spent his entire seven-year\u00a0career with the Flyers. He scored 101 career goals and added 166 career assists for 267 career points in 498 career games. Couturier has eight goals and five assists for 13 points in 24 career\u00a0Stanley Cup Playoff games. He was originally drafted eighth overall in the 2011 NHL Draft by the Flyers.<\/p>\n<p>Last season he racked up 31 goals and 45 assists for 76 points in 82 games. He also added 31 minutes in penalties. His possession\u00a0numbers were 53.2 percent Corsi with a relative Corsi of 5.6 percent. He was nominated for the Selke Trophy. Couturier is going into the third year of a six-year, $26 million dollar\u00a0contract that he signed in July 2015.<\/p>\n<h2>The Flyers First Line In Couturier&#8217;s Absence<\/h2>\n<p>Losing Couturier for any amount of time would be a huge loss for the Flyers. Last year he centred their top line and finished\u00a0second in goals (31) and third in points (76). He also led the NHL in total goals on ice for with 142. The Flyers will most likely look to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/giroucl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Claude Giroux<\/a><\/strong> to move over to center the first line in Couturiers&#8217; absence. Training camp begins in three weeks, with pre-season play beginning\u00a0September 16th. Couturier has yet to be ruled out for training camp.<\/p>\n<p>The Flyers will also look for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vanrija01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James van Riemsdyk<\/a><\/strong> to see time on the first line as well if Couturier is out. Van Riemsdyk was signed by the Flyers this season after spending the last six years with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/maple-leafs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>. Van Riemsdyk played his first three years of his career with the Flyers.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"1AKnnQc_SwtCuoRlVpEpug\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/949720016\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'1AKnnQc_SwtCuoRlVpEpug',sig:'T1CgR8eoYFQ8WbfU6VolxJn2KBT-NmoQQAp-UOJbV5A=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'949720016',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to multiple reports Philadelphia Flyers center, Sean Couturier\u00a0re-injured his MCL. The injury reportedly happened at the Boot Camp tournament\u00a0in Quebec about two weeks ago. This is the same injury the Couturier suffered during last years Stanley Cup Playoffs. He is estimated to miss four to six weeks for recovery. 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