Couturier’s New Role Shows Why He Still Runs The Flyers

Sean Couturier has shifted into a new role, and the kind of players who embrace that without making it everybody else’s problem are the ones coaches trust in the tightest moments. Philadelphia’s captain is showing the same quiet authority that has always made him valuable, even when the spotlight is pointed somewhere else. Veteran teams survive on players who can adapt without turning it into a seminar, and Couturier is doing exactly that.