
Originally Posted by
FLiP
I still do it. Does Couturier have elite talent and make is linemates better, or is he better because he is playing with elite talent? Gostisbehere is what he is. a #3 PP specialist. Sure, both are nice players to have, and might be auxiliary components to a contender, but they are not key components to a contender, if that were the case, the Flyers would be a contender.
Johansen is an elite talent that makes everyone on the ice better, he's a conerstone player you can build around and a nice piece that would give the flyers the beginnings of 2 legitimate scoring lines.
But hey, what do I know. I have only watched this team skate couturier out there 20+ mins a night the last 4 seasons and seen what the results are because of it. Bubble team at best. Is he scoring a lot this year? Sure, and happy to see it, but it's not because he's driving the offense. It's because the 2 players who he is often paired with are elite, and allow him to produce at a level that he never could on his own.
Bookmarks