WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 13: Sean Couturier #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers skates against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on April 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Sean Couturier plays more than any other Philadelphia forward in all situations, and now the Flyers can bank on their No.
1 center playing a lot for a long time.Couturier signed a $62 million, eight-year extension Thursday that keeps him under contract through the 2029-2030 season at a salary cap hit of $7.75 million.
That was the price in dollars and length to keep an all-around star in orange and black rather than testing free agency next summer."Sean’s our best hockey player right now, and he’s the key guy," general.