Couturier scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Rangers. The Flyers are looking for Couturier to expand his offensive game this season. In fact, they've been looking for that for the last few seasons, and it hasn't happened. Last year, the defensively-minded center collected just 39 points. He'll add good depth to most fantasy lineups, but since past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior, be careful not to overvalue him.

Couturier (ankle) has been skating since July and will be ready by training camp, reports the Courier-Post. "I feel great," said the center who had surgery in June. "I feel stronger than last year." He had a month of rehabilitation and then hit the training hard in July and August. Consider him good to go -- slot him onto your cheat sheet where you expected him to be pre-surgery.

Sean Couturier had a cyst removed from his foot and is walking around on crutches, said Flyers GM Ron Hextall on Wednesday. The Flyers' young center has now undergone two surgeries this off-season, one on his abdominal and one on his foot. Nonetheless, the two-way center should be completely healed from both operations by the time training camp rolls around later this summer.

Sean Couturier has undergone abdominal surgery. Couturier is expected to spend the next five to six weeks recovering, which means that he'll be ready for training camp with time to spare. He had 13 goals and 39 points in 82 contests in 2013-14.

Sean Couturier has a sports hernia. Couturier is waiting to find out if he'll require surgery. Either way, he should be fine for the start of the 2014-15 campaign.

Sean Couturier scored a goal in Philadelphia's 5-2 victory on Tuesday. Couturier has been one of the league's best defensive forwards this season, but he hasn't done much offensively. He has just 11 goals and 37 points in 79 games in 2013-14.

Sean Couturier has become one the NHL's best defensive centers and is getting some Selke Trophy buzz. He has been extremely effective in shutting down the NHL's top offensive centers such as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Jonathan Toews. That makes him a highly-praised NHL player. But with only 10 goals and 35 points this season, he is barely rosterable in fantasy hockey circles.

Philadelphia center Sean Couturier, a little more than three months removed from his 21st birthday, is becoming one of the top centers in the NHL and, in a 4-0 victory for Philadelphia over Pittsburgh Saturday, he outshone the game's top player, Sidney Crosby. Couturier assisted on two of the Flyers' three goals and won six of eight faceoffs against the Penguins' captain. Crosby finished the day at minus-3. He has been a minus-3 or worse only two other times this season. Veteran Flyer Claude Giroux on Couturier: "There's a little thing - when he plays Pittsburgh, he just plays better."

Sean Couturier had two assists in Philadelphia's 3-1 win over Colorado. Couturier has recorded at least a point in four of his last five contests. He has nine goals and 28 points in 58 games this season.

Sean Couturier found the back of the net on Tuesday. Couturier ended a nine-game goal scoring drought. He's had some solid patches offensively, but overall his fantasy value in standard leagues has been limited. This was his ninth goal and 24th point in 54 contests in 2013-14.