What's his name is going to be the best player in that trade.
- rayc16

Without a doubt he will be!! I'd still make that trade any day

Sounds like Couturier had another back surgery to fix the first one. I’m sure he’ll be back as good as new in 4 months.

Sounds like Couturier had another back surgery to fix the first one. I’m sure he’ll be back as good as new in 4 months.
- Dkos

At least Elliis & Atkinson are locked and loaded ready to roll.

At least Elliis & Atkinson are locked and loaded ready to roll.
- PLindbergh31

Do we know if Atkinson has an injury or an illness?

Sounds like Couturier had another back surgery to fix the first one. I’m sure he’ll be back as good as new in 4 months.
- Dkos

Where have you seen this?

Where have you seen this?
- MJL

Bill. Twitter

Edit: I’m just speculating on the “good as new” part. 😉

Bill. Twitter

Edit: I’m just speculating on the “good as new” part. 😉
- Dkos

Such mixed messaging coming from the Flyers.

Sounds like Couturier had another back surgery to fix the first one. I’m sure he’ll be back as good as new in 4 months.
- Dkos

4 months in flyers currency.

I'm busy trolling Pens fans about the fact that they have crashed and burned since their great start! Hey, might as well do it while the Flyguys are ahead of them in the standings cause we know it ain't gonna last long.

I'm busy trolling Pens fans about the fact that they have crashed and burned since their great start! Hey, might as well do it while the Flyguys are ahead of them in the standings cause we know it ain't gonna last long.
- Phillywhiteout

I loved the 2012 penst who crashed to the flyers because MAF managed to be worse than BryZ.😆 What a juggernaut lineup. Murray stole 2 SC 16-17 and pens meet 2 depleted teams in the finals.

Such mixed messaging coming from the Flyers.
- MJL

Mixed? More like no messaging coming from the Flyers. From what I’ve read Couturier is having this surgery done by Dr. Andrew B. Dossett at the Carrell Clinic in Dallas, Texas rather than at Penn again. Dossett seems to do a lot of work on pro athletes. Maybe it’ll work out better. My own opinion is that he’ll never be anywhere near what he was again on the ice. I hope he gets relief from the pain.

Mixed? More like no messaging coming from the Flyers. From what I’ve read Couturier is having this surgery done by Dr. Andrew B. Dossett at the Carrell Clinic in Dallas, Texas rather than at Penn again. Dossett seems to do a lot of work on pro athletes. Maybe it’ll work out better. My own opinion is that he’ll never be anywhere near what he was again on the ice. I hope he gets relief from the pain.
- Dkos

They told us when Couturier had the set back before the start of the season that he would not need surgery again.

Mixed? More like no messaging coming from the Flyers. From what I’ve read Couturier is having this surgery done by Dr. Andrew B. Dossett at the Carrell Clinic in Dallas, Texas rather than at Penn again. Dossett seems to do a lot of work on pro athletes. Maybe it’ll work out better. My own opinion is that he’ll never be anywhere near what he was again on the ice. I hope he gets relief from the pain.
- Dkos

Don't mean to be a negative nancy here, but my guess is that Atkinson will end up being out for the season and Coots may very well be done for his career. I mean, it ain't looking good for a 30 year old hockey player if he really is having another surgery. So glad that they signed him to that 8 year albatross!

Where have you seen this?
- MJL

The Score says Couturier out 4-6 months with back surgery.

The Score says Couturier out 4-6 months with back surgery.
- dubc55

When ASF broke that story, and the amount of detail he provided, I said that there is no way it is all made up, and the Flyers would schedule surgery down the line after the customary humming and hawing...