Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier will not return to the lineup for the rest of the 2022-23 regular season as he continues to recover from a back injury, head coach John Tortorella announced Saturday.
Couturier, 30, hasn’t suited up for the Flyers since Dec. 18, 2021. The 2020 Frank J. Selke Trophy winner has skated regularly in recent weeks, but the Flyers have elected not to risk returning him to game action late in a non-playoff season.
Tortorella confirmed that Couturier did not suffer a setback in his recovery that prompted the decision to officially shut him down for the season. He also added that Couturier badly wanted to return this season.
