ranked 94th career playoff performer... plenty of current NHLers ahead of him....
im trying to find what the value of this is...hypothetically if you score .5ppg regular season and then score at a 1.5ppg in playoffs the only value that brings to a team is on the last year of a deal at the deadline...
That’s not what was said. What was said was RAISES his game.
getzlaf
ovechkin
kane
malkin
crosby
kucherov
point
pastarnak
mackinnon
all produce at a higher ppg in the playoffs than couture. So he is far from being "the best player in the playoffs"
He scores at a 0.77 PPG in the regular season which translates to 63ish points with solid defensive play. His career playoff PPG is 0.87 and if you exclude his first season (pre-Calder), a 0.96 PPG with solid defensive play. This gives him value because he’s still a solid 1st line C in the regular season but is even better in the playoffs. This is all while playing with worse players than who would probably be his line mates in CGY. Now I wouldn’t add that last part into his value but I still want to point that out.
I don’t think that’s what any (or many at least) are claiming. I think it’s just that the Flames fans don’t believe they are a playoff team so it doesn’t have as much value to them.
Couture is THE playoff performer. I dont know a better example in the league
Its really not even that, its his age and contract. Love the player, hate the contract. I wouldn't love him at 8 million now, let alone 6 and a half years from now. Honestly, even if he wanted out, I don't think you'd get much value back, without at least taking a very bad contract as part of the return. Probably better to let him play out his career as a Shark, like the contract was designed for.
getzlaf
ovechkin
kane
malkin
crosby
kucherov
point
pastarnak
mackinnon
all produce at a higher ppg in the playoffs than couture. So he is far from being "the best player in the playoffs"
Oh man... you really cannot understand what the point was. He RAISES his game in the playoffs. That’s the point.
He's never really been a PPG player his entire career and its not like he's been used sparingly. Like I said, I've always liked Couture but I wouldn't touch that contract and I don't think many other teams would be lining up for it either. I think he's movable but it would have to be an ideal situation. Maybe an aging contender, that feels they have 2-3 more years before completely ripping down, where the contract wouldn't be an issue. Like the Caps if they would've lost Backstrom or the Bruins if they lose Krejci. I'm not sure that the return would be something that the Sharks would be overly excited about though.
