Charlie Coyle vs Sean Couturier

[StuntsC]

After seeing Sean Couturier signing a new deal today it made me think about a deal I made last year that included him as a main piece in acquiring David Backes. I know Couturier didnt have a banner season and his numbers even seemed to regress a bit with less ice time from the previous year, but I'm still a big believer and the Hockey Writer's analysis on him from May seemed to confirm my opinions that he is a 22yr old high end talent in a tough role.

Charlie Coyle is a piece I have right now that produces similar stats in my league, and also seems to be stuck in organization limbo with a logjam of forwards ahead of him.

Dobber has Coyle ranked 60ish places higher on his keeper list, but which would you rather own? I feel like if I could trade Coyle straight up for Couturier today I would do it.

Thoughts?

[The Bottlenecker]

I see them being pretty even right now in terms of production. IMO, Couturier has a clearer path to becoming more offensively relevant. He should be Philly's #2 centre this year, and only has Giroux in front of him on the depth chart. Whether or not he gets played in a more offensive role remains to be seen. Coyle, as you said, is stuck in a logjam in Minny with little hope of getting out.

[Happy Hour]

After seeing Sean Couturier signing a new deal today it made me think about a deal I made last year that included him as a main piece in acquiring David Backes. I know Couturier didnt have a banner season and his numbers even seemed to regress a bit with less ice time from the previous year, but I'm still a big believer and the Hockey Writer's analysis on him from May seemed to confirm my opinions that he is a 22yr old high end talent in a tough role.

Charlie Coyle is a piece I have right now that produces similar stats in my league, and also seems to be stuck in organization limbo with a logjam of forwards ahead of him.

Dobber has Coyle ranked 60ish places higher on his keeper list, but which would you rather own? I feel like if I could trade Coyle straight up for Couturier today I would do it.

Thoughts?

There are reasons why Coyle ranks higher on keeper rankings. He'll get some PP2 time, maybe some PP1. Couturier is destined to be a shut down guy and plays that role well, he just isn't a good own from a fantasy perspective. I'll be interested to see how the Flyers deploy Laughton in the next couple seasons. Coyle is my clear choice here.