Maybe they signed him because of his playoff prowess. If you exclude his rookie season (when he was a mid-season call-up and was a 4th liner) his playoff stats are
Couture - 77 points in 81 games
Compare that to other studs on the market
JVR - excluding rookie year as well, 23 points in 38 games
James Neal - 55 points in 100 games
I would suspect being able to perform in the playoffs has some additional value that should be compensated for.
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