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Originally Posted by dino7c
Less, he scores less...it was a classic compare one players best season with another's worst.
He wasn't way better than Gaudreau it was a bad take then and looks even worse now.
Gaudreau 568 points in 576 Games
Couturier 460 points in 721 Games
Not the same, more or less...its a lot less in fact
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But Couturier played the role of shut down centre for his first 6 seasons in the NHL. So comparing points at that time was not apples to apples. Plus he was playing in the NHL as a 19 year old.
Once he got his PP time elevated his scoring was much closer to Johnny’s range. Add in the complete centre aspect, and was at that time considered a more valuable player.