What to make of Logan Couture?

[Kale Hulls]

He kinda reminds of Mike Ribero, but better defensively.

 

[Braunbaer]

He'll be irrelevant in the Finals when he receives the Bergeron-treatment.

 

[BruinLVGA]

He already has 1 Smythe he should have got (2016) where he lapped the field. Sharks lost but he completely lapped the field in points.

Now he's leading in points again and could once again lap the field. If it continues then 2nd possible smythe he deserves yet he might end up with 0.

No one talks about him in the best players in NHL, and he's not even mentioned among best players of Sharks. What to make of him?

David Krejci lead the NHL playoffs TWICE in points (2011, 2013), has zero Conn Smythe, and even back in those days he was considered a good 1C but not even remotely close to be "in the best players in the NHL".

Shit happens.

 

[Scott Stevens]

I wish we could have let San Jose have Tavares if we could have received couture. I would have even taken him over Matthews for us since he’s not old and he’s a total playoff stud.

 

[CanadienShark]

David Krejci lead the NHL playoffs TWICE in points (2011, 2013), has zero Conn Smythe, and even back in those days he was considered a good 1C but not even remotely close to be "in the best players in the NHL".

**** happens.

I don't disagree, but Krejci was rightly recognized as a playoff monster and arguably the best playoff performer then. Couture hasn't gotten such recognition.

 

[Oddbob]

He already has 1 Smythe he should have got (2016) where he lapped the field. Sharks lost but he completely lapped the field in points.

Now he's leading in points again and could once again lap the field. If it continues then 2nd possible smythe he deserves yet he might end up with 0.

No one talks about him in the best players in NHL, and he's not even mentioned among best players of Sharks. What to make of him?

Players on losing teams should never get the Smythe regardless of how well they played. It should always be someone that helped their team win the Cup, and there are always at least 3-5 names from the winning team that should or could get it.

 

[AaronDellForPrez]

Not sure what the question means, but as an answer "Sharks Logan Couture" is an anagram of "rough teal anus corks" so there's that.

 

[LeftHeartInSF]

I'd rather my best players put up in both situations.

So does every team. Doesn't always work that way.

Couture is a stud and we are lucky we decided to be a Shark for life.

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

I was thrown by OP writing “lap the field” twice. I guess it was just a figure of speech

 

[BruinLVGA]

I don't disagree, but Krejci was rightly recognized as a playoff monster and arguably the best playoff performer then. Couture hasn't gotten such recognition.

It might still happen if he wins a Cup and leads the NHL in playoffs scoring again.

To be honest, if I think SJ and scoring points, the first name that pops in my mind it's him (no offense to Hertl, Maier, Burns, Eriksson, etc etc).

 

[Barrie22]

I was thrown by OP writing “lap the field” twice. I guess it was just a figure of speech

No it was just an exageration. Up until this past game he was tied with hertl in points and goals.

 

[Bobby Terrance]

He already has 1 Smythe he should have got (2016) where he lapped the field. Sharks lost but he completely lapped the field in points.

Now he's leading in points again and could once again lap the field. If it continues then 2nd possible smythe he deserves yet he might end up with 0.

No one talks about him in the best players in NHL, and he's not even mentioned among best players of Sharks. What to make of him?

For one, everyone talks about him for being one of the sharks best players. 2. He didn't lap the field in 2016, nor is he doing that now. Why exaggerate? Has he been one of the best players this post season? Of course. But please tell me how he has been so much better than guys like burns, rask, or even Marchand.

 

[Patty Ice]

Not sure what the question means, but as an answer "Sharks Logan Couture" is an anagram of "rough teal anus corks" so there's that.

How does one come up with that unless they backward engineer it? Was that an incognito Google search?

 

[Satire]

To quote the great Pierre McGuire during a broadcast of a Sharks game once

"Logan Couture is... a hockey player"

Ahhh yes - the individual equivalent of "we're a team".

Also he's a good one. I'm not sure if things have changed since I was young but lapping the field would imply that he has twice the amount of points.

Now I'm no expert of math, so could someone tell me if 17 is 2x bigger than 15? I need to go find an abacus.

 

[Kranix]

He's a playoff performer

 

[wetcoast]

He already has 1 Smythe he should have got (2016) where he lapped the field. Sharks lost but he completely lapped the field in points.

Now he's leading in points again and could once again lap the field. If it continues then 2nd possible smythe he deserves yet he might end up with 0.

No one talks about him in the best players in NHL, and he's not even mentioned among best players of Sharks. What to make of him?

He isn't one of the best players in the NHL but he can be under rated at times.

A very good consistent player but never really a full fledged superstar.

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

No it was just an exageration. Up until this past game he was tied with hertl in points and goals.

I see that now, haha. I was kinda confused!

 

[cowboy82nd]

Players on losing teams should never get the Smythe regardless of how well they played. It should always be someone that helped their team win the Cup, and there are always at least 3-5 names from the winning team that should or could get it.

I disagree with this post 100%. The Conn Smythe should go to the best player in the playoffs regardless of how their team does.

 

[Barrie22]

I disagree with this post 100%. The Conn Smythe should go to the best player in the playoffs regardless of how their team does.

So the smythe should go to stone?

 

[Sendhelp2Anaheim]

I wish we could have let San Jose have Tavares if we could have received couture. I would have even taken him over Matthews for us since he’s not old and he’s a total playoff stud.

Who would you rather have matthews or couture needs to be a poll now... the mental breakdowns would be amazing

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

At this point in his career, Couture doesn’t seem to be too interested in the regular season. Same with Vlasic. Could be part of the reason he flys under the radar. Hell, many Sharks fans on here were talking about how bad his contract was during the season.

 

[Regal]

Very few players actually see significant differences between their regular season and playoff numbers over bigger sample sizes, but Couture is pushing to that point. Since his rookie year where he was only getting 11 min in the playoffs, he has 94 points in 96 playoff games, a 0.98 PPG. Over the same time frame in the regular season he has 498 points in 638 games, or a 0.78 PPG.

 

[rocketdan9]

poor man version of Bergeron

industrial player. Underrated offensively

any team would like to have him on their team

 

[Regal]

At this point in his career, Couture doesn’t seem to be too interested in the regular season. Same with Vlasic. Could be part of the reason he flys under the radar. Hell, many Sharks fans on here were talking about how bad his contract was during the season.

8 years for a 30 year old is always going to be a worry though.

 

[Mattb124]

He isn't one of the best players in the NHL...

.....but he plays better than the best players in the NHL during the playoffs.