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Flyers Forward Makes Surprise Change, Switches Agents
According to NHL insider Frank Seravalli, Philadelphia Flyers captain Sean Couturier has changed agents, switching from Erik Lupien of Sports Prospects Inc. to Pat Brisson of CAA Sports.
Couturier, 31, was named captain of the Flyers back on Feb. 14, but would have to deal with some drama started by both him and Lupien after serving as a healthy scratch for two games.
Flyers head coach John Tortorella was publicly dismissive of Lupien’s comments and handling of the situation with Couturier during his exit interview, saying that “(Lupien) gets to pound his chest like some little pissant out there, pounding his chest, that really doesn’t know what’s going on with Sean and I.”
#Flyers captain Sean Couturier has changed agents. Now represented by Pat Brisson at CAA Sports.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) April 30, 2024
Couturier owned up to his own failures that caused Tortorella and the Flyers to bench him for a few games, admitting, “I just plain and simple sucked down the road.” Couturier did end his season with two assists in his last three games, and no fewer than 16 minutes of ice time in those games, but has just two goals since the start of 2024.
It’s unclear what factored into Couturier’s decision to switch agents, but Tortorella’s comments certainly made a fool out of Lupien, an agent who has just one other NHL player as a client.
Brisson, Couturier’s new representation, is one of the NHL’s most lucrative agents. Brisson represents some of the league’s biggest stars, and currently has over $1 billion worth of contracts active in the NHL. Some of Brisson’s most notable clients include Jack Hughes, Quinn Hughes, Luke Hughes, Sidney Crosby, Claude Giroux, Anze Kopitar, Nathan MacKinnon, and Elias Pettersson, amongst others.
Represented by Brisson, Couturier now shares an agent with Flyers teammates Cam York, Nick Seeler, and Erik Johnson, as well as prospect Alexis Gendron. Seeler, of course, was recently the recipient of a “life-changing” contract extension negotiated by Brisson.
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Whew….for one moment I thought Coots was going to go with Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Johansen’s agent….KO Sports….who have 30 active players under their contract now, that represents 17 of the 32 NHL teams.
Might be worth noting that Farabee (on the roster) and Walker (traded now) are with the same agency as RyJo and Gauthier….KO Sports. It’s not unheard of for certain Front Offices to avoid certain agencies for various reasons. There were some GMs that may basically had Kurt Overhardt players on their “no thanks no way” list.
Are you serious,dude? Deleting my comment? Did I hurt you feelings that I want coots traded??? Bailey, you’re a freaking snowflake clown…
your comment is literally there and someone replied to it????
Errr… no, first was deleted.. 🙄
Mike, brother, your comment is still there with the reply. You commented on Bailey’s Daily from that day, not this post.
Never saw an organization have such problems with agents.
Relieved that Coots has a new agent, as I felt that the other one was not handling the situation well at all! I was disappointed with how the year ended, but excited for my flyers( for the first time in a number of years)
Mark my words* the Flyers will make the play offs next year*nods