Flyers' Couturier out 4 weeks after suffering injury in charity game

Philadelphia Flyers forward Sean Couturier will be out of action for approximately four weeks with a lower-body ailment, the club confirmed Wednesday.

Couturier will participate on a limited basis at the start of training camp and will be ready to go a few weeks later, Flyers general manager Ron Hextall said, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer's Sam Carchidi.

Hextall said Couturier's injury happened in a charity game and is in a different spot than that of the MCL tear in his right knee that he endured during the playoffs in April.

Couturier was hurt on Aug. 10 in Quebec on an "innocent play," the GM said, via the Courier-Post's Dave Isaac.

The 25-year-old enjoyed a breakout season in 2017-18, setting career highs in goals (31), assists (45), and points. He was the runner-up for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded to the NHL's best defensive forward.

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