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Is Logan Couture now underrated?
That might raise an eyebrow, when you look at some of the counting stats, especially the most damning number of all, his cap hit.
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Couture, 33, is signed until 2026-27 with an $8 million dollar AAV. It’s too easy to group him with the litany of big-money disappointments that have dragged down the San Jose Sharks since 2018-19.
But I’ve got other numbers, exclusively from SPORTLOGiQ, that demonstrate how good Couture still is on the ice, and in a wide variety of areas.
So is Couture that game-changer you might hope for at roughly 10 percent of the $82.5 million salary cap? Nope.
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But he’s still a very valuable, well-rounded centerman – it’s not his fault that the San Jose Sharks haven’t surrounded their captain with enough quality players.