San Jose Sharks
REPORT: Couture To Announce End of Playing Career in Tuesday Press Conference
Some clarity with Logan Couture is coming.
The San Jose Sharks captain and GM Mike Grier will hold a press conference at 1:30 PM PT at SAP Center on Tuesday.
Frank Seravalli reports that Couture will announce that he is “unable to continue his playing career as a result of injury.”
Couture has only played six games in the last two years because of osteitis pubis, a deep groin issue that sidelined him before and since his last game on Jan. 31, 2024, at the Anaheim Ducks. He suffered the injury while training in the summer of 2023.
Earlier this season, Logan Couture was seen around Sharks Ice and SAP Center, though there were no reports of him skating or being able to take any major steps towards playing again. Recently, however, Couture made waves with the fanbase by not appearing at team picture day in March and unfollowing then re-following the San Jose Sharks on Instagram in April.
The San Jose Sharks captain since 2019-20, Couture has 323 goals and 378 assists in 933 regular season games. The 2007 No. 9 pick has been great in the playoffs, posting 48 goals and 53 assists in 116 appearances. From 2010, Couture’s first post-season appearance, to 2019, his last, only Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, and Evgeni Malkin have scored more post-season points.
The two-way center 36, has an $8 million AAV, and his contract expires after the 2026-27 season.
Per the Sharks, Couture’s press conference will be streamed live on the Sharks digital platforms, like YouTube, and also on the Sharks+SAP Center app and the Sharks Audio Network.
Good riddance!! I wish the Sharks could of had the courage to trade him while he was still playing.
Wow . What do you have against him . He always played hard and came through in big games .
I never enjoyed his unenthused attitude during post game interviews. He always came across as smug, arrogant, and not fun. I understand this might of been his idea of acting like a “competitor” like Kobe or McKinnon, but that just came across as being full of himself. That’s just my opinion, feel free to trash it, it’s not that serious man.
You don’t enjoy 101 playoff points in 116 Playoff games 😂
You let THAT create your arena of discontent? Though his media personna changed his last couple of years, he just seemed like he did not want to be there, kind of like a Belichick interview, just more syllables. Excellent playoff competitor and was tough as nails. There had to be more than just your distaste of his interviews.
Yeah, I did let THAT shape my opinion of Logan. What else do we have to inform us on who he is?
So dumb. I’m not looking to be friends with them, I just want an honest effort and if they produce especially in big moments they get my appreciation for life. This dude is the greatest playoff performer in Sharks history so far. You should kiss his feet and say thank you.
Eww bro shut up about kissing feet. Is that what you’re into?
No dumbshit. Quit trying to deflect.
Isn’t it obvious?? His play on the ice, his willingness to do anything to win, even if it meant rewiring his jaw during an intermission??!! Shouldn’t that say it all?
L take. Being that Couture is/was on the MAGA side of the political spectrum, I’m sure I wouldn’t necessarily love hanging out with the guy… but he was a good player his entire time in Teal. It’s a shame he never got another crack at the playoffs, because he was an absolute stud any time the stakes were that high. Also: if your “Good riddance!” is about him being red-hat (which could be totally unrelated and my own projection here)… …the unfortunate reality is that most players/professional athletes in general are. Which only makes sense really.. genetic freak-people who make… Read more »
100%. Hate his politics but I don’t watch him play for that. I can separate the 2.
Trump is a Moron because he doesn’t understand that a trade deficit with Vietnam means that we love air Jordan’s made by someone making 35 cents an hour and most Vietnamese aren’t in the market for an F250 powerstroke 😂😂 or roundup ready corn products
Trump is a moron.
That’s all you had to type. Says it all. More efficient.
I despised Logan even before the Maga reveal. Just his whole vibe of being unsatisfied and arrogant, I never liked him. He was a very good player, but as a fan, there’s players I like and players I don’t. We don’t/won’t ever really know these guys, so it’s all just our opinions of the characters we see on TV.
An L take followed by an L take. Who really hangs out with people and talks politics? Just because you lean towards an R doesn’t mean you’re a d-bag just like leaning towards D doesn’t make you an awesome person.
I’m not sure if he’s made his political allegiances more overt since the incident where he was assaulted at the bar, but I don’t know if I’d lump Couture into MAGA land over that whole deal. His father was a police officer in Canada. He didn’t appreciate the way cops were being portrayed in the national discourse, because he felt it was a personal affront to his father. Essentially, he said that given the vitriolic messages toward police coming from the left, he’d have voted for Trump. While I obviously think that’s really stupid logic, I also a) went to… Read more »
Geez this is about the most intelligent comment in the history of this website. Bravo.
I could care less if cooch is a trump supporter or not, I doubt he can even vote and I worked for years with 99% Cummins diesel driving Billy bob’s with a big old dip in and I never disliked most of them personally. Cooch probably likes trump because he makes more than 275k or whatever the cut off is.
Did you even read his comment? He told you why dum dum…
Trump pardoned thugs that murdered police officers I don’t see how Cooch would still be in board with him other than he thinks it will help his paycheck be more intact.
nuance
Dude you suck for this comment.
Ok, well I’ll double down on it! I despise Couture!!
You’re engaged in a massive suck fest and you’re at the center of it.
Bro you’re getting weird.
Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the climax of it all. ;P
Dude let’s talk shit another way. I don’t really like the sexual joke type of stuff.
Example: You’re like an talking parrot that only ever learned to say “You’re dumb” and “Dum-Dum” cuz that what they said everytime they saw you.
I didn’t start off with these intentions, but I think I’m just kinda trolling you at this point. Who cares what we think? 😂
You don’t get to choose. You get whatever method makes me laugh in the moment. The fact you complained now makes it my default setting with you. Don’t worry you’ll feel better after you get cleaned up. ;P
Dude you sound hella rapey. It’s just a gross way of hurling insults. Why not pick another lane?
You sound dumb AF. That’s another dumb take. Way to manufacture your own interpretation of this so you can pretend to be offended and throw out completely ridiculous accusations. You must be a career victim. Cry moar please.
Nah man, I’m just saying that’s a weird way to come at me. Do you realize you’re getting all riled up cuz I said I don’t like Couture? Give it a rest dude. You’re a joke.
I’m the one who’s riled up? Listen PeskyDildo, you’re the one who got overly dramatic because of a silly innuendo line of jokes. Look at how ratio’d you are buddy. You’re the joke. You’re just too dumb to figure it out.
Alright man, can you stop with the sexual joke stuff? Is that clear?
Amen. Come on Shork. As much as you want this to be the men’s locker room, just move along. Geez……….
No.
I respect the take but you can’t take this position and be elsewhere telling me to have fun and it’s not that serious. I know that, man!
Too many here take this comment section way too personally. Get a life kids.
lol! Weren’t you the one just crying and calling people names on another article?
Uhh, yeah I can do both. Have fun, it’s not that serious, and I’m glad this guy will finally be gone. Boom. Not a big deal.
I put a fig leaf out there, respected the take, and you slapped it away.
Sure did! I’ll stand by what I said. There’s a time to part with good players, and we held onto Couture for too long. I wish the Sharks would of traded him to the penguins or maple leafs years ago.
It’s on sight with you and me, dawg.
Let’s get it!
Rarely vote on anything, up or down. But I’m one of the many down votes.
Couture deserves respect for his commitment to the team and to the game. Seeing him move on is the right thing.
And, fwiw I was among those who also thought it’d be smart to trade him. Even then, I never saw it as anything but a chance for him to move to a competitive team and help the Sharks rebuild.
It alright man. If you think about what I said originally, it is good news for the team that he’s retiring, hence I said “good riddance”. And it seems like we agree he should of been traded years ago.
This is the most epic ratio job so far at this site. Well done sir!
Yeah man I’m actually digging it! Like dam, who knew there was even 21 individual commenters on here? 😂 This must be how trolls feel. Trolling wasn’t my intention, but it makes sense that it’s an unpopular opinion. I know it’s a hot take, and lots of people love Couture. It’s a huge fan base, and it’s alright that we disagree.
Might be a record! You guys didn’t even go this hard on actual trolls 😂
Just shows how dumb of a take it was. I think you got a full throated response. Nothing flaccid about it. 😮 ;P
Do you hear how rapey you sound? Like sexually aggressive? Is there a woman in your life, and what do you think they’d think of your comments?
That’s sexually aggressive? You’re so soft. Some would even say you have a flaccid constitution.
EDIT: Ok, I had my wife read this and she ;laughed her ass off. You’re barking up the wrong tree looking for sympathy for not being able to take some very innocuous innuendos in a comment section. Life is going to be very hard for you buddy if this making you so sad. Time to put on your big boy/girl pants.
Dude, why are you still at it? Just shut the fuck up already. At this point your kinda harassing me
So don’t read the comment then.
Stop with the constant name calling and belittlement. It has gotten old. You generally have good takes but they’re often countered/diluted with your antagonistic responses. It’s not enjoyable. Go take it out elsewhere. Sheng, can you please address?
what in any of my comments makes you think I’m going to do what you say? To be clear, he took it sexual with the foot fetish thing so he opened the door and made it ok. Maybe he’s too young to know where the saying “kiss his feet” comes from? It’s what people did to Jesus and other prophets that they worshiped. Nothing kinky implied but he went there.
So frankly you can kiss my ass dude. Hopefully I don’t need to explain that one?
Damn dude. I was liking you as a poster.
Couture was LOVED by his teammates. This dude pulled the team through the playoffs, carrying the entire team at times.
He’s one of a very few who truly elevated his play in the playoffs while other superstars would drop off.
who cares about his interview demeanor.
That’s ok, we can disagree about how we see players. I understand why people like him a lot, and I’m not saying anyone is wrong. I just never cared for Couture, and I’m happy he’s gone. What’s the big deal with one fan not liking him?
Have you seen his interview with Brodie? He’s pretty soft and relatable.
I think his personality comes through in this announcement too. Anyway, yep, your opinion is yours. But you also posted it on the internet so, you’re asking for the comments and razzing.
Exactly.
I could see looking to trade him maybe toward the end of the actual winning era of the Sharks when the team was declining. But I can’t see a good reason to have traded him at any other time.
He ended up being a “Celebrini” for the team, homegrown and a prolific playoff player.
Assuming you watched the press conference, I’m curious if you feel any differently about Couture? A lot of good people had a lot of good things to say about him as a player and a teammate. And his passion for hockey and for San Jose was on full display.
It’s a hill to die on at this point.
I don’t think I’d want to hang out with the guy off the ice, but Clutchure stepped up to some big moments in teal and was instrumental to some of my fondest Sharks memories. I hope he’s able to live a healthy life post-playing, and that his salary coming off the books signals that Grier is preparing to drop truly staggering amounts of Hasso’s money.
Exactly! He was Captain Clutch in my mind for such a great stretch of Sharks history that didn’t win it all. He left everything on the ice for the Sharks and I wish him nothing but the best for his post hockey life.
Bummer that there’s a wall of comments not related to his hockey heart and soul.
I’m also even more excited for future Sharks hockey 🤘 Wouldn’t be opposed to Celebrini already getting the C as he seems to be another lead by example player.
Do you think he’s able to…ya know…get it on?
I don’t understand why this got so many down votes? Seems like an honest question framed as a joke. People are so sensitive. Maybe we’re going full “Under His Eye” quicker than I thought…
Shork, give it a rest. You’ve gotten your digs and seem so surprised when people don’t agree with your life view (i.e. up or down votes). Yes, I know you like the back and forth but at a certain point just move on. In spite of what you may think, the Shork/Pesca duel got old pretty fast.
What are you even talking about? This isn’t related to PeskyDildo. Btw, already had a Mom, don’t need a 2nd one. 😉
Ah yeah, sometimes you do!
good Luck with that.
Injury was in Summer of ’23 right? Might need a quick edit there.
Yup! Thanks
Awww man. So sorry to hear. Kept hoping for better news. I if it’s retirement official or if he’ll pseudo retire and still collect his check. I’m fine with him getting Hassos money. 🙂
Along these same lines, I’m highly skeptical of Landeskog’s return to play in the minors for the Avalanche. I find it verrrrry interesting that this happens now that he has some documentary series about his attempts to get back on TNT/Max.
He may prove me wrong, but I think this is a cynical ploy for content and that something will eventually come up that prevents him from keeping on playing. Which will get played as a “setback” but really they all knew it wasn’t a real comeback attempt.
Wishing Landeskog well. That’s quite the story if he can come back.
For all that MacKinnon and Makar are the guys who bring the elite skills, Landeskog is (was?) a legit really good player. His intangibles, leadership etc, that made Colorado a championship team instead of a great team.
Ferraro for Captain!
Probably if he isn’t traded. Could be Toffoli though. Dude has won a cup and has a better track record than Ferraro.
Quite the career. Rough way to end it. I’d asked myself, if I was the coach of GM, would I even consider putting Logan out on NHL ice again? My answer was ‘no’. It’d be too risky, a “could I live with myself if something went wrong?” question. I’m happy the decision has been made. I wish him good health and along with his family many wonderful years in their future. Lastly, if all the memories, the one that will stick with me the longest is the injury Mark Purdy described as his mouth (iirc) looking like a “collapsed mine”.… Read more »
Dude I always thought it was funny that his mouth looked better after getting his teeth reconstructed. I think another commenter at the time had their screen name as “Logan CouturesTeeth” 😂
It’s not that kind of injury. It’s not like somethings structurally weak. It’s just pain as I understand.
Oh, this is such sad news. I always thought he was under appreciated by a lot of hockey fans – and media – outside of the Bay Area.
One of the grittier, big time , clutch scorer in Sharks history.
Thank you Captain for the great memories.
Him, Pavelski…two of my favorites .
Hope Sharks get some of the 8 mill per year to spend on UFAs…especially on D men.
Not sure how it effects the cap, there might be some specifics to his case that are different from some of the others who’ve gone down this path.
I suspect he’ll be counted against the cap, but if the Sharks bump against the cap, he probably gets the LTIR treatment, which means his cap hit stops counting above the cap ceiling.
Pretty sure he’ll count towards the cap floor total.
I think he helps them reach the floor but they can put him LTIR if they need to.
I think you can only put a player on LTIR if they’re actively rehabbing. If he announces he can no longer play, that’s that. He’s effectively retired. But because it’s retirement due to injury, insurance should pay the remaining real dollars on his deal.
This is what I thought as well.
Yea, always liked Logan and will miss him. I wish him the best and hope he can recover to live a good life.
If this comes to fruition which is looking very likely, what does that do for our cap space next year? Does he come off the books?
We’ll have to wait for the presser.
This guy is usually accurate with his understanding of the CBA:
https://x.com/MtlfanSakic
But we’ll have to see tomorrow what’s officially announced.
I’ve spoken with an agent and Puckpedia about it, but I don’t want to put anything out until we know tomorrow.
Loved watching Logan ‘clutch’ Couture, a little hard to tell his emotions after games but he couldn’t hide who he was on the ice.
Wish he was healthy these last few years…given how guarded he is around his personal life, I doubt we will learn more about the injury. However, it would be fascinating to learn more about what caused it and the stories around it since it started bothering him…
For the ignorant haters….
Logan Couture’s league (not just team) playoff stats from his rookie season (2009-10) til his last playoff appearance (2018-19):
Games: 116 (T-6th)
Goals: 48 (2nd)
Points: 101 (4th)
Even-Strength Goals: 53 (T-2nd)
Even-Strength Points: 64 (4th)
Power Play Goals: 16 (3rd)
Power Play Points: 36 (6th)
Yeah yeah. I still wish the Sharks would of traded him when he had value, and kick started the rebuild earlier
The window for trading Logan and getting a meaningful return was actually pretty small. The 2021-22 season was not a good one for him and it followed up a ‘not so great; season the year before. Plus, the cap was frozen, so the contract value wasn’t great, either. So at that point, it’d be trading low. Logan’s 2022-23 season was once again, a good one. But the window between when he was tradable and when his health went south was really short. I’d have traded Logan + EK65 to the Pens, retained half on both, and collected a much bigger… Read more »
Interesting! Getting rid of Karlsson and Couture in one go would of been amazing.
“Amazing” is overstating it a bit. Unlikely or interesting is more like it.
San Jose..was and still is a BORDERLINE NHL MARKET.
Always cracked me up when, around playoff time, the great hockey mind Tim Kowakawi would start w the Sharks ” alanysis” for the merc news.
Marc Purdy was solid though.
They had to keep some stars in the lineup to draw fans.
Just look at the last 3- 4 years attendance.
I agree San Jose is an unconventional hockey market, which understandly lacks a lot of old school hockey journalists. But, for years, they sold out the tank. It was a fun place to watch a game and a hard place for visiting teams to play. Only when the COVID shutdown decimated attendance league wide and the team became awful did the attendance dwindle. There’s every reason to believe that, once the team becomes competitive again, the fans will return to seats.
Keep on sucking buddy.
Dude, you gotta grow your vocabulary and use different insults. I’m sure you’re still doing the whole Shawn Michaels “Suck it” chop like a god dam child 😂
Nope. You seem to have taken a liking to getting shafted so the onslaught continues. ;P
You’re being a little gross dude, cuz I said I don’t like Couture. Kinda weird…
I’m being gross because you said a bunch of stupid shit and you clearly can’t hang with the dialogue. 🥺🥺😭😭😭🤷♂️😜😘
You’re really showing your true colors. Grow up
You clearly have no clue what my true colors are considering you can’t take a silly line of jokes.
But they’re not funny; old, one trick pony mentality and tiring.
You want to be my new toy?
I actually never said “suck it” dum dum… seems like you might have a natural “oral fixation”. ;P
Except that’s not what you said above. You said “good riddance” I guess because he never said that he loved you personally in one of his pressers? Ultra competitive pro athletes have to coddle you thru the season when times are tough? Dude hates to lose. Should have been obvious by how much better he is in the playoffs. I’ve never really “liked” Jim all that much, but he doesn’t serve some spoiled troll on the internet talking shit after he gave everything, his face, potentially his long term health to this franchise. They should make you and any other… Read more »
Nice to get some closure here, even if it’s a bad ending for Couts. I hope he gets better enough to have a good life after hockey.
was Logan Couture a damn good hockey player? Yes did he play tough? Hurt? with 110% effort? Yes was he a Shark his entire career? Yes did his teammates love hm? Yes did the fans love him? Yes. (with the possible exception of some on this thread) Ive enjoyed the hockey discussions on the site but this one today is anything but enjoyable There used to be a code parents would teach- “if you don’t have something nice to say about another person, don’t say anything.” it appears some on this thread missed that lesson. Thank you Logan Couture for… Read more »
Dang dude, does it break your heart that one fan doesn’t like Logan Couture? C’mon man, if anything, you should take solace that almost everybody loves that dude, and you can see it in all the push back I’m getting.
That saying doesn’t apply to the internet. I agree with everything else.
True true
Let’s start another line of discussion – Who will be the new captain?
I think it’ll be Toffoli.
Whelp, I can agree with that.
Couture was nice to watch, sneaky good. His two goals on the game seven power play against Las Vegas will keep him in Sharks’ lore for quite awhile. Had that 2019 team not had a sieve version of Martin Jones and a 2016 Martin Jones they would have lost very few playoff games. Even with a sieve Martin Jones that team was two games short of the final. Defense is for nerds, but a goalie who cannot stop a beach ball one night and then stops 50+ the next game is a hard obstacle to overcome. Couture led the playoffs… Read more »
Jones was fine in that playoff. Injuries did them in.
One of the few home Sharks playoff games I have missed in Sharks history.
But saw the complete gm 7 at Legends sports bar in Waikiki ( working trip).
Still say the loudest the ever was…1993 vs Redwings ..1st round.
Respectfully, I don’t like reporting on something like this before the people involved have had a chance to announce it on their own terms. Frank Seravalli should have never tweeted what he did, and we shouldn’t be sharing it. Its an obvious development to anyone who follows the team, but its still not our story to tell. I get that this is the industry norm, and staying current is the reality of the business side of reporting, so I can’t be specifically critical of any one person or publication. That said we should all be content to just wait the… Read more »
I address this on the podcast.
I agree with you about letting Couture announce it. I heard in January that it was going this way, and I didn’t go for the scoop for that reason.
But now it’s out there, SJHN has to report it. SJHN is a news site too, not a I’m going to pick what news to report site.
Which I guess is ironic if I’m choosing not to break the Couture stepping away story. But there’s a difference between what I, Sheng, report, and what the website has to report, if that makes sense
I haven’t had an opportunity to listen to the new podcast yet, but I’m looking forward to it. I know that my opinion on this runs contrary to the established practices of a news outlet, and that’s why I wanted to avoid directing my thoughts at any one reporter or site in particular (this is just the one I happen to sub to!) I have fairly strong views about the line between what should be private and public, even in the case of public figures like pro sports players. For example it drives me crazy when private medical information gets… Read more »