Nick Cousins' journey - from overmatched AHL player to second-line center with the Flyers - is a credit to his perseverance.
Three seasons ago, if you would have suggested Cousins would one day be in the Flyers' top six, you would have been greeted with skepticism. And rolled eyes.
But with Sean Couturier sidelined by a knee injury for at least another month, Cousins is getting a chance to show he belongs in that role.
In his first full season with the AHL's Phantoms in 2013-14, Cousins, then 20, collected just 29 points in 74 games.