Confirmed with Link: Canucks re-sign F Brandon Sutter to 1-Year, $1.125M Deal

[Cogburn]

so who do you sign for around a million with a 1 year term that’s a better option than Sutter?

Nic Petan, apparently.

 

[Snatcher Demko]

1 year at 1 Mill is about all the Sutter I can stomach. Actually it's more than I wanted to stomach.

I suppose it doesn't hurt having a RHC who can anchor the 4C role. But I would have preferred to move on, even on a gamble like Graovac.

 

[MikeK]

A 1yr $1.1M deal is not a bad deal for the Canucks at all and I'm not sure why people are getting their panties in a bunch. I can stomach him on that type of contract where he isn't expected to be a core piece. Could also be better for him as a player as well. On this type of deal he'll be expected to be a 4th line depth player with experience. Could be valuable come playoffs.

There are a number of ways this could have turned out badly for the team but this isn't one of them.

 

[hellstick]

Seems like a nice team friendly deal to me. Sutter fills the void left by Beagle at a cap hit and term I can get behind 100%. His problem was always the contract was a negative asset. This however, can be moved if we're not in the race.

 

[Kreator]

f--k

 

[604]

Captain in Abby?

 

[orcatown]

Well the contract is a ton better than before. If he can ever stay healthy will help on a limited basis (faceoffs and PK - which he is actually good at). Just got to hope for the best (probably forlornly) and that he can survive injury in a less prominent role.

Down side is he can't supply the sand paper Beagle provided. (although Beagle could provide little else)

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

If Sutter is used exclusively on the fourth line and on the PK, I'm indifferent to this. He's good enough in both those roles (in fact, he's actually quite good on the PK). My concern is Green moving him up the lineup.

 

[bossram]

Sutter is actually a capable 4C. The issue is the acquisition cost and former contract were so far beyond his actual ability.

Now Sutter should be paid and utilized appropriately. Nothing wrong with this.

 

[Nucker101]

Benning would have been in on a guy like Kuraly if not for this deal, dodged another Benning self-inflicted bullet wound

 

[LaVal]

In a vacuum, it's not a bad deal for a depth player that has some uses. However in reality, I'd rather the team move on from players that didn't work out rather than assign them lesser roles and lower expectations.

 

[Peen]

I have been banging the Derek Ryan drum for a while so if he signs for similar, I’ll be a bit disappointed.

Just wanted to move on from Sutter man.

 

[LogicalOrca]

About 2 million and 3 years too low for me for a caliber of player that SuperGM Jet Black was willing to trade hefty draft capital for. Rare mistake from Jim for not giving the respect the Sutter family name deserves.

 

[VanillaCoke]

f***

 

[Diogenes92]

Dzingel went to Arizona for one year at 1.1mil. Would've much rather had him compared to this plug.

 

[DoubleTrouble]

Here comes debbie downer.. doesn't matter what the canucks do.. ffs

 

[Diogenes92]

Here comes debbie downer.. doesn't matter what the canucks do.. ffs

The problem is that 90% of what they do is terrible.

It's hard not to be a "debbie downer".

 

[Petey O]

Of all the contracts handed out today, this is one of the ones that people should get annoyed with the least.

 

[KingofSurrey]

Player / Coach in Abby..... ???

Sutter can be our Reggie Dunlop.......

 

[Diogenes92]

Of all the contracts handed out to day, this is one of the ones that people should get annoyed with the least.

It's less about numbers and more about continuing to cling on to the same problems that haven't worked for 5+ years.

It sends the message that the product that has been put on the ice, and for the most part failed, is good enough (which it isn't).

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Useless player, but the signing is insignificant.

 

[wonton15]

Annoyed we went with Sutter for another year. If we see Green put him out on the PP or in 3on3 again over the likes of Hog/Garland/Pod (which is highly likely) i’m going to lose it

 

[mriswith]

Can't stand the player or his attitude.

It's a good contract from an on-ice or salary cap perspective but I dislike him as a person and was looking forward to him finally being gone.

Hopefully there's no trade protection so a new GM can flip him at the deadline.

 

[Scorvat]

The only issue I have with this is that he'll be Green's vet pet, but the additional middle 6 talent should alleviate the most egregious usage issues.

Scoring should still be an issue of the bottom 6 though and I wonder if reallocating the money better in the musical chair FA battle would have solved this. Like Bonino, Pysyk, Nosek and an expansion dman target vs Dickinson, Sutter, Poolman and Schenn.

 

[GreatSaveLuongo]

He's not more than a league min at this point...Classic Benning giving him some incentive when he has all the leverage in the world...