Yeah, the title should be changed with the new news... that Suter says he's good to go!Juuuuuust a bit anxiety-inducing to see this thread bumped with the old title - especially given that Zetterberg (for one) is already expected to miss 18-19 with injury (as reported today).
Not even close to the same thing. It's probably for the best that he didn't skate, but taking a few laps in an exhibition to honor a friend, would've been quite harmless.I would have been really pissed if Suter played. reminds me of Parise playing in the summer two years ago, then missing extended time during the season.
All he needs to do is show up to honor the occasion...not play.
Hopefully Suter somehow sees your diagnosis in time.i heard that but i feel he should take it slow.
Just an assumption, but I bet he has talked to a doctor about it.Sometimes. Athletes are often wrong about diagnosing themselves, though. A guy like Suter, who never gets hurt... just saying it doesn't hurt to have a 2nd, and 3rd, opinion.
Most competitors want to get back out there, ready or not.
We're talking about being cleared to skate, something he's already doing from the sounds of it. He wouldn't be skating at all right now if a doctor said he couldn't.Sometimes. Athletes are often wrong about diagnosing themselves, though. A guy like Suter, who never gets hurt... just saying it doesn't hurt to have a 2nd, and 3rd, opinion.
Most competitors want to get back out there, ready or not.
Such a terrible take. Better players get more icetime, it isn't a mystery.Hopefully our coach is actually ballsy enough to hold his players accountable to a minutes limit now.
Yeah, it's now or never as far as keeping Suter under 25 minutes per game. 24 would be better. He's an excellent Dman, but when he is rested he is top 5, to me. Has all kinds of jump that he doesn't normally have.
Suter 24m
Dumba 24m
Spurgeon 23m
Brodin 23m
Seeler 17m
Pateryn 17m
Result. Maybe a win or two less during the regular season...mebbe not. A tired Suter is still better than a rested Seeler. However, Suter, our best player, goes into the post season with a bit of spring in his step, instead of making like Sisyphus.
oops.Your math is slightly off. Seeler/Pateryn would be playing 13 minutes with the top 4 playing theirs.
I want Dumba to play more.
oops.
Mu main point is that Suter has to play less. If nothing else, it should prolong his career, and allow him to give us higher quality minutes.
Dumba seems to be a workhorse. Let's work him.
Make Brodin, Seeler, Pateryn take the lion's share of PK.
Some people believe Suter plays better when given fewer minutes. I don't see it that way, and it doesn't make a ton of sense to me, unless the argument is that he plays worse only in the back half of the third period.Where's the sense in wanting your best and most durable Dman to play less, just so your less talented and more injury prone players can play more? Suter has more than proven he can handle the minutes that he has been given.