-SN- Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 BRANDON SUTTER CENTRE - VAN VIDEO › NUMBER: 21 HEIGHT: 6' 3" WEIGHT: 190 SHOOTS: RIGHT BORN: 14 FEB 1989 (AGE 27) BIRTHPLACE: HUNTINGTON, NY, UNITED STATES HOMETOWN: RED DEER, ALBERTA DRAFTED: CAR / 2007 NHL ENTRY DRAFT ROUND: 1ST (11TH OVERALL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsiders Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Hopefully Sutter can stay healthy for the full 82 next season. Feel like he is capable of putting up 40 points, so I wanna see him go out and do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ojibwa72 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 In my mind he does have the size and speed to be our shutdown and penalty kill expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwags Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I think our PK next season is going to be in the top 5 next season, if Sutter and Gudbranson stay healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 The canucks live and die with Sutter unless Horvat takes another big step next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 1 minute ago, 24K PureCool said: The canucks live and die with Sutter unless Horvat takes another big step next season. Could Sutter be a place holder, until our younger core develops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24K PureCool Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Just now, Alflives said: Could Sutter be a place holder, until our younger core develops? Yeah that is his role here. But as of right now we need him badly. Exhibit A: Fifth Overall Pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 4 minutes ago, 24K PureCool said: Yeah that is his role here. But as of right now we need him badly. Exhibit A: Fifth Overall Pick Considering we need elite skill, maybe we need him to NOT play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHL rocks Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Needs to put on 10-15 lbs. He's pretty skinny. But he's a better player than Bonino on the Canucks. You take Sutter over Bonino again if you are the Canucks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 wow cool a new section. :D sutter da man! go sutter go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 if we are serious about competing next season this guy will be the most important piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Really looking forward to see a healthy Sutter in the lineup in the new season. He will make a huge difference to Bo's game by sharing the heavy load of defensive C. Despite how well Bonino is playing in the SC games, I think Sutter is a much better option for a team that is enlisting young prospects. He shoulders a lot of the grunt work and will help the youngins' out when they are over their heads. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boddy604 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 (edited) On Sunday, May 29, 2016 at 11:12 PM, Outsiders said: Hopefully Sutter can stay healthy for the full 82 next season. Feel like he is capable of putting up 40 points, so I wanna see him go out and do it. Sutter put up 40 points on Pittsburgh's 3rd line playing a shutdown role. 40 points should be the expectation out of him. And their 3rd line wasn't very good. Personally I won't be surprised to see him crack 50, especially if the Canucks get him a top 6 winger out of free agency. In all honesty Sutter just never has played with top 6 guys, he's proven he can match up against the league's best in a shutdown role and do very well. Next season we'll finally see if he can produce the offence to match with (hopefully) higher quality linemates than he's ever had before. Edited June 2, 2016 by Boddy604 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbaCHUCK Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 one of the most underrated players in the NHL. don't let his numbers fool you. he's a keeper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ojibwa72 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 On 03/06/2016 at 7:24 PM, bubbaCHUCK said: one of the most underrated players in the NHL. don't let his numbers fool you. he's a keeper. Couldn't agree more and besides he's a Sutter. They all play the game the same way and you know exactly what to expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 16, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) Came across this stats post (from hockey analysis.com) today examining Sutter's quality as a defensive forward and his ability to prevent goals-against: http://hockeyanalysis.com/2016/07/15/the-brandon-sutter-litmus-test/ If he can maintain a similar relative GA60 rate over a full season in Vancouver, he will undoubtedly help the Canucks next season. In addition to the strong points made in the linked post, here's a season-by-season rundown on Sutter's goals-against numbers (GA60=Sutter's goals against per 60 minutes; TMGA60=the goals against per 60 minutes for his teammates; OppGF60=the goals for per 60 minutes averaged over the entire season for Sutter's opponents). The pattern to these numbers is quite striking IMO: 2015-16: 1.184 GA60; 2.32 TMGA60; 2.18 OppGF60 2014-15: 1.553 GA60; 2.17 TMGA60; 2.27 OppGF60 2013-14: 1.749 GA60; 2.49 TMGA60; 2.21 OppGF60 2012-13: 2.072 GA60; 2.22 TMGA60; 2.28 OppGF60 2011-12: 1.649 GA60; 2.73 TMGA60; 2.42 OppGF60 2010-11: 1.868 GA60; 2.65 TMGA60; 2.33 OppGF60 2009-10: 2.183 GA60; 2.54 TMGA60; 2.41 OppGF60 2008-09: 2.033 GA60; 2.18 TMGA60; 2.27 OppGF60 Sutter's goals against rate is always lower than his teammates, usually by a significant margin. And he also lowers the goal scoring rates of his opponents, again usually by a significant margin. This is the definition of a "shutdown" forward. And the numbers suggest he's consistently been one of the best shutdown players on his teams (and arguably in the league). When looking at Sutter's defensive effect relative to teammates, the stat GA60RelTM can be fairly informative, especially over large samples. This statistic compares the rate of goals against surrendered while Sutter is on the ice to that of his teammates. When you look at the nine season sample (2007-2016), for forwards with 4000+ minutes played (a reasonable minimum over the period), Sutter posts a GA60RelTM of -0.54, meaning that Sutter gives up better than a half a goal less than his teammates over each hour played. This actually ranks him #1 in the entire NHL over the past 9 seasons (among forwards with 4000+ minutes). Considering that Vancouver placed 23rd last season in goals against (and would have been 28th with only five more GA), preventing goals against should make a big difference to our overall success. Sutter has proven he can prevent goals against. He's arguably been "elite" at doing exactly this over his entire career. Plus he scores around 20 goals per (full) season, which should also help a team that placed 29th in scoring last year. Edited July 16, 2016 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckledraggin Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Also he's had surgery and time to recover from a hernia. I don't believe for a minute that he was healthy when he came here. It's going to be fun watching Sutter at 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Sutter can prove his value against Bonino in next years playoffs. Playoffs yes I said playoffs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 ...playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripplereh Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I think Sutter is a better center then Bonino and we will all see that again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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