Re sign Suter?

[Tables of Stats]

Suter feels like a luxury. He's been very good for us and is flexible in that he can comfortably be a 3C or a 2W, but he's not overly physical and as others have noted, he can't seem to play to both his offensive and defensive upsides at the same time. He feels like a guy you offer a 4x4 deal to if you can't find anything better.

 

[VanJack]

Suter feels like a luxury. He's been very good for us and is flexible in that he can comfortably be a 3C or a 2W, but he's not overly physical and as others have noted, he can't seem to play to both his offensive and defensive upsides at the same time. He feels like a guy you offer a 4x4 deal to if you can't find anything better.

It's certainly going to be tough for the Canucks to find anyone better. I was actually surprised to read that Suter is still only 28.....had it my mind that he was older.

But looking at the slim pickings on the UFA market, there's Roslovic who's about the same age. And the Canucks have been linked to him in the past. But this season in Carolina, he has about the same number of goals and points as Suter. And he'll probably be more expensive.

And there's the usual number of UFA suspects who really won't move the needle much. So unless another major trade comes down--the Canucks depth at center might look much the same.

EP40, Chytil, Raty, Blueger, possibly Suter or Sasson. It's not a group likely to strike fear into the hearts of Western Conference opponents.

But with top-six guys who play center, the only real hope is to draft and develop a good one.

 

[sting101]

There is a huge difference between McCann and Krebs though...

oh agree just a couple realistic names that have popped up when looking at options. Although not sure why Seattle would trade McCann to us or at all. Just read Seattle was shopping him at one point this year

Krebs is a no brainer if we can get him for a reasonable price.

Buffalo is an interesting team to target they have a terrible front office cap issues coming this summer and a plethora of Cs with insane pressure to end a 14yr drought. I would be calling weekly to supply them with win now pieces for ones that are a couple years from hitting their runways or primes

 

[VanJack]

Canucks may have no choice but to dip into the prospect pool to shore up the center position.

Obviously Lekkerimaki and Wilander aren't likely going anywhere. But solid prospects like Mynio or Kudryavtsev might be on the table. And of course there's always Hoglander, who's name always seems to come up.

There are some young guys around the league who might be made available in a trade. Posters have already mentioned Krebs. But Anaheim mighty be interested in moving on from Trevor Zegras. And the Stars have cap problems, and Mavrik Bourque needs a new contract.

I'm just not sure that those guys would come in immediately and make a huge difference. But I don't see how Allvin and company can go into next season with the status-quo down the middle. Chytil is a huge question mark.....and it's about 50/50 that they lose Suter.

And all they really have in Abbotsford are Raty, Sasson and Mueller.....who are question-marks at best. But something has to give.

 

[credulous]

peyton krebs is awful. lazy, unmotivated, weak shot, gets pushed around in all 3 zones. you'd have to be truly desperate to think he could be a 2c on a contender