Suter, a left-handed shot, could benefit offensively from Jared Spurgeon, a right-handed shot, playing on his right side. According to Wild head coach Mike Yeo, "That could open some things up through the neutral zone, but I would say more specifically the offensive zone - getting some pucks coming across to him, having somebody that would be on their forehand, that could help him and benefit him to create a little bit more offense."

EDGE Analysis

Suter is the leader of a strong Minnesota defense that collectively allowed just 201 goals last season, tied with St. Louis for second best in the Western Conference en route to a plus-30 goal differential last season. Sutter has averaged 37.6 points per season since coming over to the Wild in 2012-13.