Vancouver Canucks forward Brandon Sutter signed a five-year, $21.875 million contract extension Tuesday, according to the team's official website. Sutter, who was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins last month, will make roughly $3.3 million this season in the final year of a two-year contract. The 26-year-old had 21 goals and 12 assists in 80 games for Pittsburgh last season and is expected to serve as the second-line center for Vancouver. Sutter's strong two-way play will be an asset to a Canucks team that finished 17th in the league in goals allowed last season, while playing with the likes of Alex Burrows and Sven Baertaschi could boost his offensive output after playing mostly in a bottom-six role previously. Sutter will now be with the team until the 2020-21 season and will help bridge the gap to the team's future forward corps, with the Sedin twins and Radim Vrbata now in their mid-30s.