Brandon Sutter C FA Sun 2/5/17 3:01 AM
Brandon Sutter
C FA
Sutter scored a pair of goal in Saturday's loss to the Wild.
EDGE Analysis
Sutter welcomed Jannik Hansen back to his line and delivered a solid performance. It was Sutter's first tally in eight games, as he has the tendency to get hot and then go cold. His 14 goals make him worth owning in some leagues. but the Canucks have lost three straight and face a tough road ahead, so don't expect any significant point production.
Brandon Sutter C FA Thu 1/12/17 10:33 PM
Brandon Sutter
C FA
Sutter notched a goal, an assist and a plus-2 rating while leading all Vancouver forwards in ice time (22:21) Thursday, but it wasn't enough in a 5-4 shootout loss to Philadelphia.
EDGE Analysis
It was his first multi-point effort since Dec. 13, and Sutter had managed only three points in his prior 11 contests. The minutes (including plentiful power-play time) are a big positive, but he's been a wildly inconsistent offensive contributor and is also sitting on a career-worst minus-12 rating.
Brandon Sutter C FA Tue 1/3/17 9:03 AM
Brandon Sutter
C FA
Sutter collected a second-period assist to snap a six-game pointless stretch during Monday's win over Colorado.
EDGE Analysis
Sutter's fantasy value is tied to his work in the peripheral categories, and in particular, his winger eligibility is a nice asset in leagues including faceoff wins. However, his minus-16 rating is also a major anchor, so his fantasy value is completely dependant on your league's settings. With just nine goals and 19 points, Sutter probably shouldn't be a majority priority, though.
Brandon Sutter C FA Wed 12/14/16 4:21 AM
Brandon Sutter
C FA
Sutter notched a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 8-6 loss to the Hurricanes.
EDGE Analysis
He's provided the occasional nice night, and Sutter's 16 points with 70 shots in 30 games play in deep formats, but that minus-16 rating sucks a lot of his value out. It's showing no signs of improving, either -- even on his best nights, an even rating is about all you can ask for.
Brandon Sutter C FA Wed 11/30/16 2:10 AM
Brandon Sutter
C FA
Sutter picked up a power-play goal and an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 5-4 victory over Minnesota.
EDGE Analysis
He'd missed the scoresheet in three straight following a four-game point streak, but Sutter broke that skid up with his tap-in goal on a second-period power play. However, he also went minus-1, pushing his season rating to an awful minus-11; his offensive production (13 points in 23 games) hasn't been good enough to offset that in most formats.
Brandon Sutter C FA Mon 11/14/16 1:04 AM
Brandon Sutter
C FA
Sutter scored a goal and chipped in an assist in a 5-4 win over Dallas on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
He also fired four shots on goal and spent 3:05 on the power play, where his third-period goal came. Sutter has produced at exactly a point-every-other-game (eight in 16 contests) pace this season, which puts him in good shape to take a run at his career-high 40 points set back in 2009-10 with Carolina.
Brandon Sutter C FA Fri 10/21/16 3:17 AM
Brandon Sutter
C FA
Sutter collected a pair of assists -- one on the power play -- in Thursday's 2-1 win over Vancouver.
EDGE Analysis
After a 2015-16 campaign that was shortened to 20 games by injuries, Sutter's opened the new season with big minutes and strong production. It's early, but his 18:38 of ice time and 3:52 of power-play time are both career-high averages. Sutter's always been well thought of, so fantasy owners should pay attention to his strong start in case he's having a late-20s offensive emergence.
Brandon Sutter C FA Mon 10/17/16 1:07 AM
Brandon Sutter
C FA
Sutter scored his first goal of the season -- the overtime winner -- in a 4-3 victory over the visiting Hurricanes on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
This was the second time Sutter played the hero over the last 24 hours in Vancouver, as he scored the lone shootout goal Saturday to hand the Canucks the win over rival Calgary. The former Penguin and Hurricane combined for six shots on goal and a plus-2 rating over the first two games, as well, which is nice to see after Sutter was limited to just 20 contests in 2015-16 due to an abdominal injury and a broken jaw, both of which required surgery.
Brandon Sutter C FA Tue 9/20/16 5:14 PM
Brandon Sutter
C FA
Sutter (jaw) is healthy entering training camp ahead of the 2016-17 season, Sportsnet reports.
EDGE Analysis
Sutter broke his jaw last February which, in combination with an abdominal strain, limited him to 20 games in the 2015-16 campaign. The two-way center plays in all situations and is just one year removed from a 21-goal season.
Brandon Sutter C FA Mon 3/21/16 3:54 PM
Brandon Sutter
C FA
Sutter (jaw) will miss the remainder of the 2015-16 season.
EDGE Analysis
After missing a large chunk of the season with an abdominal strain, Sutter returned briefly at the end of January before suffering a broken jaw that will ultimately sideline him for the remainder of the campaign. The 27-year-old forward showed promise in his brief healthy stint, posting nine points over 20 games, and should be in line for a top-six role with the Canucks again in 2016-17.