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Ryan Suter

#22 · Defence · Free agent, last with the St. Louis Blues

Born Jan 21, 1985 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA · 6'1", 201 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 7th overall in 2003 by NSH (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brent Burns MIN · 16 P in 72 GP Jay McKee BUF · 16 P in 75 GP Lukas Krajicek FLA · 16 P in 67 GP Steve McCarthy ATL · 16 P in 67 GP Janne Niinimaa DAL · 16 P in 63 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402005-06: 16 points1605-062006-07: 24 points242007-08: 31 points3107-082008-09: 45 points452009-10: 37 points3709-102010-11: 39 points392011-12: 46 points4611-122012-13: 32 points322013-14: 43 points4313-142014-15: 38 points382015-16: 51 points5115-162016-17: 40 points402017-18: 51 points5117-182018-19: 47 points472019-20: 48 points4819-202020-21: 19 points192021-22: 32 points3221-222022-23: 25 points252023-24: 17 points1723-242024-25: 15 points15

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 NSH 71 1 15 16 7 66 84 38 0.23 $785K
2006-07 NSH 82 8 16 24 10 54 87 45 0.29 $785K
2007-08 NSH 76 7 24 31 3 71 138 57 0.41 $785K
2008-09 NSH 82 7 38 45 -16 73 143 87 0.55 $3.5M
2009-10 NSH 82 4 33 37 4 48 125 55 0.45 $3.5M
2010-11 NSH 70 4 35 39 20 54 115 64 0.56 $3.5M
2011-12 NSH 79 7 39 46 15 30 134 46 0.58 $3.5M
2012-13 MIN 48 4 28 32 2 24 91 33 0.67 $7.538M
2013-14 MIN 82 8 35 43 15 34 150 72 0.52 $7.538M
2014-15 MIN 77 2 36 38 7 48 150 69 0.49 $7.538M
2015-16 MIN 82 8 43 51 10 30 188 69 0.62 $7.538M
2016-17 MIN 82 9 31 40 34 36 164 72 0.49 $7.538M
2017-18 MIN 78 6 45 51 -1 34 149 78 0.65 $7.538M
2018-19 MIN 82 7 40 47 -8 41 136 78 0.57 $7.538M
2019-20 MIN 69 8 40 48 -6 12 111 48 0.70 $7.538M
2020-21 MIN 56 3 16 19 9 12 86 38 0.34 $7.538M
2021-22 DAL 82 7 25 32 1 40 118 46 0.39 $3.65M
2022-23 DAL 82 3 22 25 0 26 92 81 0.30 $3.65M
2023-24 DAL 82 2 15 17 14 28 102 86 0.21 $3.65M
2024-25 STL 82 2 13 15 7 24 62 39 0.18 $775K
20 seasons Career 1526 107 589 696 127 785 2425 1201 0.46

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 NSH 5 1 0 1 0 8 9 3 0.20
2007-08 NSH 6 1 1 2 -2 4 6 5 0.33
2009-10 NSH 6 0 0 0 -1 0 16 11 0.00
2010-11 NSH 12 1 5 6 2 6 23 21 0.50
2011-12 NSH 10 1 3 4 -3 4 30 12 0.40
2012-13 MIN 5 0 0 0 -5 4 5 10 0.00
2013-14 MIN 13 1 6 7 -5 4 29 25 0.54
2014-15 MIN 10 0 3 3 -8 0 13 15 0.30
2015-16 MIN 6 0 3 3 3 4 10 10 0.50
2016-17 MIN 5 1 2 3 -3 10 15 6 0.60
2019-20 MIN 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 5 0.33
2020-21 MIN 7 0 1 1 -4 0 9 10 0.14
2021-22 DAL 7 0 3 3 -1 2 6 5 0.43
2022-23 DAL 19 0 6 6 -3 18 21 31 0.32
2023-24 DAL 19 1 3 4 1 16 9 19 0.21
2024-25 STL 5 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 0.20
16 seasons Playoffs 138 7 38 45 -30 80 206 190 0.33

2005-06 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
71 1 15 16 7 66 84 38 0.23 1.2 17:21

Contract

$785KCap hitends in 2008, then RFA
$49KCap dollars per point16 points in 71 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Sep 8, 2004, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.356M, beginning in 2005-06. It runs through 2007-08, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2005-06 $785K $942K $0 $942K
2006-07 $785K $471K $0 $471K
2007-08 $785K $942K $0 $942K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2025-26 to 2025-26 $775K
Jul 10, 2024 St. Louis Blues New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $3M $775K
Jul 28, 2021 Dallas Stars New contract (35+) bought out, Jun 28, 2024 2021-22 to 2023-24 4 $14.6M $3.65M
Jul 4, 2012 Minnesota Wild New contract bought out, Jul 13, 2021 2012-13 to 2020-21 13 $98M $7.538M
Jun 16, 2008 Nashville Predators Extension 2008-09 to 2011-12 4 $14M $3.5M
Sep 8, 2004 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2005-06 to 2007-08 3 $2.356M $785K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2005-06 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 18, 2006 vs DET W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:41
Apr 15, 2006 vs PHX W 5-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 19:55
Apr 5, 2006 @ CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:09
Apr 3, 2006 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:59
Mar 30, 2006 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:42
Mar 25, 2006 @ LAK L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:47
Mar 24, 2006 @ ANA L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 18:18
Mar 21, 2006 @ DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 19:41
Mar 20, 2006 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 15:48
Mar 18, 2006 vs CGY W 9-4 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 18:22
Mar 16, 2006 vs PHX W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 19:24
Mar 14, 2006 vs VAN W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 18:22
Mar 11, 2006 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 19:02
Mar 9, 2006 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 20:09
Mar 7, 2006 @ CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:04
Mar 5, 2006 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 21:28
Mar 2, 2006 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:03
Feb 9, 2006 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 4 1 2 12:27
Feb 8, 2006 @ DET L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:41
Feb 4, 2006 vs CHI W 6-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:59
Feb 2, 2006 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 14:52
Feb 1, 2006 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:29
Jan 28, 2006 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:21
Jan 26, 2006 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:57
Jan 24, 2006 @ DET W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:27
Jan 23, 2006 @ DET W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13:25
Jan 21, 2006 vs CBJ W 7-2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 17:00
Jan 19, 2006 vs NJD L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:25
Jan 15, 2006 vs PIT W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 17:08
Jan 13, 2006 @ CAR L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19:53
Jan 11, 2006 @ ATL L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 15:34
Jan 10, 2006 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 14:50
Jan 8, 2006 @ CHI W 5-1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 12:27
Jan 6, 2006 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:44
Jan 3, 2006 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:48
Jan 1, 2006 vs ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:47
Dec 30, 2005 @ EDM L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 18:59
Dec 28, 2005 @ VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:34
Dec 27, 2005 @ CGY W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:24
Dec 23, 2005 @ CBJ W 5-4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:53
Dec 21, 2005 @ CHI W 6-1 1 1 2 4 0 3 0 19:58
Dec 20, 2005 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:22
Dec 17, 2005 vs CBJ W 7-3 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 20:19
Dec 13, 2005 @ FLA L 3-7 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 14:59
Dec 10, 2005 @ TBL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 21:04
Dec 8, 2005 vs NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:04
Dec 7, 2005 @ WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 18:13
Dec 3, 2005 vs PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 22:10
Dec 1, 2005 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 17:09
Nov 29, 2005 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:26
Nov 26, 2005 vs DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:08
Nov 24, 2005 vs LAK W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:22
Nov 23, 2005 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:26
Nov 19, 2005 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 4 3 1 18:25
Nov 15, 2005 vs LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 -1 2 0 1 15:34
Nov 12, 2005 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 17:21
Nov 10, 2005 vs DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:58
Nov 8, 2005 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 16:06
Nov 5, 2005 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 20:20
Nov 2, 2005 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 13:28
Nov 1, 2005 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 18:25
Oct 29, 2005 vs EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:36
Oct 26, 2005 @ CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:31
Oct 25, 2005 vs CHI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 18:39
Oct 22, 2005 vs SJS W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:29
Oct 20, 2005 vs STL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:11
Oct 15, 2005 @ STL W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 17:15
Oct 13, 2005 @ PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:00
Oct 12, 2005 @ COL W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:52
Oct 8, 2005 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:34
Oct 5, 2005 vs SJS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 12:49