Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

← All players

Photo of Ryan Suter

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 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tom Gilbert EDM · 45 P in 82 GP Jaroslav Spacek BUF · 45 P in 80 GP Rob Blake SJS · 45 P in 73 GP Duncan Keith CHI · 44 P in 77 GP Dion Phaneuf CGY · 47 P in 80 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

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 7 38 45 -16 73 143 87 0.55 4.9 24:16

Contract

$3.5MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$78KCap dollars per point45 points in 82 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 Jun 16, 2008, as an extension of the contract he was on: 4 years and $14M, beginning in 2008-09. It runs through 2011-12, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2008-09 $3.5M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2009-10 $3.5M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2010-11 $3.5M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2011-12 $3.5M $3.5M $0 $3.5M

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 2008-09 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 10, 2009 @ MIN L 4-8 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 27:26
Apr 9, 2009 @ DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 27:05
Apr 7, 2009 vs CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:28
Apr 4, 2009 vs CBJ W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 29:12
Apr 3, 2009 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 26:58
Mar 31, 2009 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 24:06
Mar 29, 2009 @ DET W 4-3 1 0 1 -2 0 2 3 23:53
Mar 28, 2009 vs LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 28:56
Mar 26, 2009 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 24:14
Mar 24, 2009 vs ANA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 27:58
Mar 19, 2009 @ SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 27:17
Mar 18, 2009 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 25:35
Mar 16, 2009 @ LAK W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 24:30
Mar 14, 2009 @ PHX W 2-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 25:16
Mar 12, 2009 vs NYR L 2-4 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 23:14
Mar 10, 2009 vs WSH L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 23:56
Mar 7, 2009 @ PHI L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 23:37
Mar 5, 2009 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 21:50
Mar 3, 2009 vs EDM W 6-5 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 2 3 1 24:21
Feb 28, 2009 vs DET W 8-0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 24:01
Feb 26, 2009 vs PHX W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 22:11
Feb 24, 2009 vs CHI W 5-3 0 1 1 -2 2 0 1 24:07
Feb 21, 2009 @ STL W 1-0 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 24:08
Feb 19, 2009 vs STL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 28:52
Feb 18, 2009 @ DET L 2-6 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 20:25
Feb 16, 2009 vs OTT L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 25:11
Feb 14, 2009 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 26:05
Feb 12, 2009 vs STL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 28:30
Feb 10, 2009 vs DET L 3-5 0 2 2 -1 0 1 2 24:26
Feb 8, 2009 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:49
Feb 6, 2009 @ MIN W 2-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 23:52
Feb 5, 2009 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 25:04
Feb 3, 2009 vs PHX W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 22:33
Feb 1, 2009 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 28:01
Jan 30, 2009 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 23:13
Jan 28, 2009 @ VAN W 5-3 0 2 2 1 2 2 1 26:24
Jan 19, 2009 vs NJD L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 25:16
Jan 17, 2009 vs ATL L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:30
Jan 15, 2009 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 25:43
Jan 13, 2009 @ TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:44
Jan 11, 2009 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 24:07
Jan 10, 2009 vs CHI W 4-1 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 21:24
Jan 8, 2009 vs PIT W 5-3 1 0 1 -2 0 2 2 22:21
Jan 6, 2009 vs COL L 1-2 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 21:35
Jan 3, 2009 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 24:55
Jan 1, 2009 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 27:03
Dec 29, 2008 @ COL L 1-5 0 1 1 -2 2 2 0 22:30
Dec 28, 2008 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25:30
Dec 26, 2008 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 23:30
Dec 23, 2008 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 23:44
Dec 20, 2008 vs NYI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23:40
Dec 18, 2008 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:25
Dec 13, 2008 vs DAL W 3-0 0 1 1 2 2 4 2 19:53
Dec 11, 2008 @ CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 27:29
Dec 9, 2008 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 25:55
Dec 8, 2008 @ STL L 3-6 0 2 2 -2 0 4 1 23:18
Dec 6, 2008 vs MIN W 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 6 3 23:10
Dec 4, 2008 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:39
Dec 1, 2008 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 20:17
Nov 29, 2008 vs MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 21:21
Nov 28, 2008 @ ATL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 23:27
Nov 25, 2008 vs STL L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24:17
Nov 23, 2008 @ CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 22:45
Nov 21, 2008 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:54
Nov 17, 2008 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 23:46
Nov 15, 2008 @ LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 23:15
Nov 14, 2008 @ ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 23:05
Nov 11, 2008 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 21:47
Nov 8, 2008 @ COL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:42
Nov 6, 2008 @ CGY L 6-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:00
Nov 4, 2008 @ VAN L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:08
Nov 1, 2008 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 4 3 1 22:41
Oct 30, 2008 vs EDM W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 24:00
Oct 28, 2008 @ WSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 25:27
Oct 25, 2008 vs LAK W 5-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:01
Oct 23, 2008 vs CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 4 0 25:59
Oct 18, 2008 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 23:00
Oct 17, 2008 @ CBJ L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 23:45
Oct 15, 2008 @ DAL L 4-6 0 2 2 -1 0 2 1 24:17
Oct 13, 2008 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 30:08
Oct 11, 2008 vs DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 26:05
Oct 10, 2008 @ STL L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 23:16