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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 2009-10. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Michael Del Zotto NYR · 37 P in 80 GP Andy Greene NJD · 37 P in 78 GP Alex Goligoski PIT · 37 P in 69 GP Ian White CGY · 38 P in 83 GP Jack Johnson LAK · 36 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

2009-10 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 4 33 37 4 48 125 55 0.45 3.2 23:59

Contract

$3.5MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$95KCap dollars per point37 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 2 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 2009-10 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, 2010 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 26:11
Apr 7, 2010 @ PHX L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 22:20
Apr 3, 2010 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 22:36
Apr 1, 2010 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 22:40
Mar 30, 2010 vs LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23:16
Mar 29, 2010 @ FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 22:58
Mar 27, 2010 vs DET L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 27:02
Mar 25, 2010 vs PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 26:10
Mar 23, 2010 vs DAL L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 21:17
Mar 21, 2010 @ STL W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 22:24
Mar 20, 2010 vs CBJ W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24:40
Mar 18, 2010 vs MIN W 5-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 20:58
Mar 16, 2010 vs PHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:38
Mar 14, 2010 @ LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 25:54
Mar 12, 2010 @ ANA W 1-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 22:47
Mar 11, 2010 @ SJS L 5-8 0 1 1 -6 0 5 0 21:37
Mar 9, 2010 @ ATL W 2-1 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 25:52
Mar 7, 2010 vs VAN L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 24:54
Mar 5, 2010 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 25:57
Mar 4, 2010 vs LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 21:57
Mar 2, 2010 vs EDM W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 22:24
Feb 14, 2010 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 25:22
Feb 12, 2010 @ NJD L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 24:52
Feb 10, 2010 @ NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 23:31
Feb 9, 2010 @ NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:52
Feb 6, 2010 vs SJS L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 23:32
Feb 4, 2010 vs COL W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 22:29
Feb 2, 2010 vs PHX L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:46
Jan 30, 2010 vs ATL W 4-3 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 21:00
Jan 29, 2010 @ DET L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 26:48
Jan 26, 2010 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 23:25
Jan 22, 2010 @ COL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24:49
Jan 21, 2010 @ PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 27:09
Jan 18, 2010 vs TOR L 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 24:55
Jan 15, 2010 @ CGY W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25:49
Jan 12, 2010 @ EDM W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 22:43
Jan 11, 2010 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 24:03
Jan 9, 2010 vs ANA L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 25:54
Jan 7, 2010 vs CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 22:00
Jan 5, 2010 vs CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 22:38
Jan 2, 2010 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 21:14
Dec 31, 2009 @ CBJ W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:46
Dec 29, 2009 @ STL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 26:37
Dec 27, 2009 @ CHI L 4-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 25:34
Dec 26, 2009 vs CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:42
Dec 22, 2009 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23:39
Dec 19, 2009 @ CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24:19
Dec 17, 2009 @ EDM W 6-3 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 24:17
Dec 15, 2009 vs TBL W 7-4 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 23:07
Dec 14, 2009 @ CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 22:04
Dec 12, 2009 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 24:29
Dec 10, 2009 vs CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 27:19
Dec 8, 2009 vs VAN W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 23:55
Dec 5, 2009 vs MIN L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 22:08
Dec 4, 2009 @ CHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 25:49
Dec 2, 2009 @ MIN L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 24:58
Nov 30, 2009 vs CGY L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 22:01
Nov 28, 2009 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:35
Nov 27, 2009 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 23:42
Nov 25, 2009 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 23:50
Nov 23, 2009 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23:42
Nov 21, 2009 vs CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24:34
Nov 19, 2009 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 25:14
Nov 17, 2009 vs SJS W 4-3 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 22:44
Nov 14, 2009 vs MTL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:53
Nov 12, 2009 @ STL W 3-1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 23:20
Nov 10, 2009 @ SJS L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 22:35
Nov 7, 2009 @ LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 22:19
Nov 5, 2009 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 26:10
Oct 31, 2009 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:20
Oct 29, 2009 vs CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:47
Oct 28, 2009 @ MIN W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 22:13
Oct 24, 2009 @ CHI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 27:00
Oct 22, 2009 @ OTT W 6-5 (OT) 2 1 3 -2 2 3 0 28:09
Oct 21, 2009 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23:47
Oct 17, 2009 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 32:14
Oct 15, 2009 vs CHI L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 24:17
Oct 14, 2009 @ DAL L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 21:54
Oct 12, 2009 vs EDM L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:25
Oct 10, 2009 vs BUF L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 23:07
Oct 8, 2009 vs COL W 3-2 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 22:20
Oct 3, 2009 @ DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 4 2 2 27:44