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Ryan Suter

Position	Left Defense	Current Team
Shoots	Left	Current Contract
Height	6'1"	Expires
Weight (lbs)	201	Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age	40 (Jan 21, 1985)	Expiry Status
Drafted	2003, Round 1, Overall 7 (NSH)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 10, 2024	St. Louis Blues	Signed 1 year @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jun 28, 2024	Dallas Stars	Contract bought out
Jul 28, 2021	Dallas Stars	Signed 4 years @ $3.650M AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 13, 2021	Minnesota Wild	Contract bought out
Jul 4, 2012	Minnesota Wild	Signed 13 years @ $7.538M AAV starting in 2012-13
Jun 16, 2008	Nashville Predators	Signed 4 years @ $3.500M AAV starting in 2008-9
Sep 8, 2004	Nashville Predators	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	MIN	82	1663:53	0.14	0.61	0.76	0.16	-0.01	3.42	3.76	-0.34	1.85	3.09
2016-17	MIN	82	1623:40	0.15	0.67	0.81	0.18	-0.03	3.96	4.88	-0.92	3.62	3.62
2017-18	MIN	78	1484:43	0.16	0.65	0.81	0.11	0.05	4.44	3.14	1.31	0.79	2.38
2018-19	MIN	82	1599:50	0.11	0.75	0.86	0.16	-0.05	3.26	4.73	-1.47	1.34	4.03
2019-20	MIN	69	1200:26	0.25	1.00	1.25	0.13	0.12	6.67	3.38	3.29	0.94	3.77
2020-21	MIN	56	949:01	0.13	0.51	0.63	0.13	-0.00	3.45	3.49	-0.04	1.15	2.30
2021-22	DAL	82	1529:13	0.12	0.59	0.71	0.15	-0.03	3.49	4.37	-0.88	0.72	3.60
2022-23	DAL	82	1363:31	0.13	0.75	0.88	0.16	-0.03	3.66	4.56	-0.90	0.74	6.67
2023-24	DAL	82	1392:09	0.09	0.60	0.69	0.17	-0.09	2.02	4.02	-2.00	1.26	4.40
2024-25	STL	82	1386:19	0.04	0.43	0.48	0.12	-0.08	1.75	4.83	-3.08	0.00	2.25

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	MIN	82	1663:53	40.71	2.34	2.39	38.91	1.88	2.12	55.56	53.00	0.36	-0.14	5.75
2016-17	MIN	82	1623:40	42.46	3.03	2.70	41.46	2.07	2.09	59.42	56.43	0.41	-0.18	6.06
2017-18	MIN	78	1484:43	41.66	1.98	2.43	42.67	2.38	2.18	45.37	52.72	0.19	-0.04	2.55
2018-19	MIN	82	1599:50	46.80	2.44	2.79	43.35	2.40	2.34	50.39	54.37	0.59	0.31	2.34
2019-20	MIN	69	1200:26	43.08	3.05	2.50	44.78	3.00	2.36	50.41	51.39	0.28	0.34	-0.93
2020-21	MIN	56	949:01	40.59	3.03	2.48	43.88	2.59	2.31	53.93	51.72	0.26	0.11	1.59
2021-22	DAL	82	1529:13	42.37	2.31	2.77	42.85	2.16	2.61	51.75	51.52	0.30	0.22	0.63
2022-23	DAL	82	1363:31	42.73	2.42	2.66	40.00	2.29	2.39	51.40	52.69	0.01	0.00	0.08
2023-24	DAL	82	1392:09	43.49	2.63	2.55	41.16	2.24	2.23	53.98	53.37	-0.23	0.03	-2.47
2024-25	STL	82	1386:19	35.23	2.42	2.05	41.38	2.34	2.33	50.91	46.74	-0.18	0.21	-4.43

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

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Current Contract

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Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	39		$775,000	$3,000,000	$2,225,000	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	UFA
Total					$2,225,000	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000

Signed: July 10, 2024

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Doug Armstrong

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.88

Note: Performance Bonuses: $225,000 for 10GP, $400,000 for 30GP, $500,000 for 50GP, $600,000 for 60GP, $500,000 if team makes playoffs and 60GP.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	36	NMC	$3,650,000	$3,650,000	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
2022-23	37	NMC	$3,650,000	$3,650,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2023-24	38	NMC	$3,650,000	$3,650,000	-	-	$4,300,000	$4,300,000	$4,300,000	UFA
2024-25	39	NMC	$3,650,000	$3,650,000	-	-	$4,300,000	$4,300,000	$4,300,000	UFA
Total					-	$1,000,000	$13,600,000	$14,600,000	$14,600,000

Signed: July 28, 2021

Team: Dallas Stars

GM: Jim Nill

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.48

Contract Buyout: This contract was bought out by Dallas Stars on June 28, 2024

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2012-13	27	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	$10,000,000	$2,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	UFA
2013-14	28	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	$10,000,000	$2,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	UFA
2014-15	29	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	$5,000,000	$6,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	UFA
2015-16	30	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	-	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
2016-17	31	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	-	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
2017-18	32	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	-	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
2018-19	33	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	-	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
2019-20	34	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	-	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
2020-21	35	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2021-22	36	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2022-23	37	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	UFA
2023-24	38	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA
2024-25	39	NMC	$7,538,462	$7,538,462	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$25,000,000	$73,000,000	$98,000,000	$98,000,000

Signed: July 4, 2012

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Chuck Fletcher

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 12.56

Contract Buyout: This contract was bought out by Minnesota Wild on July 13, 2021

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2008-09	23	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA
2009-10	24	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA-arb
2010-11	25	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA-arb
2011-12	26	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$14,000,000	$14,000,000	$14,000,000

Signed: June 16, 2008

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.17

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2005-06	20	$785,333	$785,333	-	-	$942,400	$942,400	-	ELC
2006-07	21	$785,333	$785,333	-	-	$471,200	$471,200	$92,500	ELC
2007-08	22	$785,333	$785,333	-	-	$942,400	$942,400	$92,500	ELC
Total				-	-	$2,356,000	$2,356,000	$185,000

Signed: Sep 8, 2004

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: RFA

Buyout Details

Minnesota Wild

Season	Original Compensation	Buyout Compensation	Compensation Savings	Original Caphit	Buyout Caphit	Caphit Savings
2022-23	$6,000,000	$833,333	$5,166,667	$7,538,462	$2,371,795	$5,166,667
2023-24	$2,000,000	$833,333	$1,166,667	$7,538,462	$6,371,795	$1,166,667
2024-25	$1,000,000	$833,333	$166,667	$7,538,462	$7,371,795	$166,667
2025-26	$1,000,000	$833,333	$166,667	$7,538,462	$7,371,795	$166,667
2026-27	-	$833,333	$-833,333	-	$833,333	$-833,333
2027-28	-	$833,333	$-833,333	-	$833,333	$-833,333
2028-29	-	$833,333	$-833,333	-	$833,333	$-833,333
2029-30	-	$833,333	$-833,333	-	$833,333	$-833,333

Dallas Stars

Season	Original Compensation	Buyout Compensation	Compensation Savings	Original Caphit	Buyout Caphit	Caphit Savings
2025-26	$4,300,000	$1,433,333	$2,866,667	$3,650,000	$783,333	$2,866,667
2026-27	-	$1,433,333	$-1,433,333	-	$1,433,333	$-1,433,333

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2000-01	High-IN	Culver Academy	26	13	32	45
2001-02	NAHL	USNTDP	35	2	10	12		75
2001-02	U-18	USNTDP	27	4	10	14		6
2001-02	U-17	USNTDP	8	2	11	13		21
2001-02	WJ18-A	USA	8	1	6	7		12
2002-03	U-18	USNTDP	42	7	17	24		124
2002-03	NAHL	USNTDP	9	2	5	7		12
2002-03	WJC-A	USA	7	2	1	3		2
2002-03	WJ18-A	USA	6	1	3	4		22
2003-04	WCHA	U. Of Wisconsin	39	3	16	19		93
2003-04	WJC-A	USA	6	0	2	2		8
2004-05	WJC-A	USA	7	1	7	8		20
2004-05	WC-A	USA	1	0	0	0
2004-05	AHL	Milwaukee	63	7	16	23	+10	70				7	1	5	6	-4	16
2005-06	NHL	Nashville Predators	71	1	15	16	+7	66	84	1.2	17:21
2005-06	WC-A	USA	7	1	1	2		10
2006-07	WC-A	USA	7	1	2	3		12
2006-07	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	8	16	24	+10	54	87	9.2	20:09	5	1		1		8	9	11.1	23:19
2007-08	NHL	Nashville Predators	76	7	24	31	+3	71	138	5.1	20:35	6	1	1	2	-2	4	6	16.7	21:12
2008-09	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	7	38	45	-16	73	143	4.9	24:16
2008-09	WC-A	USA	9	1	2	3		8
2009-10	Olympics	USA	6	0	4	4		2
2009-10	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	4	33	37	+4	48	125	3.2	23:59	6				-1		16	0.0	24:09
2010-11	NHL	Nashville Predators	70	4	35	39	+20	54	115	3.5	25:12	12	1	5	6	+2	6	23	4.4	28:51
2011-12	NHL	Nashville Predators	79	7	39	46	+15	30	134	5.2	26:30	10	1	3	4	-3	4	30	3.3	28:50
2012-13	NHL	Minnesota Wild	48	4	28	32	+2	24	91	4.4	27:17	5				-5	4	5	0.0	31:37
2013-14	Olympics	USA	6	0	3	3	+2	4	3
2013-14	NHL	Minnesota Wild	82	8	35	43	+15	34	150	5.3	29:25	13	1	6	7	-5	4	29	3.4	29:13
2014-15	NHL	Minnesota Wild	77	2	36	38	+7	48	150	1.3	29:04	10		3	3	-8		13	0.0	26:59
2015-16	NHL	Minnesota Wild	82	8	43	51	+10	30	188	4.3	28:36	6		3	3	+3	4	10	0.0	29:17
2016-17	WCup	USA	3	0	1	1	-2
2016-17	NHL	Minnesota Wild	82	9	31	40	+34	36	164	5.5	26:55	5	1	2	3	-3	10	15	6.7	29:06
2017-18	NHL	Minnesota Wild	78	6	45	51	-1	34	149	4.0	26:47
2018-19	NHL	Minnesota Wild	82	7	40	47	-8	41	136	5.2	26:42
2018-19	WC	USA	8	0	5	5	-2	4
2019-20	NHL	Minnesota Wild	69	8	40	48	-6	12	111	7.2	24:38	3		1	1	+1		3	0.0	23:27
2020-21	NHL	Minnesota Wild	56	3	16	19	+9	12	86	3.5	22:11	7		1	1	-4		9	0.0	24:03
2021-22	NHL	Dallas Stars	82	7	25	32	+1	40	118	5.9	23:39	7		3	3	-1	2	6	0.0	23:38
2022-23	NHL	Dallas Stars	82	3	22	25		26	92	3.3	20:23	19		6	6	-3	18	21	0.0	23:21
2023-24	NHL	Dallas Stars	82	2	15	17	+14	28	102	2.0	18:56	19	1	3	4	+1	16	9	11.1	17:50
2024-25	NHL	St. Louis Blues	82	2	13	15	+7	24	62	3.2	19:28	5		1	1	-2		2	0.0	16:54
NHL Career			1526	107	589	696	+127	785	2425	4.4	24:05	138	7	38	45	-30	80	206	3.4	24:48