In a surprising, but not-so-surprising turn of events, NHL veteran Brandon Sutter has officially retired from professional hockey following his release from the Edmonton Oilers’ Professional Tryout (PTO).
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are injury updates coming out of Toronto. Meanwhile, in Edmonton, Brandon Sutter was released from his PTO and has officially retired from the NHL.
The Edmonton Oilers are on the hunt for their fourth-line center. Coming into camp there was really only 3 possibilities for that role. Brandon Sutter, Sam Gagner, and Lane Pederson.
Veteran NHL center Brandon Sutter has announced his retirement after his PTO with the Edmonton Oilers failed to gain him traction toward a return to the league.
The Oilers have announced that veteran forward Brandon Sutter has been released from the PTO he signed with the club, and has decided to retire from professional hockey.
In anticipation of the upcoming Edmonton Oilers 2023-24 season and as training camp begins, a pressing question looms large: Can Brandon Sutter secure a coveted spot as the fourth-line center?
According to Oilers Now host Bob Stauffer, the Edmonton Oilers are bringing former NHL forward Brandon Sutter to camp on a professional tryout (PTO). Stauffer
When healthy, Sutter had historically been one of the better defensive centers in the game of hockey.
Sutter last played in the NHL with Vancouver during the 2020-21 season, scoring nine goals and 12 points.
Brandon Sutter last suited up for an NHL game on May 1st, 2021. In that game, he and his Vancouver Canucks teammates lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs by a final score of 5-1.
Brandon Sutter hoping to return this season Matthew Sekeres: Vancouver Canucks forward Brandon Sutter hasn’t retired from the NHL and is hoping to be able to continue his playing career later this season.
With Sutter noting that he still can’t do any cardio training at this point, a return to NHL play for him seems like an infinitesimally small chance.
\A prolonged absence obviously impacts a player’s ability to contribute to his team’s on-ice performance, but what often gets overlooked is how the player’s ability to contribute to his team off the ice gets affected.
Yesterday, the Vancouver Canucks had a team day off but a few of their injured players took to the ice. Along with Jason Dickinson, Kyle Burroughs, and Elias Pettersson (more on him in our scenes from morning skate article that will be posted shortly) Vancouver Canucks forward Brandon Sutter skated yesterday, Bruce Boudreau told The Athletic.
The Canucks also announced their return to full capacity. Four days between Vancouver Canucks games is enough to send this market into a tizzy. At least, that’s the case when trade speculation around J.T.
He’ll once again become an unrestricted free agent in July, but at this point, his focus will simply be on recovering over trying to find a contract for 2022-23.
Benning has made several questionable decisions on the contract front over his tenure.
While the Vancouver Canucks seemingly turned around the power play against the Dallas Stars on Sunday, the penalty kill still leaves a lot to be desired.
Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says forward Brandon Sutter is still experiencing some of the symptoms from attracting the COVID virus this past year and is expected to be out a while as a result.
The 32-year-old will return to Vancouver for a seventh season. Somewhere in the world, Westy is elbow-deep in a bottle of rum. But hey, this certainly wasn’t the worst signing of the day.
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