That's a 4th line that will maybe score 15 goals a season between them, and will be paid at least $8 million even if the 3rd member is a minimum salary guy. That doesn't fit into the cap structure of this or any other team.Richardstroker69 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 2:00 pmThere is a lot of misinformation in this, he was glued to the sedins as a winger for quite awhile in his first year. He has a good shot so playing wing is a decent option. A fourth line of Sutter and beagle gives the team a very good defensive shutdown line to go along with Horvat’s and most likely won’t be a “fourth” line when it comes to minutes played. Now if he Can’t recover his skating and his injuries are too much fine get rid of him but a year ago his skating was fine and had a great season.Carlyee wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 11:11 am1. He has never played wing.Richardstroker69 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:41 amThank you! And if there was a better option for that cap space for sure explore it, but the guy can play wing and is a really good bottom 6 player pker (if he can return to form). People need to stop with the either Sutter or Gaudette, there’s room for both on the roster.ESQ wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 10:26 amWell, is Sutter a better winger than any other bottom-6 (except Roussel, who played a top-6 role), plus with Gaudette this season, Bo still had to take more faceoffs than anyone in the league.
If Sutter's cap hit was an issue for this upcoming season, then sure it would be idiotic to keep him. But it's not.
There's zero chance Gaudette gets sent to the farm because of Sutter, and Benning has already confirmed that.
So I don't see the need to sell-low. His value will never be any lower, a 15-goal, 500 FOW with only 2 years will at least make him worth a 3rd. But there's no way his value goes down from what it currently is.
2. He has never scored more than 40 points in a season. I can admit as a third liner this is probably ok.
3. His only good season in Vancouver he had 34 points but was -20.
4. He is a bandaid.
5. His trade value will not increase. He is what he is.
6. Other than winning face offs and occasionally creating turnovers he actually makes line-mates worse. Watch him. Having never played the wing combined with his lack of finish and playmaking ability will hurt Gaudette specifically stats wise
7. He has lost a step and is currently too slow to play on the third line.
8. He is too soft and expensive to play on the 4th line.
9. Just about anyone can kill penalties with the right system drilled into their heads. No need for Sutter.
Boston's 4th line is paid under $3.25 million.
Tbay's 4th line is paid $2.8 million.
Toronto's 4th line is paid $3.8 million.
Colorado's 4th line is paid $3.9 milion.
Calgary's 4th line is paid $4.8 million.
SJ's 4th line is paid $4.55 million.
Vegas' 4th line is paid $4.7 million.
Sutter alone makes more than most of those full lines - it's hard to be a good team and have overpaid grinders. It does happen from time to time, but mostly because those players used to be good and are still on the roster while being paid for what they did years before.
If a 'great' season for Sutter is 11 goals and 26 points for $4.375 million a season that's sad - that's almost second line money for barely 3rd line performance. Sutter just isn't needed, trade him and move on, let Gaudette take over the 3rd line as he should.