The Price to Keep Pius Suter on the Vancouver Canucks has Been Leaked, But is He Asking Too Much?

With the Vancouver Canucks mathematically eliminated from making the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the disappointed has reached a point where there are not a lot of positives to remember.

There really has not been a lot to smile about during this 2024-2025 injury riddled and lack of production Vancouver Canucks season, but one player that has been a bright light in a dark year has been centerman Pius Suter.

As it stand right now, Suter has 24 goals and 21 assists for 45 points in 77 games, showing massive improvement from last season where he only netted 14 goals and 15 assists.

Now that he showcased he can be an elite goal scorer in the NHL, he is set to get a major pay raise this offseason, it just depends if it is with the Canucks or not.

General manager Patrik Allvin early in the season has already turned away one number asked by Suter's camp, stating they were asking too much, but this could lead to a major regret as he may be asking even more now.

It was discussed on the Sekeres and Price show that they have heard the number to keep Suter is $5 million x 4 or 5 years, which seems like a huge bargain for his production, but that number can go a lot higher now.

Obviously there is some risk involved giving him a big contract as he has performed uncharacteristically this season.

The best option would be to give him a bridge deal at a good number to see if he can repeat these numbers for 1-2 more season, the only thing is you can risk losing him to another club if someone else decides to award him the contract he is currently after.