HAMHUIS CONSCIOUS OF SUTER CONUNDRUM

Canucks defenceman Dan Hamhuis understands the dilemma facing the Nashville Predators and his former teammate Ryan Suter. Suter can become an unrestricted free agent this summer and the team has to decide if they want to trade him now or risk losing him for nothing when free agency begins July 1. Hamhuis was in the same situation with the Predators in 2010. “It’s a pretty major distraction. It’s tough to put that aside,” Hamhuis told the Tennessean. “They have an excellent opportunity this year to do something special.”