Is Ryan Suter a Superstar for the Minnesota Wild?

Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY SportsDespite playing in the State of Hockey, the Wild don’t have any of the players typically listed in discussions of the superstars of the NHL. People with only a passing awareness of hockey have likely heard of Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. Players like Henrik Lundqvist, P.K. Subban, and Jaromir Jagr garner attention for both their stellar play on the ice and their off-ice activities. The Wild do have some elite players on the team, perhaps none that stand out more for their on ice performance than Ryan Suter. Does Suter deserve to be counted among the NHL’s superstars?

For starters, we need to consider what it means to be a superstar. Merriam-Webster defines…