Canucks sign Brandon Sutter to five-year contract extension

The Vancouver Canucks have signed centre Brandon Sutter to a contract extension, a week after acquiring him from the Pittsburgh Penguins.VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks today announced they have signed Brandon Sutter to a five-year, $21.875-million contract extension that will take the newly acquired centre through the end of the 2020-21 NHL season.

The contract for the 26-year-old Sutter, who recorded 33 points (21-12-33) and 14 penalty minutes in 80 games with Pittsburgh Penguins last season, will carry an average annual value $4.375 million.

Sutter was acquired last week along with a 2016 third-round pick in a trade with the Penguins. Going Pittsburgh’s way in exchange were centre Nick…