Brandon Sutter continuing to battle through COVID-19 symptoms
Nearly a year after contracting COVID-19, forward Brandon Sutter continues to suffer from long-term symptoms of the virus.
The 33-year-old, who was forced to sit out the entire 2021-22 campaign as a result of long-term COVID-19 symptoms, says he still believes he will play in the NHL again in the future, he just doesn't know when. Things such as weightlifting and cardio exercises are impossible to do for him still, meaning a return to the ice could take some time.
«And if I do too much, I get short of breath and when I try to take a deep breath, I just can't get it. That's how it feels.
«I still can't do any cardio. I tried working out again in March and April to kind of get going again. But I'd have a really bad day and it would just crush me – I just couldn't do it – because of a lack of oxygen and just depleting myself. The lingering effect is an inability to breath normally and properly. I was also having gastrointestinal issues, but I'm 100 per cent better than I was a year ago. But I still can't train or work out. When I take it easier, I'm ok. When I do too much, it just crushes me.»
After going through this explanation, Sutter went on to state a few controversial opinions when it comes to COVID-19. The veteran forward explained that the one thing that seems to be helping him is the very controversial Ivermectin, which isn't recommended by Health Canada. Despite this, he believes it has begun to slowly help him get back to normal.
Regardless of one's stance on Ivermectin, everybody can agree in hoping that Sutter is able to get better soon. While it would be great to see him back playing in the NHL, the most important thing right now is his long-term health. While this battle with COVID-19 has gone on much longer than he or anyone else would have imagined, the hope now is that things will go back to normal for him in the near future.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||